NBA Decades Zine

Engl 165-04 Fall '22

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After looking at some zines on google, the one I found that piqued my interest the most was one called, “Decades: Basketball’s Past, Present, and Future”. It does not look like the full zine is there, but it interested me from what I was able to look at. It was basically a collage of very nicely drawn basketball players who were the most significant during the 2000s era of basketball in the NBA. There were no words on the pages that I was able to see, but the art alone was what stood out to me. Art is something that never fails to fascinate me. I think part of that is because my “art” attempts are abysmal. 

Along the side of the website, it has some background information saying that it was a group effort that came from the best hoops artists out there. With that being said, I think this zine was made online. It looks like it could have been drawn by hand, but if it was a group of artists, I feel like it has to have been made online. The only thing the zine is missing is words, but I think the detailed pictures make up for it. I choose this zine because I am really big into basketball. I knew all of these players and I understand how significant they were to the game of basketball. Basketball has been a passion of mine since I was 8 years old. I wish I could have seen the full thing, but I am sure that is something I would have had to purchase. 

I plan on doing my zine on how to prepare for and run a 5k. Running is another one of my passions, and it was something I did competitively in high school. Even though I have experience in running 5ks, I feel like there is still information for me to learn, so doing a zine on this topic will allow me to share my prior knowledge and research at the same time.

http://www.joetillstudios.com/nba-decades-zine <— (website for zine used)

 
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Engl 165-04 Fall '22

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With this Zine there were many things I found very interesting. The first reason on why I liked this zine is because of the front cover. Looking at the front cover of the book gave me such a realistic feeling about sports. Oh really found the abstract colors of the zine very interesting too. I like how they fit different colors based on the theme of the zine. I felt like this really fit the Zine category due to it artistic skill throughout the booklet. Another reason on why I call this a Zine is because of the amount of information in such little words. Next, I liked how this specific sports zine showed the different decades of NBA history. I feel that talking about the different decades of NBA history, could help inspire people in the future that might have the dream of playing in the NBA.
Looking at this zine you can tell it was made with a lot of care and also made mostly electronically. The reason I say that is because looking at the clear detail in the art work made the cover page POP! When looking at this Zine they gave us different social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter. I feel like this was important because the zine gave us different options on how we can find this specific reading online instead of just looking in one place. Overall, I didn’t feel like anything was missing in this reading. Everything was very organized and readable. Lastly, I feel very confident in what I chose because this was non fiction. The reason I chose something non-fictional is because I felt like others and I could understand and relate to this Zine more. Also, I liked how history was involved in this Zine instead of talking about NBA events that’s happening right not. Learning about history 10 years ago and learning about history in the future helps give a bigger picture of the NBA culture and how they operate day to night.