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Bridget and I came up with “Cringe Chronicles” on an evening Discord call. We were interested in creating some type of archival work that’s both fun and reflective of social cultures and attitudes today. We went on a tangent about awkward online conversations we had and decided that this was the perfect topic for our zine.
Over the course of the week, we messaged all our friends to collect screenshots of painfully awkward exchanges. We received screenshots from all sorts of platforms – Messages, Hinge, Instagram stories, Gchat, you name it.
As we reviewed our materials, we discovered common themes of social relationships like romance, family, friendship, and work. Some screenshots crossed those barriers and we figured the best way to capture them was through emojis.
We hope people get a good laugh from reading this. The Internet is forever!