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Leaklist

2026 – Zine
Leaklist serves as a visual autopsy of how digital files became available to everyone, focusing on the peak of the MP3 blog era. The project investigates how the traditional gap between artist and listener was permanently broken by "bootleg" culture. By giving the same respect to low-quality, pixelated files that is usually reserved for high-end vinyl records, the zine treats early internet debris as a meaningful cultural artifact.

The zine is organized by the "state" of the file, moving from corporate control to digital evaporation. The layout uses a "digital archaeology" style, employing pixelated icons and download progress bars as design elements to make the book feel like a recovered hard drive. Across 60 pages, Leaklist documents how music was shared and stolen, turning the technical flaws of compressed audio into a visual history of the early web.

This project was made and printed for
The 2026 Heavy Manners Zine Fair

– Self Published