Shop Indie: Printed and Bound

3 November 2022
ByBig Cartel

There are seemingly countless ways to print your thoughts on paper and bind them together to form a book, magazine, zine, or other independent publication. So it's natural that the indie publications available through Big Cartel stores are incredibly diverse in every way—creative layouts, inspiring illustrations, and personal stories that represent every topic under the sun. Compiling this Shop Indie guide was one of those rare challenges where the overwhelming number of possibilities made it difficult to pick what to highlight.

The list below—featuring a long-running photography zine; an expertly-printed art and botanical review; a classic, photocopied zine; neon Riso printing; a perfect-bound graphic novella; a group zine about the complex relationship disabled creatives have with their beds; and more—only scratches the surface of what Big Cartel artists have produced. We hope you see this as a starting point to discovery and inspiration to add your own publications in to the world.