Photo Zine Layout and Design Walkthrough
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- In this episode of I walk through the "My Kind of Town" photo zine and tell you exactly what I was thinking when laying out and designing the project. I also share a couple reasons why I prefer going through a local printer rather than a large online commercial printer.
I get asked asked questions about zines on a daily basis through facebook, youtube and instagram. So we are doing an entire series revolving entirely around the topic of zines. If you have any zine related questions, be sure to leave them in the comments below, and I will do what I can to answer them.
I by no means claim to be an expert on the topic, however I experienced quite a bit through the process of making my first zine, and am happy to share the highs and lows of what I experienced.
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My name is Nick Mayo, I am a Michigan based film photographer and creative sharing my triumphs and struggles within the world of art and photography. I have a great number of videos lined up for sharing different things I've learned along the way in my creative journey, as well as some interviews with other creatives and influencers about their joys and struggles within the industry.
I love when artists discuss their thought processes. Absolutely enthralled by this series.
Hey thank you so much!! I really appreciate that, and completely agree, I love it when others share their creative process. Im happy to share mine, and hope it offered at least a bit of a different way to approach the subject. Thanks!
Man, your channel is really good and inspiring. I have been so tired of looking for useful and inspiring videos on RUclips and only finding some cool dudes with very poor and repetitive content or even some not so cool characters exhaling arrogance through their skin but again, with really poor , repetitive and in many cases, not talented at all... Finally I found something that took my attention and inspired me in my photography. Thanks a lot!
Oh wow, what an incredibly humbling comment to get! Thank you so much! Im so happy to hear that the videos have been of inspiration for you. Hearing that makes all the effort put into them more than worth it. So thank you for your kind words and feedback!
Great video. I was a printing pre-press manager and graphic designer for 20 years. I can relate how a project like this goes together. One of the most important things is to find a local printer who knows what they are doing and what their equipment can do. Sounds like you are woking with some great folks. It's a nice looking finished product. Congrats!
Spencer Pullen thanks again Spencer! And yea that's a crucial component to getting a great end result. The print-lab is a huge key to the success of this project.
Awesome stuff man! Thanks so much for being so open about your process I've been super inspired to put something together since I subbed to your channel!
Dude that makes me so excited to hear! Thats exactly what I had hoped for when putting these videos together, that they would help people take that next step in their artwork and push passed any fear, doubt or any other struggles with putting a zine or book project together. I would love to hear more about the zine you are going to be working on. Feel free to share on the comments here or shoot me a DM on instagram. Lets connect more!
My wife and I just bought our first house and are moving to a different part of town. I'd like to put together a project focused around putting down roots. Getting your bearings and feeling out new surroundings. I'm interested in exploring the transitions that change a geographic location to your hometown
Oh man, what a great project! A topic so many people encounter, sometimes often, throughout their life. I think that will resonate well with plenty of people. I would love to see the series or zine when you are finished!
I absolutely appreciated you sharing your thought process throughout this. Thank you.
Nick!!! Buddy!!! Wow! I just saw this episode and wow what an amazing concept of mixing layers of Chicago city life and jazz together! First of all I am a huge jazz fan and always have been since I was a young boy. When I majored in music I studied jazz and classical piano. So I am a huge Bill Evans fan! When you added his quote to your zine, my mouth dropped open! My favorite jazz pianist of all! I also dig Davis and Coltrane among others. The whole concept is just brilliant and for someone who isn't a musician I am very impressed by your explanations about jazz music and how it set the mood for your images and the layout of your zine. As a musician myself I can really see the imagery of jazz that you are trying to express - great job!! Jazz definitely has lots of highs and lows melodically as well as dynamically. It's also smooth and rough, and yes harmonically it has lots of dissonance or tension. Love how you brought all of that in. One thing that I want to point out as well are the more blurred out-of-focus images especially the last image of the bird is of more impressionistic by nature to me - like Monet and Renoir paintings. There are also impressionistic composers such as DeBussy and Ravel, which Bill Evans ironically was hugely influenced by as he was classically trained. I also studied and played their compositions and I in fact can hear a lot of Debussy and Ravel in Evans music which is why I like him so much. Anyway sorry for the long comment, but YES YES YES I see it and hear it - the sound of jazz my friend! I wish that you had another copy of your zine as I sure would like a copy. Looking forward to talking later this week! ~Jonathan
Wow! What an incredible comment to receive! Man this brightened my day so much! Hearing that the concept came across well from a musician and student of Jazz like yourself is so rewarding! Thank you so much for the comment and kind words. Also I totally see what you mean about DeBussy's influences on Bill Evans now that you say it. DeBussy is one of my favorite composers as well. I could listen to Clair de lune on repeat for hours!
