Disorder

Disorder explores the enduring influence of punk and its cultural offshoots—post-punk, goth, and new wave—through the lens of subcultural expression, resistance, and identity.

Presented as a visually-driven magazine, the project examines how these movements used fashion, music, and visual language to reject mainstream values and articulate personal and political defiance. Drawing from archival research, personal interviews, and graphic experimentation, it considers how these subcultures constructed alternative modes of existence in the face of conformity, capitalism, and societal alienation.

Beyond aesthetic nostalgia, this work aims to unpack the deeper ideological frameworks that shaped these scenes—anti-authoritarianism, DIY ethics, and a reclamation of identity through visual performance. The magazine serves not just as documentation, but as a revival of the zine-like spirit that powered underground culture: raw, imperfect, and loud. Through typography, storytelling, and design, it honors subculture as both historical artifact and living form of dissent.