Journey With Purpose: Print Edition
Half the year is over, and it’s after July 4th; it’s summer. I was feeling a little down as a designer – not that my clients and work wasn't great – but rather it was in service of others. I missed owning everything, and I wanted an excuse to jam with people.
https://jwp.news/founding/
So I created a zine, Issue 1 Founding explores our journey with purpose. Our first issue is about Founding: the beginning of new things, work, and art. Our inaugural issue is our first prototype in using print pamphleteering to create narrative. We used the fabulous @newspaperclub to print out this issue - get your copy before they are gone.
Jason Baker wrote a poem about a village, we speak with Lara Storm & Ben Swire about their company Make Believe Works, we share two features about Tactical Democracy: an introduction, and how we used Block Builder to help people’s inner voice come to life.
Upcoming issues we are working on are focused on climate where we’ll talk about trees as infrastructure, an issue about homecoming and school starting which features stories of going to school from different viewpoints, and a special subway issue.
I need your help
This is a prototype. I’d love to sustain this through any means necessary. That takes a few things: energy, focus, and money. Now, this group has signed-up for these very staccato email dispatches, and I thank you for that. If you are interested in what is here via email, I tell you you will love wants in the paper version.
There’s a sliding scale of ways you can help from the most impact, to the least. Any help is appreciated:
Purchase a 6-month paper subscription. It’s a huge discount, and doesn’t really cover the costs of this prototype, but it gives me the emotional boost and the accountability to finish the year off strong.
Purchase the first issue. This gets your feet wet, and helps me cover the cost of the first printing. I’ll even offer a no-shipping discount by using this coupon for the first issue: Freeshipping
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A small change might come
I’m not sure how much longer I will be publishing here on Substack. Part of it is the politics of the founders, part of it is that I don’t receive the platform amplification, and part of it is that I don’t own this at all. Part of Journey With Purpose is exploring the intersection of print and digital, and owning the whole thing. Even if it takes a little more time, I like owning it all and having control.
If (when) I change over, I’ll make sure to ping you all in the first email digest so you understand what’s happening.
Thank you, and be well. And again - please support this new prototype!
Randy