Anyways, thanks again for your comment. It made my day!
Hey Nick, I'm yet another subscriber come across from the Matt Day interview. I'm really loving your videos and I'm now really inspired to put my own zines together now! I absolutely loved this walkthrough of yours, it's really cool to see the thoughts and processes that went behind the final design which I may have missed on an initial viewing of your zine and it also makes me think more carefully about how I want to put my own zines together. Great job! Thanks!
Josh Hawthorn hey man! So glad you enjoyed the podcast ep w/Matt and made your way over to the channel. I appreciate the kind words about the zine, and really enjoy hearing that the video helped to bring the whole story of it together a bit more for you. Thanks for the comment and support man. I look forward to hearing from you again 😊
Now that I've seen this video I have a completely different perspective as to what you were going for! Nice work guy
Greg Pappas thanks Greg! I would be curious to hear what you had thought I was going for with the book before seeing the video.
Good question. At first I didn't really get it at all. I was expecting a chronology following the course of a day, as the lighting tends to follow a day to night pattern for the first portion of the zine. Then the spread of the people walking towards you, where you shot into the sun comes up, evoking night, or end of the story. The story continues after though, which made me think again. I didn't know where to go from there.
Valid feedback! I can see where that could get confusing if you were looking for a typical chronological story. Thanks for sharing that!
Hi Nick, I really like the concept of this zine. I was in my high school's jazz band and I can see what message you're sending to the people. I hope that one day I can make a zine as creative as yours.
Hey thank you Cesar! Its so great to hear the concept is well received! I appreciate your kind words, and hope you do move forward with a zine of your own. I would love to see it when it is finished! Thanks again for your kind comments.
Nice I am also a Graphic Designer/photogrpaher I think the two help each other out sooo much regarding compositions and imagery. Working on Zine ideas myself right now, great stuff!
Adam Zellmer hey thanks Adam! And I definitely agree. The two compliment each other and when combined can really lead to some great layouts! I would love to see your zine project when it has come together. Be sure to let me know when it's finished and made available!
its only in the brainstorming stages but will do!
Thanks buddy
Great video! It is a great guide for me start my first photozine.Thanks.
You bet! Happy you found it useful!
Really important lesson for me how you approached the layout. Thanx a lot.
Really interesting in seeing your creative process and how you vision each image and there flow I enjoy seeing this because everyone has a different look on things and this will translate to other people's zines and images keep up the great videos dude
Murphys Film thanks brotha! I'm glad it comes across as interesting and not just me rambling on about things. Haha.
Excellent series, very inspiring and can't wait to get started on my own.
Thank you so much, Kyle! I appreciate it. Sorry for the delay in response
100% on not letting the work of other artists de-spirit and rather let their unique style inspire. Counting 'Likes' to measure success? wtf - that's just not healthy :)
Couldn’t have said it better. Thanks dude!
There are zines and then there are zines. Wish I’d found your channel when you were still selling this one. Hopefully your presentation of this topic will help me take a step up when I start putting mine together.
Awesome zine, so inspiring, makes me wanna go out and shoot. Great work. Would have loved to have been able to still buy one.
Thank you so much, Kristin! What a great response, exactly the reaction I would hope the zine would invoke :) Thank you for sharing
Hi Nick. I have just had chance to watch this. that is so cool . My thoughts of my zine have not been nearly as layout focused, I think that may be because I don't have you design skills and want to put my images more as stand alone images. I think this maybe the way I have to go until I gain more confidence. Thank you so much, I really enjoyed walking through your zine with you. I'm off to order some paper for my next effort. M
Hey thanks Martin! I actually just got your package in today and love the zines you sent over! I can see what you mean by having the images stand on their own, and I definitely that that is successful in the booklets Ive now seen of yours. I am going to be doing a mail video later this week or early next week, and would love to cover your smaller zines a bit more in depth in the video, I forgot to mention the folding technique you used with yours in my other zine video (mainly because I didnt have any in my possession until now). Let me know if you would rather me not, but I hope you allow it because your work is truly wonderful!
Of course you can use them, if you think they are up to it.
I have ordered some new paper today which I am excited about. I think for me zines are a bit more about the right amount of imperfectness if thats a word, and making it look like you haven't tried and yet you have thought of everything. I hope that makes sense.
I'm glad the package arrived ok. all the best and have a great week. Martin
Martin Scarland that definitely makes sense! I think that's a great way of going about it.
Nice video, but it leaves me wanting for more detailed information regarding the relationship with your local printer. For instance, I'm guessing they had to set up their presses in order to create the proof print. How long do they give you to tweak your images and pages before they do the final print run? What was the cost breakdown for the print job? How much does each proof print cost? Maybe this is all stuff you'll include in a future video. Digging your channel. Keep up the great work.
