Create your first zine — an awesome, empowering little piece of print!

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ASSIGNMENT

You'll create a one-page zine. All you need is an 8.5 x 11" sheet of paper, your brain, and a few writing/drawing utensils. Limit yourself to 1 hour. Don't overthink this! Choose a topic you're passionate about and YOU want people to know.

Download the zine template (below) so you know where to fold/cut.
Consider pacing. What's the story you want to tell?
Create visual interest. How can you play with contrast and texture?
Combine words and pictures. Will you try out illustration or collage?
Make thick, bold, clear marks if you plan to photocopy.

There are ENDLESS things to make zines about. The key is just to start! Go explore. Go experiment.

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DELIVERABLE

Share your ideas, progress, and final one-page zine in the project gallery. A complete zine will include:

Front cover
Back cover
6 interior pages
Inside full page (optional)

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RESOURCES

Download the class guide for links to the zines in these lessons, zinefests, presses, and more.
Download the one-page zine template for a cut-and-fold guide.
Broken Pencil: The Magazine of Zine Culture and the Independent Arts
Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC)
Stolen Sharpie Revolution: A DIY Resource for Zines and Zine Culture
Zine Archive (via Archive.org)
Barnard College Zine Library
KateBingamanBurt.com

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Kristi Boes

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