Pirate Radio
Role: art direction, design
Role: art direction, design
At The Verge, we’re always fascinated by people who take technology and use it in surprising ways. Pirate radio stations are a great example of that. So we sought out how people are using illegal broadcasts to speak to their communities, and came across a few exciting stories about the DJs in Afghanistan, the Hmong conference call stations, and the pirate radios of Brooklyn.
Then we thought, wouldn’t it be cool to also make these into audio stories? So we took over a few episodes of The Vergecast and did exactly that.
And then we kept going. How else could we get these stories out in the world?
So, in the spirit of pirate radio, we made a zine — The Verge’s very first print project. Lovingly designed by The Verge and printed by Lucky Risograph, the 60-page zine packs the best parts of The Verge into a new (and old) format. It contains two big features, as well as interviews, a how-to, and even a map. It comes in four beautiful colors because we couldn’t pick one!
You can read and hear all the stories at the Pirate Radio landing page.
Then we thought, wouldn’t it be cool to also make these into audio stories? So we took over a few episodes of The Vergecast and did exactly that.
And then we kept going. How else could we get these stories out in the world?
So, in the spirit of pirate radio, we made a zine — The Verge’s very first print project. Lovingly designed by The Verge and printed by Lucky Risograph, the 60-page zine packs the best parts of The Verge into a new (and old) format. It contains two big features, as well as interviews, a how-to, and even a map. It comes in four beautiful colors because we couldn’t pick one!
You can read and hear all the stories at the Pirate Radio landing page.