Haha you're essentially reading off my notes for what the future episodes in the zine series will look like. I have all of this and more planned for some upcoming episodes, but it is great to hear that Im not just making useless videos and that the content is well appreciated and needed. Thanks for the comment, and thanks for pointing this stuff out. Its much appreciated!
Great video thanks for sharing your thoughts on the process, look forward to the next video. 👍
Thanks so much. Im happy to share!
Appreciate the walk through of your zine! Quality content and congrats on selling out your zine!
this is really helpful thanks Nick
I’m super happy to hear that! Hope it served you well
Fantastic content man, I really enjoyed this video.
Michael Falkous thanks dude! I appreciate the feedback
so cool! I really relate to way you compare it to music. great work man.
Omg you are an amazing artist
Haha, thank you so much, I seriously appreciate that. One of the most humbling comments I’ve seen today :)
beautiful
Thank you so much!
Very nicely done... fine concept and design.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate it
@@NickExposed I'm trying to set up a zine... my first
jazz on vinyl keep things analog nice one nick
Of course! It’s the way to go 😊👌🏻
Keep up the good work.
Can you talk about the costs involved maybe sometime.
I've got quotes just for printing the sheets let alone making the book which I plan to bind myself, but this cost is way higher than your expensive photo book you might buy from the shops
Nicky Nunn I talk a bit about cost and how I go about getting the best price in the video I did this year entitled where to print your zine. I hope that helps a bit
Can anyone share a a link to a similar video? - Photographers talking you through their photo book? Really enjoyed it!
Hey Im glad to hear that David! If you find any other videos on the subject I would love to hear about them as well. I am with ya, I love hearing the thought process behind projects. I will be doing other videos in the same vein with my upcoming zines as well :)
Well if you haven't seen this - ruclips.net/video/yBoIiFdiFmk/видео.html it's a pretty great video. Some guy was brave enough to post a video of Alec Soth critiquing his book. I'll keep my eye out for others and post here if I find them.
Nick what kind of printing process did you use? The blacks are so dense and glossy! I liked the tips about the great city of Chicago, I've never been there, but our English teacher at our high school (ages ago), once said while handing out our rated papers: like we say in Chicago, tough!
Haha I love that saying. Im not sure the exact printing process, but the papers were a satin finish to keep the deep rich black. I was extremely picky on which papers we moved forward with, for that exact reason. I also have liked the uncoated papers Ive seen some other guys use. Similar deep blacks, but with a bit of texture to it, which I really like.
Next time you come to Chi town hit me up and we will go shooting stop and visit Johnny at Central Camera and hit the art museum. Let me know Nick
Hey thanks dude! Ill be posting up my next visit to the gram I'm sure. Hit me up because I'll probably forget between now and then. hahaa But I would totally be down for getting together!
Awesome, you can check out my work in the mean time @orionthehunterphotography or @tlrjourney on IG let me know what you think!
Great video !,thank you.i want to ask ,whick type of paper you decided i. The final print ?
@@nezbulkanal it’s been years since the project so I can’t tell you for certain. I know I asked for a satin finish paper and the print shop helped me find the right paper.
@@NickExposed Thank you
Yes! The video I've been waiting for! Now I can leave.... lol kidding i love all your videos but thank you man these episodes i have definitely been waiting on! Layout wise it was good hearing what your thought process was and about going to a local printer. So thank you very much. I look forward to more videos! Keep up the awesome work! What's your IG? I'll follow, mine is @jcsgallery
Hey thanks dude! I appreciate your kind words and feedback! I just followed you on the gram. Im Nick Exposed across all my social platforms :) Look forward to connecting with ya
Definitely man keep up the awesome work I love your IG page by the way, black and white is like my favorite to shoot!
Thanks again. B&w is my fav as well! I appreciate the support
what is the paper weight?
Is the cover the same paper as the rest or is it a heavy weight.
What software do you recommend for. Zine ? Great vids by the way
Hey thanks so much! I would say if you have an understanding of Indesign then go for that. On the other hand, I use photoshop for my layouts. Ive been designing in photoshop for years now, and its so comfortable and second nature for me that it works well enough for what I need it for. Ill be doing a photoshop based design vid soon to help anyone that has any questions about it all. I may even tackle Indesign to offer that up as well.
Nick Exposed hi Nick yes that would be great well on the Indesign part , look forward to it love your videos keep them coming thanks again!
I feel that all of the changes in design elements detract and move the focus away from the images... Which are strong enough to stand on their own...
A fair point. But - half of a zine is in the design. Sometimes we crave more than just to print the images themselves. Sometimes it's a dance.
Dude....I’m sorry, i tried to watch, but man you are way to wordy