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domingo, septiembre 06, 2026

LETTERING FROM THE SURSYSTEM 09 MAGAZINE IMMIGRANT' SAYINGS NEW EDITION




Desde hace ya unos meses vengo trabajando en la producción del Sursystem magazin 09 Immigrants' Sayings from NYC, un proyecto que inicié en Marzo del 2025 pero que tiene unos origenes mucho más lejanos y personales. Hasta ahora he recibido 38 dichos escritos en lettering que van a aparecer en esta edición del magazín; quiero compartir con todxs ustedes el trabajo maravilloso que han realizado algunxs de lxs artistas que muy amable y solidariamente se han sumado al proyecto. Solo comparto una palabra de algunos de los letterings que han llegado para que se animen ha conseguir el impreso y así conozcan los dichos y el trabajo completo de lettering que aparece en él.

Como dato curioso quiero resaltar que a algunos de lxs artistas les tocó crear el lettering en un idioma que no conocían, todo un reto pero también un incentivo para la imaginación. 

Aunque aquí solo muestro 23 typos/palabras de los dichos, en total llegaron 38 dichos realizados en diversos letterings. Algunxs artistas crearon letterings para 4 dichos, otrxs 3, algunxs otrxs de 2 y la mayoria 1. Fueron 18 artistas lxs que se sumaron a este colectivo Sursystem que quiere traerles esta coleccion de dichos recolectados en NYC por medio de encuentros con muchxs inmigrantes. 

Muchas gracias a todxs lxs que se sumaron a este colectivo efímero que tiene como único fin mostrar la diversidad cultural y lingüística de NYC. 
Que disfruten!



For several months now, I have been working on producing Sursystem Magazine Issue 09: Immigrants’ Sayings from NYC —a project I launched in March 2025, though its origins go back much further and are deeply personal. So far, I have received over 38 hand-lettered sayings that will appear in this issue, and I want to share the wonderful work created by the artists who so kindly and generously joined the project. I am sharing just a single word from some of the lettered pieces to encourage you to get a copy of the print edition, so you can discover the sayings and the full lettering work featured inside. 

As an interesting detail, I’d like to highlight that some artists had to create lettering in a language they didn’t know—quite a challenge, but also a stimulus for the imagination. 

Although I am showcasing 23 designs here, a total of 38 pieces of lettering were submitted. Some artists created four sayings, others three or two, and the majority produced one. Eighteen people joined the Sursystem collective to bring you this collection of sayings, gathered in NYC through encounters with many immigrants.

Many thanks to everyone who joined this ephemeral collective, whose purpose is to showcase the cultural and linguistic diversity of NYC.

Enjoy!


Marcelo Arroyave
Fundador del Colectivo y Magazin Sursystem, Cali, Colombia 2004.


 

domingo, mayo 24, 2026

SURSYSTEM 3R EDICIÓN INSTITUTO BOGOTANO DE CORTE VERSIÓN COMPACTA

En el último taller de autoproducción del magazín Sursystem 3R en el Instituto Bogotano de Corte, los colegas armaron esta versión compacta del Sursystem 3R edición IBDC con los ensayos gráficos elaborados por los asistentes al taller más los instructivos del contenido. Quedo muy buena esta nueva edición compacta. Es la primera vez que se reproduce una Sursystem 3R hecha en un taller en un formato diferente, además, es la primera vez que una nueva edición del Sursystem 3R magazín es publicado como copia de la misma publicación. Muchas gracias al IBDC por tomarse el trabajo de hacer esta versión compacta del SSyS_3R y por distribuirla en Bogotá. Haré lo mismo en New York City cuando tenga la oportunidad! 


At the last DIY workshop for Sursystem 3R magazine at Instituto Bogotano de Corte (IBDC), the team put together this compact version of the IBDC edition of Sursystem 3R, incorporating the graphic essays created by the workshop participants along with the content instructions. This new edition turned out very well. It’s the first time a workshop-produced Sursystem 3R has been reproduced in a different format, and it’s also the first time a Sursystem magazine has been published as an extension of the same publication. Many thanks to IBDC for taking the time to create this compact version of SSyS_3R and for distributing it in Bogota. I’ll do the same in New York City when I have the chance!

Enjoy!
Marcelo Arroyave
Creator and publisher of the Sursystem magazine since 2004!

sábado, marzo 07, 2026

SURSYSTEM 3R EDICIÓN INSTITUTO BOGOTANO DE CORTE

Este es el Sursystem 3R que elaboré en el taller de autoproducción Reusa, Recicla y Repiensa el pasado 29 de diciembre en el @institutobogotanodecorte Ahí aparecen (en blanco y negro), Los ensayos gráficos que lxs asistentes hicieron para esta edición, más los 14 instructivos que hacen parte del contenido. Para la  decoración de esta copia, tanto en la portada/contraportada utilicé 14 sellos diferentes.

