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Elena Miska creates Zenzine, a print magazine of collages, doodles and art for Adobe

When New York City designer Elena Miska was asked by Adobe to participate in a three-day graphic design live stream on AdobeLive.com, she decided it was the perfect opportunity to give her recent collages, doodles and art projects a home by designing a zine in which they could all live.

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Multiple copies of Zenzine magazine spread at an angle, each featuring abstract geometric collages with bold red, blue, black and tan shapes on white covers

"Over the past year, I've created these works purely for my own creative enjoyment; as a way to get my hands dirty and clear my head at the same time, without the fear of trying to achieve perfection. With this concept in mind, Zenzine was born out of the desire to show these physical collages and paintings in an equally tactile but still unassuming form: a printed zine.

"Over the course of the three-day session, I designed a layout that highlighted the artwork, created a custom logo, and sprinkled in several typographic treatments whose phrases came from notes I'd jotted down over the past few months as things to do or remember."

A designer, art director and artist, Elena's work ranges from identities, print and digital design to conceptual collages and photo art direction. You can discover more of her work at elenamiska.com.

Zenzine logo in gold lettering on a black background
Printed pages from Zenzine displaying colourful illustrations including a blue artist's palette, geometric shapes and a stylised face on striped background
Close-up of a white page from Zenzine showing black geometric and curved typography arranged diagonally
Open spread from Zenzine showing Elena Miska's collages including a blue abstract shape, yellow organic form and red heart with yellow elements
Open pages from Zenzine showing Elena Miska's collages featuring geometric shapes, typography, photographs and abstract elements in red, blue and neutral tones
Abstract collage featuring overlapping organic shapes in red, blue, white, black and tan on a light background
Two open pages from Elena Miska's Zenzine showing the word "PATIENCE" on the left and a geometric collage with a silhouette and striped background on the right
Six open pages of Zenzine showing Elena Miska's collages, colour palettes, typography and abstract graphic designs printed on white paper
Two kraft paper pages from Zenzine featuring collaged elements including red, blue and black circular shapes and illustrated figures scattered across the layout
Printed pages from Zenzine displaying Elena Miska's bold graphic designs featuring geometric patterns, colourful collages and typographic layouts in black, blue and red
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