Ten is a hardback zine based on the Ten Commandments which juxtaposes the most memorable lessons from the Bible.  The Ten Commandments are listed in chronological order followed each time by an article which repudiates and discounts the commandment as nothing but a recommendation, and not a law.  Aesthetic features include a two column grid filled with a modern blackletter font, gold foiling and highly religious imagery inspired by the Gutenburg Bible.  

All of the spreads contained in the zine.  Page dimensions: 200mm x 260mm.  
It combines the structure of the Ten Commandments with a project called "Deep Web Farmers Market" by Robert Blair which uses only "short speculative texts on our near future" presented as full bleeds on each page with no supplementary text or image.  The full bleeds in 'Ten' are instead each of the Ten Commandments followed by an article which acts as proof of this commandment being repudiated and ignored in modern society.  


This project was my final major project at Ravensbourne University, and as an advert for my piece I produced an A1 poster to accompany the zine.  
2017

Tom Reynolds 2023