Eloise Aitken's lo-fi self-publishing celebrates Xerox-era radical print design

London-based graphic designer Eloise Aitken creates self-published zines, essays, and books using cut-and-paste techniques inspired by 1970s radical print design after the birth of the Xerox. Her analogue methods include Risograph and Xerox printing, favoring a deliberately lo-fi aesthetic. Aitken draws on archival material for subjects like cyberfeminism, radical publishing practices, and pigeons. She cites influences such as Shrew, OZ Magazine, protest banners, and zines. Her publications include 'Loud Paper! A Lo-fi Anthology' on Xerox art history and 'Urgent Craft!' on Paul Soulellis' syllabus. Key inspirations include designers EAKpress, David O'Mara, and Yasseen Faik. Aitken emphasizes the social implications of accessible commercial printing for quick, economical physical work.