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  • May 05, 10

    "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. "

    • 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

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  • May 05, 10

    "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"

    • 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
    • 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

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  • May 05, 10

    "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?


      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.

    • 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.

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    • An 8-sided zine from 1 sheet with 1 cut

       

      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:

                              
      Design your zine all on one sheet, with the pages in this order (and the same way up as the numbers shown):Zinemaking-folding-8cut-plan.png
      Then crease the sheet along the two main directions (by folding it in half then opening it, once for each direction):Zinemaking-folding-8cut-1.png
      Now make another pair of creases, with the effect of dividing the long direction into quarters:Zinemaking-folding-8cut-2.png
      Then unfold again, fold in half, and make a cut with scissors as shown - you should be cutting through two thicknesses of paper, but only as far as those quarter-folds you just made:Zinemaking-folding-8cut-3.png
      Open it out again. The resulting page should have a cut in its centre, a bit like this:Zinemaking-folding-8cut-4.png
      Fold it in half along the long direction, such that all your pages are still on the outside:Zinemaking-folding-8cut-5.png
      Now push it inwards from each end, so that the inner bit pushes out in both directions to make a kind of cross-shape. Fold the resulting pages together so that your front page is outmost:Zinemaking-folding-8cut-6.png
      And there you have it, a little zine of 8 pages that needs no stapling or gluing:
  • May 05, 10

    "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. "

    • 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.
    • 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.

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    • Sometimes

       

      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

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  • May 05, 10

    "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."

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