If youve got something to say, why not use a zine to express yourself?
What is a zine?
The first zines were created in the1930s, when artists rendered their own science fictionfanzines, or fan magazines.
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The handmade aesthetic of the zines helped visualize the groups do it yourself attitude.
The zine is still a much-loved medium today that continues to have a rebellious charm.
Read on to learn how it’s possible for you to make your own zine.
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It can be handmadeusing paper and drawing materialsor it can be designed digitally and printed.
You could even create a collage-style zine using found images from magazines.
They typically only contain around eight pages, so the ideal content should be short and fun.
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Your zine could be about your own personal experiences, or it could tell the story of someone else.
Here are some zine ideas to help get your creative juices flowing:
The options are endless!
What format will it have?
Each little rectangle represents one page of your zine.
Remember that the pages wont be in sequential order when theyre laid out flat as one piece of paper.
The A5 Booklet
Making aDIY bookletallows you to decide how many pages your zine will have.
This could be a colored page, or a thicker piece of card.
Watch the video below for a more in-depth explanation.
If you make this style of zine, you might want to bind it together at the booklets spine.
(Read on to discover how you could do this in the next section.)
How do you want to bind it all together?
Stitch-bindingis another technique thats popular among zine makers, but it takes a little more time.
However, this process allows you to add a little more personality to your publication.
First, fold your zine in half to make a crease and poke three holes along the fold.
Check out the video below for how to create a saddle stitch.
Your zine is complete!
Now its time to share it with the world.
