Archived, Not Trash ✦ A Zine Celebrating Unfinished Ideas

Archived, Not Trash ✦ A Zine Celebrating Unfinished Ideas is a tactile, folder-style zine that honors the beauty of false starts, drafts, and creative detours. Each piece is risograph-printed and loosely bound inside a cinema-style folder, inviting you to flip, remove, and reframe the work as you explore the creative process.

Why it matters: This zine reframes discarded work as inspiration—perfect for artists, designers, writers, and anyone who thrives on experimentation. It’s a conversation starter for your studio or coffee table and a thoughtful gift for creative collaborators.

• Folder-format presentation — keeps pieces organized while encouraging tactile interaction.
• Risograph printing — vibrant, textured color that celebrates handmade aesthetics.
• Loosely bound content — rearrange, remove, or pin individual pages for new perspectives. 1 folder + 26 pages
• Curated selection — a collection of past projects, sketches, and discarded ideas reimagined and recontextualized.
• Inspires creativity — a practical reminder that unfinished work fuels future breakthroughs.

Compact, collectible, and refreshingly honest, Archived, Not Trash turns the archive into a creative playground—perfect for anyone who collects ideas and celebrates the process, not just the result.