En cada taller que realizo, los participantes aprenden a armar un libro siguiendo las instrucciones que les dicto mientras armo mi propio libro con todo el contenido que se realiza durante el taller.  

Lo que más me gusta de realizar este trabajo de autoproducción de un impreso independiente de bajo presupuesto con materiales reusados, es que cada copia es única, aunque todas tengan el mismo contenido. De nuevo gracias al @institutobogotanodecorte por el espacio y la camaraderia y a todxs los que participaron en el taller.

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This is the Sursystem 3R I created in the Reuse, Recycle, and Rethink self-production (DIY) workshop on December 29th at the @institutobogotanodecorte. It features (in black and white) the graphic essays that the participants created for this edition, along with the 14 instruction manuals included in the content. I used 14 different stamps to decorate this copy, both on the front and back covers.

In each workshop I conduct, participants learn to assemble a book following the instructions I give them, while I assemble my own book with all the content generated during the workshop.

What I love most about self-producing (DIY) this low-budget, independent print publication with recycled materials is that each copy is unique, even though they all contain the same content. Thanks again to the @institutobogotanodecorte for the space and camaraderie, and to everyone who participated in the workshop.

Participantes/Workshop Participants:  

@chueca543 
@individuo6_6 
@luscus99 
@fanzinerosa 
@cavee_176 
@cientoochotaller 
@raw_violence 
airesintonizado
@signarconfervor 
@stinkfishstink

Ens veiem!
Marcelo Arroyave
Transmitiendo desde el pais que inició la tercera guerra mundial! 
Plop!

domingo, febrero 08, 2026

ENSAYOS GRÁFICOS REALIZADOS EN EL INSTITUTO BOGOTANO DE CORTE PARA EL CONTENIDO DEL MAGAZIN SURSYSTEM 3R





En el taller de autoproducción del magazin Sursystem 3R, lxs asistentes construyen su propia publicación, aprenden como se arma y pega un impreso; también elaboran la portada y la contraportada y la decoran a su gusto, utilizando diferentes técnicas de impresión; para este taller en el Instituto Bogotano de Corte (IBDC), se utilizó una impresora tarjetera o maquina de impresión tipográfica manual, para el título del magazin y lxs participantes utilizaron diferentes tipos de sellos para su decoración, en el anterior post pueden ver fotos de todas las portadas que se hicieron en dicho taller. 

En adición a los 14 instructivos que van en el contenido del magazin de forma permanente (Todos los Sursystem 3R los tienen), lxs asistentes realizan una pieza de arte o ensayos gráficos, propias y únicas para incluir en el contenido del impreso, que además comparten con todxs lxs otrxs talleristas. Estas piezas se realizan con collage, ilustración, escritura, sellos y otras técnicas de impresión que se combinan entre si para así lograr una pieza irrepetible que solo aparece en las copias que se crean en ese especifico taller. 

Comparto aquí todos los ensayos gráficos que lxs asistentes elaboraron el pasado 29 de enero en el taller realizado en el IBDC, en Bogotá, Colombia.

Que disfruten!

Marcelo Arroyave
Fundador del Sursystem y Tallerista del Sursystem 3R.

@signarconfervor

@luscus99

@raw_violence

@fanzinerosa

@cavee_176

@airesintonizado


@individuo6_6


@chueca543

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Transmitiendo desde casi el polo norte (NYC -17C) the Sursystem 3R zine self-publishing workshop, participants create their own publications while learning how to assemble and bind printed materials. They design and decorate the front and back covers to their preferences using various printing techniques. During this workshop at the Bogotá Institute of Cutting (IBDC), participants used a card printer or a manual letterpress machine for the zine's title, along with various stamps for decoration. You can see photos of all the covers created in that workshop in the previous post. In addition to the 14 instructional guides that are a permanent feature of every Sursystem 3R zine, participants create their own unique pieces of art or graphic essays to include in the publication. These pieces are shared with all workshop participants and are crafted using collage, illustration, writing, stamp printing, and other techniques. The results are one-of-a-kind pieces that only appear in the copies created during the workshop. I’m excited to share all the graphic essays created by the participants on January 29th at the IBDC workshop in Bogotá, Colombia.
Enjoy! Marcelo Arroyave Founder of Sursystem and Sursystem 3R Workshop Facilitator  

In the Sursystem 3R zine self-publishing workshop, participants create their own publications while learning how to assemble and bind printed materials. They design and decorate the front and back covers to their preferences using various printing techniques. During this workshop at the Bogotá Institute of Cutting (IBDC), participants used a card printer or a manual letterpress machine for the zine's title, along with various stamps for decoration. You can see photos of all the covers created in that workshop in the previous post.

