So much great advice!! Thank you for sharing! With my A5 (half-size?) zines, I fold the master copy a bit with the pages in the right order to see if I glued everything correctly but with A6 (quarter-size) zines on one sheet, it gets a bit more complicated so thank you for these tips! A tip for digital A5 / half-size pdf zines: if you use abode reader to print the zine, select "print as book" so the pages are printed automatically in the right order (first page next to last page, second-to-last-page next to second page etc).
THIS IS SO HELPFUL!! i’ve mostly stuck to mini zines, in part bc i’ve found printing multiple pages and on both sides hard to wrap my head around. my first zine was a larger half page but i remember that i kept printing it wrong, even with a template ;w; def saving this video for future reference 🙏
this is the BEST zine layout tutorial!!! I'm so so glad I came across it! I organise Auckland Zinefest and we do free zine workshops too and help local zinemakers get ready for the zinefest market. But the biggest struggle is always knowing how to explain the pagination process and the necessity of it! Your video and references to programs and resources is immensley helpful! I will defs be sharing this with zinemakers in NZ! Love the up down method! Gonna use it for the future! Also thank you Nash for this great zine arranger! :~)
I love all the details you add to these videos! the colorful filters and static add so much! not to mention all the helpful and inspiring information about zining.
oh my GOD that's genius!!!!!!! (up down method) I just recently made my first non-mini-zine!! It's a half-size perzine walking through a metaphorical garden of my life story where all the sections are delineated by what name I was using at the time! I'm selling them on kofi to save up for a transmasc summer camp!!! also, I just gotta say I love your zines, I can't wait to get my hands on some!
This video would've been VERY helpful a few months ago when I was trying to print a poetry collection of my fav author (her work's been on the public domain for decades, don't worry). I couldn't so I left the project on pause. After cracking my brain last week I finally came up with my own method for arranging the pages (it has 200 pages and I'll be making signatures, sewing them and bind them later). Your process was helpful, though, now I want to make my own zines to gift to friends when we make art exchanges 🤭
Ah! I’m sorry this video couldn’t be of help with the poem project - it sounds like a spectacular and massive project! Who is the poet? My interest is piqued.
Oh no! I am so sorry - there is certain music/noise that makes my toes curl, so I totally get it. I was going to offer to export a version of the video for you sans music, but it appears I've already deleted the voice memo where I recorded the voiceover. 😕 Thanks for tuning in, despite the music!
Great question! For collaged zines, I make test prints as I work to ensure that none of the text or important parts of the image get cut off (and if they do, I just carefully remove the cut-off portion of the collage and scoot it over.) I'm lucky enough to have a b&w laser printer at home, so doing this sort of testing is really accessible for me. If you don't have such easy access to a printer, a good rule of thumb is to leave a 0.25" margin around your artwork. This should work for most copiers and printers I've encountered. For digi-zines, I set up my margins ahead of time within Photoshop or InDesign, and make sure that my images or text are placed within the blue margin lines.
So much great advice!! Thank you for sharing! With my A5 (half-size?) zines, I fold the master copy a bit with the pages in the right order to see if I glued everything correctly but with A6 (quarter-size) zines on one sheet, it gets a bit more complicated so thank you for these tips! A tip for digital A5 / half-size pdf zines: if you use abode reader to print the zine, select "print as book" so the pages are printed automatically in the right order (first page next to last page, second-to-last-page next to second page etc).
You’re welcome and thank YOU for that tip! Going to pin this comment so other folks can find it. 💗
Wow, you have made some amazing zines! Thanks for the video, great info.
I didnt know what a zine was but now I want to create some! Thank you for the detailed instructions!
Welcome to the world of zines! :]
THIS IS SO HELPFUL!! i’ve mostly stuck to mini zines, in part bc i’ve found printing multiple pages and on both sides hard to wrap my head around. my first zine was a larger half page but i remember that i kept printing it wrong, even with a template ;w; def saving this video for future reference 🙏
I am so so glad it was helpful! Let me know if you have any other zine printing questions - always happy to lend a hand where I can.
thank you dayna, and thank you nash!!
