Print Specialisms
Zine Design
Make a zine people actually want to hold
12 lessons4 modules9h 0m durationbeginner level
About this course
A zine is a small-circulation self-published booklet, traditionally photocopied and hand-folded, that gives you total editorial control with almost no budget. This course teaches the real craft: page-count and signature maths, imposition so the pages land in order after folding, editorial pacing across spreads, the high-contrast photocopy aesthetic, accurate DIY print specs, and hand-binding with a long-arm stapler or pamphlet stitch. You then price an edition, list it on Etsy, approach distros and table at a zine fest, leaving with a finished, sellable zine and a plan to print the next one.
Curriculum
Module 1: Formats, Folds and Page-Count Maths
- What a Zine Is, and Picking Your FormatPreview
- Page Counts, Signatures and the 4-Page Rule🔒
- Imposition: Making Pages Land in Order🔒
Module 2: Editorial Layout and Pacing
- Grids, Margins and Gutters for Tiny Pages🔒
- Editorial Pacing Across Spreads🔒
- Type That Holds Up When Photocopied🔒
Module 3: The Photocopy Aesthetic and Print Prep
- High Contrast, Halftones and Threshold🔒
- Texture, Toner and the DIY Look🔒
- DIY Print Specs and Proofing🔒
Module 4: Binding, Pricing and Selling Your Zine
- Folding, Stapling and Hand-Binding🔒
- Pricing, Editions and Print Runs🔒
- Distribution: Etsy, Distros and Zine Fests🔒
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