Shadowbanned Magazine is a quarterly independent print publication for the next generation of the political left. Founded by artist, designer, and editor Sydney Ziems, the magazine explores politics, culture, technology, and contemporary social movements through a visual language shaped by the internet generation.
As founder, Creative Director, and Editor-in-Chief, Ziems combines editorial design, internet vernacular, meme culture, and digital collage to create a publication that translates the experience of navigating the web into a physical printed object. Drawing on the kitschy aesthetics of the early internet—animated graphics, layered interfaces, screenshots, and visual excess—Shadowbanned transforms print into an immersive experience that feels native to digital culture while resisting the speed and ephemerality of algorithmic platforms.
Rather than treating design as decoration, the magazine uses visual culture as a critical language. Its pages encourage readers to browse, discover, and make unexpected connections, evoking an era of the internet that rewarded curiosity, experimentation, and play. By bringing this experience offline, Shadowbanned Magazine creates an enduring archive that preserves political discourse beyond the reach of algorithms and platform censorship.
PROMOTIONAL VIDEO FOR ISSUE 03 OF SHADOWBANNED MAGAZINE
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DYNAMIC MOTION GRAPHICS FOR ARTICLE POST HELP ENGAGE USERS SCROLLING ON THEIR PHONE
Black backgrounds across all assets nod to an underground, alternative aesthetic while evoking the idea of content emerging from the shadows.