Thank YOU, @phusxiu! Glad this tutorial was helpful 😊
you're a god send, this is great and so useful
omg just saw Nash's thing, another god send. y'all are amazing!!!
You're too sweet! Happy you've found this all useful and I hope it helps you make lotsa zines :-]
this is the BEST zine layout tutorial!!! I'm so so glad I came across it! I organise Auckland Zinefest and we do free zine workshops too and help local zinemakers get ready for the zinefest market. But the biggest struggle is always knowing how to explain the pagination process and the necessity of it! Your video and references to programs and resources is immensley helpful! I will defs be sharing this with zinemakers in NZ!
Love the up down method! Gonna use it for the future!
Also thank you Nash for this great zine arranger! :~)
Thank you! As a fellow zine fest organizer, I'm so glad to know this video can be a resource for y'all and the zinesters down in Auckland.
I love all the details you add to these videos! the colorful filters and static add so much! not to mention all the helpful and inspiring information about zining.
Thanks! Adding the little details and textures is my favorite part of the editing process, so I'm glad it is appreciated.
DAYNA!! You may have just made the most useful zine tutorial on this site 😍😍
Wow! Thank you - this literally made my day 💗
wonderful job, thanks!
Thank you so much 💗
I loved every second of this video
Thanks!
oh my GOD that's genius!!!!!!! (up down method)
I just recently made my first non-mini-zine!! It's a half-size perzine walking through a metaphorical garden of my life story where all the sections are delineated by what name I was using at the time! I'm selling them on kofi to save up for a transmasc summer camp!!!
also, I just gotta say I love your zines, I can't wait to get my hands on some!
Thank you! And yr zine sounds incredible!! Would you want to trade zines?
Owww! Thank you for this amazing tutorial! I want to make a mini-zine and the template and explanation were pretty helpful 😍
You're welcome! I'm so glad you found it helpful; good luck on yr mini zine :-)
This is a great idea! I'm pretty new to the Zine world but I love making them!
Thank you! I hope it is helpful as you make your zines 💗
thank you soooooomuchhhhh♥️
you're so very welcome!!
Wow Thank you! ♥
You’re welcome! Always happy to share my zine knowledge ☺️
Hello :) I'm new here, come from Germany and I like your channel. 😊❤️👍👍👍
Thanks! And welcome 💗
This video would've been VERY helpful a few months ago when I was trying to print a poetry collection of my fav author (her work's been on the public domain for decades, don't worry). I couldn't so I left the project on pause. After cracking my brain last week I finally came up with my own method for arranging the pages (it has 200 pages and I'll be making signatures, sewing them and bind them later).
Your process was helpful, though, now I want to make my own zines to gift to friends when we make art exchanges 🤭
Ah! I’m sorry this video couldn’t be of help with the poem project - it sounds like a spectacular and massive project! Who is the poet? My interest is piqued.
@@catmothcrow I just see this reply! It's Sara Teasdale 💙
Such a great tutorial thank you! Although the music behind made me a teeny bit nauseous 😵💫
Oh no! I am so sorry - there is certain music/noise that makes my toes curl, so I totally get it. I was going to offer to export a version of the video for you sans music, but it appears I've already deleted the voice memo where I recorded the voiceover. 😕 Thanks for tuning in, despite the music!
What about printer margins? xx
Great question! For collaged zines, I make test prints as I work to ensure that none of the text or important parts of the image get cut off (and if they do, I just carefully remove the cut-off portion of the collage and scoot it over.) I'm lucky enough to have a b&w laser printer at home, so doing this sort of testing is really accessible for me. If you don't have such easy access to a printer, a good rule of thumb is to leave a 0.25" margin around your artwork. This should work for most copiers and printers I've encountered. For digi-zines, I set up my margins ahead of time within Photoshop or InDesign, and make sure that my images or text are placed within the blue margin lines.
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