Introduction to Zines and Zine Making.

1. Hello.
Errr…Umm…
Q: What is a
Zine?

2. What is a magazine?

3. Zines ≠
Magazines

4. History
What did people do
before the internet?
Made by women
punk rockers in the
‘80s.

5. Handmade

8. Independent

9. Non-Commercial
(usually)

10. Q:What are
zines about?

11. Anything!

12. How to do something

14. Fanzines
• Bands
• Athletic teams
• Artists and writers
• Movies

16. Politics

18. Art Zines

19. Comics

20. Personal

23. Silliness

25. What goes inside?
Anything, but usually…
• Writings: Poetry, essays,
instructions –mixed genres of
writing.
• Images: Collage, drawings,
illustrations, paintings, sketches,
comics, photographs, charts, etc.

26. Formats: Booklet

27. Formats: 1 Sheet

28. Summary
Every zine is
unique.

29. Looking for
Inspiration
Cai Guo-Qiang

34. Write.

35. OR

36. Choose your
own plan.
You can find suggestions
in the Make Zine.