How to create a zine
Supplies
here are some basic supplies:
cover stock or card stock paper
double sided tape
a glue stick (for small pieces)
bone folder
scissors
magazine clippings,
copyright free images/clippings
Post- it notes
your own designs, your art, altered images, photographs, your typed text (table of content, instructions, how-to project, poetry, etc...)
Step by Step
Start by deciding how many pages you want your zine to have.This example has 5 sheets and will produce 20 pages.
Fold each page, arrange it and label it with a post-it note. This will help you keep track of what you are doing.
Here I have noted the page number and the type of content I will create on the page. Working on an art zines, the content will focus on that. This is a simple guideline to help make it easy and organized.
Page number:
1. Cover Art and Title
2. Intro letter or table of contents ( name, e-mail, date, website, ©)
3. First article or project
4. continuation of first article or project
5. Second article or project
6. continuation of second article or project
7. Breathing Space: This page can be anything... Ex. your art work.
8. Something light: like a list of ideas, your personal book review,
your poetry, altered imagery....
9. continuation of something light
Page 10-11, Centerfold (I usually create a freeform collage)
12. Third article or project
13. continuation of third article or project
14. Something light: like a list of ideas, your personal book review, your poetry, altered imagery....
15. Interactive page: envelope/pop-up, fold-open page.
16. a simple project or a list of ideas/prompts, a journal page or your
thoughts on a class you took.
17. Breathing Space
18. a collage
19. This is the inside back cover page: I usually put contact info (again) like e- mail, website, my etsy shop, future projects.
20. The last page: this is usually a collage. Something odd and freeform.
Page 2 is the back side of page 1. It can contain your table of contents, your name, e-mail, and other information.I usually reserve the centerfold to create a freeform collage.
In this example, I am working on Page 2.
I create the background by using large background magazine clippings, some of my photographs, or altered images I have printed.
Adhere all your background images and text with double sided tape.
Then add your text and page number to each page. I find it is best to print your text using a font size 11 or 10. Cut it out and adhere it to your background page.
Create all your pages in this fashion.
Once you are done, take it to your copy shop and print it. You can bind it yourself using a long arm stapler or have the shop do it for you. These are some simple suggestions.
A few things to remember: Always number each page, use your own art and writing, title your zine, put your name and contact info in it, do a spell check, be bold, have fun.
Now go and create your zine.
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- artyfax artyfax Oct 26, 2009 @ 6:01 pm
- saw this in the art and craft tutorial group, never thought about using cut and paste when I have the ability to use the PC but why not? Certainly seems easy enough. Might give this a try.
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