In April 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic started and I was put on furlough, I found myself with a lot of spare time on my hands!

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A View From The Sofa originally started when I had the idea to make a newsletter that I was going to post to my family. One thing led to another and a digital 'quaranzine' sounded even more fun. With a little help from a bunch of friends and contributors from across England, I managed to put together issue 1 within less than a week. The zine is all about radiating positivity and a little light-hearted amusement during the pandemic when we're all in lockdown. Since April 2020, I have released five issues with topics such as; music, literature, food, supporting local independents, art and TV.

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Using Adobe InDesign, I designed each zine with a colour scheme focusing around one base colour to create a coherent style and theme across each issue. With the content, I created a basic plan of the type of content I wanted to include with specific people in mind to fulfil those areas. Collaboratively, people had their own ideas and suggestions which made it even more personal with each article.

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All three issues are available to read here on issuu.