Juicebox Magazine AW15 1 | Page 94

.. . w o o Kn Get T TORI WEST From diy zines of the nineties to the glossies of today print media has changed a lot. creator of bricks magazine, disaster zine and social editor at i-d, Tori West talks to Juicebox about the changing face of printed media. What brought you to create Bricks magazine and Disaster Zine? Was it to fulfill a creative need or fill a gap in the market? I wouldn’t say it was for market value, more to keep me sane. My favourite part of uni was being able to collaborate with others, I was really scared of losing that when I graduated. I see both publications are a creative outlet, I just hope they inspire and motivate others as much as they do me. When you were creating Bricks and Disaster Zine were you working with a large group of people of just a few and how did you choose who to work with? Bricks is such a huge project, it couldn’t exist without all of the amazing emerging creatives we collaborate with. There’s five of us arranging the print, four editors including myself and our graphic designer, we all met at university and share the same passion for independent publishing, we agree that 94 magazines should be used to promote change and motive younger generations, we’re bored of commercial magazines that focus on selling, if you have a platform, teach. Disaster zine is a much smaller project that me and my best friend Josh started. It’s our very own agony aunt. What magazines/zines have had most impact on you throughout your life? Did they inform the creation of Bricks? I wouldn’t necessarily suggest that a particular magazine made an impact. Don’t get me wrong, there’s amazing publications