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The Zinemaking Guide to Making Zines
I couldn’t be happier to share something I’ve been puttering away at for a while now: a kit of zines that are their own assembly instructions. I call it The Zinemaking Guide to Making Zines, and it’s eff-ahr-ee-ee FREE for newsletter subscribers. Seriously! You can sign up below to get your download link.
My goal with this kit is to encourage more people to try self-publishing, even if that means making an edition of one. The barrier to entry is far lower than you think. Make zines as quick and cheap and imperfect as you want! Then make another! It’s low risk and high reward. Printing my own material has been really important to my growth as an artist, but it’s also just plain fun.
So, what all is included? I’m glad you asked. The kit includes print-ready files for 4 different zine formats of varying complexity. Simply follow along to assemble each, and you’ll end up with guides to then make your own zines from scratch! Wow!
Shouldn’t these say “minicomics,” you ask? Nah, put whatever you want in ’em. The first format is a quarter-sheet folded zine (bottom left). It doesn’t require any tools at all. A great place to start! We’ve also got an eighth-sheet folded zine (top right). You’ll need to break out some scissors, a blade, or your neatest tearing skills for this one, but as with the quarter-fold, it doesn’t require any binding. The accordion zine (top left) is one of my favorites (obviously). It’s visually impressive and crazy flexible. And finally, there’s the staple-bound zine (bottom right), a true classic. It might look intimidating, but that’s what this guide is for! It includes an easy-to-follow layout chart ready to be passed on for generations to come.
Did I mention that each only needs a single sheet of paper? I made some myself for 10¢ a pop down at the friendly local library. We’re all about thrift, efficiency, and public services here.
Go on, now! Let’s make some zines!
Previously…
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Cover Reveal! The Senses: Signals and Stimuli
“The Senses” stars Paige, a young artist who thinks — no, who knows that she’s the best artist in her class. When she stumbles into a mysterious after school art club attended by animals from ants to whales, she gets a crash course in the many ways Earthlings experience our world…
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I Spy With My Microscopic Eye
I write about a lot of different topics, but often as not, I find myself devoting a few pages to writing about seeing. Maybe that’s not surprising given that most folks read comics by looking at them, but nevertheless. I’ve covered how dogs see, how cats see, how trees see, and while working on my…
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Deep Time Video Reading
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Praise for Good Boy
I’m blushing over here at all the nice things that readers have had to say about Good Boy since its release…
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Good Boy is now on shelves!
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You’re an athlete on a team of two. Imagine stepping onto a court for a game where only you know the rules but only your partner can touch the ball. Now imagine that the two of you don’t speak the same language. Now that your partner won’t stop eating stuff off the ground. Good Boy…
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Blast off with HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT!
I’ve spent the morning updating the reference section over at AforAndy.com, and yowza, what a reminder of how packed this entry is…