In addition to the 14 instructional guides that are a permanent feature of every Sursystem 3R zine, participants create their own unique pieces of art or graphic essays to include in the publication. These pieces are shared with all workshop participants and are crafted using collage, illustration, writing, stamp printing, and other techniques. The results are one-of-a-kind pieces that only appear in the copies created during the workshop.

I’m excited to share all the graphic essays created by the participants on January 29th at the IBDC workshop in Bogotá, Colombia.

Enjoy! 
Marcelo Arroyave
Founder of Sursystem and Sursystem 3R Workshop
Facilitator Transmitting from near the North Pole (NYC -17°C)



In the Sursystem 3R zine self-publishing workshop, participants create their own publications while learning how to assemble and bind printed materials. They design and decorate the front and back covers to their preferences using various printing techniques. During this workshop at the Bogotá Institute of Cutting (IBDC), participants used a card printer or a manual letterpress machine for the zine's title, along with various stamps for decoration. You can see photos of all the covers created in that workshop in the previous post. In addition to the 14 instructional guides that are a permanent feature of every Sursystem 3R zine, participants create their own unique pieces of art or graphic essays to include in the publication. These pieces are shared with all workshop participants and are crafted using collage, illustration, writing, stamp printing, and other techniques. The results are one-of-a-kind pieces that only appear in the copies created during the workshop. I’m excited to share all the graphic essays created by the participants on January 29th at the IBDC workshop in Bogotá, Colombia. Enjoy! Marcelo Arroyave Founder of Sursystem and Sursystem 3R Workshop Facilitator Transmitting from near the North Pole (NYC -17°C)

In the Sursystem 3R zine self-publishing workshop, participants create their own publications while learning how to assemble and bind printed materials. They design and decorate the front and back covers to their preferences using various printing techniques. During this workshop at the Bogotá Institute of Cutting (IBDC), participants used a card printer or a manual letterpress machine for the zine's title, along with various stamps for decoration. You can see photos of all the covers created in that workshop in the previous post. In addition to the 14 instructional guides that are a permanent feature of every Sursystem 3R zine, participants create their own unique pieces of art or graphic essays to include in the publication. These pieces are shared with all workshop participants and are crafted using collage, illustration, writing, stamp printing, and other techniques. The results are one-of-a-kind pieces that only appear in the copies created during the workshop. I’m excited to share all the graphic essays created by the participants on January 29th at the IBDC workshop in Bogotá, Colombia. Enjoy! Marcelo Arroyave Founder of Sursystem and Sursystem 3R Workshop Facilitator Transmitting from near the North Pole (NYC -17°C)

In the Sursystem 3R zine self-publishing workshop, participants create their own publications while learning how to assemble and bind printed materials. They design and decorate the front and back covers to their preferences using various printing techniques. During this workshop at the Bogotá Institute of Cutting (IBDC), participants used a card printer or a manual letterpress machine for the zine's title, along with various stamps for decoration. You can see photos of all the covers created in that workshop in the previous post. In addition to the 14 instructional guides that are a permanent feature of every Sursystem 3R zine, participants create their own unique pieces of art or graphic essays to include in the publication. These pieces are shared with all workshop participants and are crafted using collage, illustration, writing, stamp printing, and other techniques. The results are one-of-a-kind pieces that only appear in the copies created during the workshop. I’m excited to share all the graphic essays created by the participants on January 29th at the IBDC workshop in Bogotá, Colombia. Enjoy! Marcelo Arroyave Founder of Sursystem and Sursystem 3R Workshop Facilitator Transmitting from near the North Pole (NYC -17°C)

In the Sursystem 3R zine self-publishing workshop, participants create their own publications while learning how to assemble and bind printed materials. They design and decorate the front and back covers to their preferences using various printing techniques. During this workshop at the Bogotá Institute of Cutting (IBDC), participants used a card printer or a manual letterpress machine for the zine's title, along with various stamps for decoration. You can see photos of all the covers created in that workshop in the previous post. In addition to the 14 instructional guides that are a permanent feature of every Sursystem 3R zine, participants create their own unique pieces of art or graphic essays to include in the publication. These pieces are shared with all workshop participants and are crafted using collage, illustration, writing, stamp printing, and other techniques. The results are one-of-a-kind pieces that only appear in the copies created during the workshop. I’m excited to share all the graphic essays created by the participants on January 29th at the IBDC workshop in Bogotá, Colombia. Enjoy! Marcelo Arroyave Founder of Sursystem and Sursystem 3R Workshop Facilitator Transmitting from near the North Pole (NYC -17°C)