Risograph zine by Diana H. Chu “Back before White Claw was a twinkle in a drunk dolphin's eye.” — Diana, looking back on the 2010's Grocery Cart Romance is an instructional zine about how to plan a "perfect" first date at a supermarket. Drawing off of Diana's first-hand dating experience back in her early twenties and featuring easy-to-read hot tips, photos, and doodles, this zine is for folks who want to meet potential mates out in the real world without all the main-character-energy romantic fuss.
5in x 6.5in
Risograph printed in Orange and Orchid
24 pages
Hammermill Tan interiors and French Paper Co. Pink Lemonade covers
First edition
Published by BearBear, 2023.
BearBear launched as a self-publishing Risograph studio in 2019 by two artists who desired to see their work on bookshelves on their own terms. Inspired by DIY zine culture and gig-poster screen prints, BearBear attends to the intricate details of book design with a wabi-sabi ethos. BearBear’s posters, prints, and art books act as a wholesome yet radical antidote to homogenous mass-produced volumes. The studio aspires to deliver contemporary ideas of selfhood + beauty, with a retro aesthetic, to the creative class’s bookshelves and imaginations.
