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I Heart Zines
What is a zine?...pronounced 'zeen' like maga 'zine'.
A zine is a self-published magazine. Zines can be about anything. Your life thus far, your art, your favorite artist, your collection of poetry, short stories, a personal incident, how-to projects, your travels, the birth of your kids, your favorite shoes, the history of coin collecting, clouds, your favorite cookie recipes, your rock collection, ......anything. There are so many great artists and writers out there who self publish their work. Follow the links below and give them a try. I mostly read art zines and some perzines (personal zines), but you can find zines about every subject matter imaginable.
Basically, if you have something to say, you can say it in a zine.
If you have something to share, you can share it in the form of a zine. That is why I Heart Zines.
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zINes iN SoMeRsEt sTuDiO mAgAzInE
Zines are not an underground literary/artmovement.....at least not any more.
Zines are extremely popular these days, so popular that Barnes and Noble's top selling art magazine Somerset Studio has been featuring zines for a few years now.
Check out the September/October 2006 issue, where my zine The Fabric Arts Zine was featured. How GREAT is that.
tO CrEaTe a ZiNe YOu nEEd tO...
A few suggestions
- Think of a theme or set of themes.
Be organized. - Respect copy written art and material.
come up with original art and projects. This is a great opportunity for you to challenge your creativity. - If creating an art zine, you might want to include a little something in your zine....for example....beads, fabrics or ephemera.
- Print and assemble enough zines to sell....or to swap out with other artists, or send to your family and friends.
- Always include your name, (c) copyright year and contact information in the zine. I can't tell you how many times I have nearly forgotten to do that.
- Come up with a title.
The title can come before or after you have created the zine. Think of a title that reflects you and your zine. - Use what you have.
Think about how you can construct the zine? What computer program do you have? Will you be typing or hand writing your content. Will you create the zine in a cut and paste style or will you create all the pages on the computer?
Maybe you can include a little bit of all formats.
These are things you may want to think about.
How big will the zine be? How many pages? etc....
hOw i CrEaTe mY zInEs
creating a cut and paste style zines
Supplies:*cardstock
*double-sided tape
*written or typed content
*pictures or altered images from magazines to further ornament the page.
*printer
*stapler (or book binding tool of choice)
To create my 40 page zine, I work on a basic word processing program on my computer. I start by typing out all the content.....the projects, stories and how-to instructions.
Once that is done, I create interesting collage-like pages on the front and back side of ten 8.5 x 11 card stock pages. These pages become the background for the zine.
I tape all the images with double-sided tape onto the background.
I make sure all my content is in a fun and yet readable font and font size.
I make sure that it will fit on my background pages.
I then print out the contents on my ink jet printer.
I cut the text out and tape it on the background.
I tape additional images to further embellish the background pages.
I assemble all my pages in this manner and I make sure that I number the pages.
I include my name and contact information somewhere in the zine. Then I take it to my local print shop and print it using the double sided feature on the printer.
I usually print a few pages in color. It adds more visual interest to the zine.
I fold and assemble it. Bind it either by machine stitching it, hand bind it with a strong thread, or staple it using my long arm stapler.
That is how I go about constructing my zines
My latest zine called soulcraft is also created in a cut and paste style.
check it out at:
http://www.almastoller.etsy.com
JoIn tHe SeLf-PuBLiShiNg ReVoluTioN
Join a zine swap
- www.iheartzines.com
- I am host an annual zine swap on my I Heart Zines site.
If you would like to join, please read the guidelines and e-mail me.
JoiN In tHe fUn.
ZiNe BOokS oN AmAzOn
WhErE tO bUy mY zInEs
- Alma Stoller's Etsy Shop
- My Etsy Shop
- I Heart Zines
- I Heart Zines website
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- artyfax artyfax Oct 26, 2009 @ 6:03 pm
- another very useful lens - thanks
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- sewblimecollage sewblimecollage Jul 29, 2008 @ 3:46 pm
- Thanks Alma,
This was very helpful!! Will be able to refer back to this info when I join your zine swap.
Mignon
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- katedanger katedanger Jun 24, 2008 @ 2:17 pm
- nice lens -- great links. The only tips I have would be to add more images (or a variety of modules) and maybe to skip the alternating capital/lowercase letters (I've noticed people tend to not take the author as seriously, even if you have good content!). Thanks for all of the tips! I am looking to create my own zine too.
4 stars and a favorite!
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- artist junkie artist junkie Jun 18, 2008 @ 5:43 pm
- Very informative and I can refer to it when I particpate in your zine swap. I'm excited to join the fun! Love Zines! Love Art! Love fabric!Love all your stuff!
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- Lola4ever Lola4ever Jun 12, 2008 @ 2:57 pm
- Nice lense! (minus the tItLes LikE ThIS) I still gave it 5 stars because the information is very good. I am making my own zine and have been looking around for good info and this is definitely good info. Especially how you explain step by step how you create it. *motivated*
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- MomwithAHook MomwithAHook Oct 15, 2007 @ 11:08 pm
- Cool page on Zines. I love the howto and the many links to zines - examples.
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- Intuitive Intuitive Sep 10, 2007 @ 10:41 am
- This is a very useful and well laid out lens...just what I was looking for. Thank you!
Gretchen
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- Amber Dawn Amber Dawn Mar 7, 2007 @ 12:22 am
- Very informative info Ms. Stoller!
*Smiles*
One day, I may have to see some of your zine collection!
by AlmaStoller
My name is Alma Stoller. I am a fabric, fiber and mixed media artist.
http://www.almastoller.com
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