ok no for real how do zines happen?

  1. figure out what to make a zine about (the hard part)
  2. steal a sharpie or ballpoint pen
  3. fold some printer paper a couple of times
  4. cut, draw, paste, write, sketch, stick, scratch, paint, type, or otherwise mark the page
  5. youve just made a zine. no really thats all there is
  6. this is as pure as the "self" in self publishing gets
  7. bonus cool kid points for copying and distributing your zine once its done :)

zines are the magazines of the people. you're not restrained by things like
licencing or copyright or editors or bottom lines or publishing houses
or even good taste ☻
you can make horrid garbage zines and they will by definition be better than
any of the """content""" on your friends feeds

below are some links you can use to learn more about zine making. i own none of it
but ive used it to teach myself. so i think its pretty neat :)
no paywalls. if i mention a physical book, check ur library first b4 you go buy something

videos

  • THE HOW:
  • folding:
  • all these use basic, cheap, A4, 8.5x11 inch, 210 x 297 mm, printer paper. zines are meant to be made, copied, traded, recopied, spread, and given out, remember? :3
    you can 100% make fancy, glossy, high end art peices. later. for now we're doin slapdash DIY style babyy
  • ___[link] 8 page, single sheet
  • this is one of the most standard zine sizes out there. includes a template
  • ___[link] 12 page mini zine
  • still one sheet, requires some scissors, small and cute. comes with a free pdf template
  • ___[link] 16 page mini zine
  • this one also comes with a free pdf template :)

  • multi-sheet zine printing layout:
  • if you're using more than one peice of paper it can be hard to figure out where everything goes so that it prints or copies correctly
  • ___[link] paper dummy method
  • great if you're nervous. gives you a dummy you can use to make mistakes on. zines arent really supposed to be precious like that but i get it
  • ___[link] multiple methods
  • teaches you how to plan things out and take it slow. theres lots of different ways to do this

  • multi-sheet zine binding methods:
  • staples, stitches, hair ties. theres lots of different ways to join your zine together
  • ___[link] staples
  • ___[link] pamphlet sitch
  • ___[link] hole punch
  • ___[link] stab stitch
  • ___[link] literally just a rubber band or hair tie

  • digital tools for zineing digitally:
  • ___[link] electric zine maker by alienmelon
  • my favorite digital zine tool of all time. contains tons of templates for various folds, and a digital art program that you can make the actual zine in. gives you a ready-to-print file when you're done. works on windows and mac. i got it to run on linux via wine. completely free but you can toss alienmelon a bit of cash if you wanna
  • ___[link] digital zine tutorial
  • a full step-by-step guide on an ipad, including layouts. you can use this information even if you're on desktop and no matter what program you use cause it teaches you how to think through stuff like layouts and planning ur zine

books, pdfs and zines:

this is a living doccument. im trying to keep it as accessible, as useful, as thorough as possible but i am only one sheep. if you have any additional resources or you notice a link is dead please message me @earthwyrm on telegram (preferred) or earth.wyrm on discord (ew).

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