"Content
What kind of stuff will be in your zine? Obviously, before you start actually making up pages you need to have some idea what you're going to put on them. Start collecting clipped stuff, pictures, notes on things you want to write. You can do your zine about anything -- it can be interviews with bands or just friends, articles on things you like, recipes -- anything at all! You can do a zine of just poetry, or drawings, or comics. Your zine can be about any subject you want (or all the subjects you want). Once you've decided what you're going to put in your zine, start working on it -- it's a lot easier to do a zine with a bunch of work you've already finished than to try and do one from scratch. "
What kind of stuff will be in your zine? Obviously, before you start actually making up pages you need to have some idea what you're going to put on them. Start collecting clipped stuff, pictures, notes on things you want to write. You can do your zine about anything -- it can be interviews with bands or just friends, articles on things you like, recipes -- anything at all! You can do a zine of just poetry, or drawings, or comics. Your zine can be about any subject you want (or all the subjects you want). Once you've decided what you're going to put in your zine, start working on it -- it's a lot easier to do a zine with a bunch of work you've already finished than to try and do one from scratch.
"Among them is Jessica Haidon, 24, who publishes a zine called Broken Records, a personal memoir about her experiences working in a record store and quotidian encounters with customers and coworke"
"What Goes In It?
Just a few examples of supplies you can use while making a zines
Anything, really can go in your zine. Content is not a matter of making sure you do not offend anyone, but making sure that you get out what you want to say and in the way that you want to say it. You can put anything in your zine; recipes, interviews with bands, interviews with local business owners, your poetry or stories, drawings, articles about things you like or things you don't like. That's just to name a few things. The possibilities are really only limited by your imagination. Then, you decide whether or not you want to do a traditional cut and paste zine or if you want to make the layout on the computer, select with program you will be using (since the author does not make zines on the computer, she will be focusing on cut and paste zines).
Start collecting clippings from magazines or newspapers, fliers or ads. These can be put to good use in any cut and paste zine. Remember that unless you plan on copying your zine in color (which can get costly), your clippings should probably be in black and white or any other colors that will translate well under the effects of a photocopy machine. Images riddled with dark colors or a mash up of images may not turn out very well in the black and white copied product."
What Goes In It?
Anything, really can go in your zine. Content is not a matter of making sure you do not offend anyone, but making sure that you get out what you want to say and in the way that you want to say it. You can put anything in your zine; recipes, interviews with bands, interviews with local business owners, your poetry or stories, drawings, articles about things you like or things you don't like. That's just to name a few things. The possibilities are really only limited by your imagination. Then, you decide whether or not you want to do a traditional cut and paste zine or if you want to make the layout on the computer, select with program you will be using (since the author does not make zines on the computer, she will be focusing on cut and paste zines).
Start collecting clippings from magazines or newspapers, fliers or ads. These can be put to good use in any cut and paste zine. Remember that unless you plan on copying your zine in color (which can get costly), your clippings should probably be in black and white or any other colors that will translate well under the effects of a photocopy machine. Images riddled with dark colors or a mash up of images may not turn out very well in the black and white copied product.
Anything, really can go in your zine. Content is not a matter of making sure you do not offend anyone, but making sure that you get out what you want to say and in the way that you want to say it. You can put anything in your zine; recipes, interviews with bands, interviews with local business owners, your poetry or stories, drawings, articles about things you like or things you don't like. That's just to name a few things. The possibilities are really only limited by your imagination. Then, you decide whether or not you want to do a traditional cut and paste zine or if you want to make the layout on the computer, select with program you will be using (since the author does not make zines on the computer, she will be focusing on cut and paste zines).
Start collecting clippings from magazines or newspapers, fliers or ads. These can be put to good use in any cut and paste zine. Remember that unless you plan on copying your zine in color (which can get costly), your clippings should probably be in black and white or any other colors that will translate well under the effects of a photocopy machine. Images riddled with dark colors or a mash up of images may not turn out very well in the black and white copied product.
I've seen quite a few zines made using this trick. It's a really neat way of making a proper little zine out of one sheet - all 8 sides are on one side of your piece of paper, which is convenient for photocopying etc, although you can also put stuff on the reverse side for people to see when they unfold your zine. Here are the steps:
"Gather materials which may include not only your work, but that of your neighbors, friends, your neighbors' friends etc. This is your chance to make and feature your culture. Those doodles, homework assignments, scraps of paper, lists, and found art are just a few possibilities for content. Nearly all acts of communication can be zine-worthy. "
Sometimes
I look up at the sky
And wonder why
I can’t fly
Away from you
And these things you do
Sometimes
I look down at my feet
And wish I could retreat
Just back away
From your painful ways
And sometimes
I look straight at you
And wonder why you do the things you do
But I know I could never walk away from this
And I could never push away your kiss
Sometimes, I can’t stand your attitude
Sometimes, I hate what you do
Sometimes, you’re so rude
But all the time, I love you
- Morgan, 15, New York
"A fanzine (portmanteau of fan and magazine or -zine) is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) for the pleasure of others who share their interest."