So You Want to Make A (Paper) Zine

(made thanks to beepbird)

This is a post on how to make a zine when you are working on paper, as compared to digital. It goes into how to lay out your pages for easy printing, how to scan and do post-production, and how to keep it easy on yourself, especially for a first go. You will need:

• paper
• stuff to make black marks on said paper (pens, markers, coal, cut-out newspaper text or magazine pics...)
• a scanner (arguably you could use a public library or something, but it's a paaaaain)
• a computer with an image-editing program (for this post, we use GIMP, which is free and open-source)
• (optional) scissors
• (optional) printer + ink/toner
• (optional) long-arm stapler + staples
• (optional) bone folder

( A quick vocab lesson )

( Super Easy One-Sheeter )

( Saddle-Stitched Floppies )

( Scanning, Digitizing, and Post-Production )

( PDFing )

( Printing and Binding at Home )