zines

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hey what's up, did you find a lil book tucked-away somewhere? did a lady hand you some paper which you browsed to find a website??*
anyways congratulations on not putting it right into the recycling bin thank you very much

you have a zine. in fact, you have my zine!

wow!!

*or you just followed a link on my site / the world wide web, who can say

what's a zine?

well...

Historically, zines have been self-published as pamphlets or leaflets as early as the 1700s.

Zines vs. Magazines: What’s the Difference? / Issu Blog

Since the invention of the photocopy machine, zine-making has been one most popular forms of independent publishing, especially in underground communities.

How to Make a Zine / Rookie

The most important aspect of a zine is generally that the publication identifies as one.

A Brief History of Zines / Mental Floss

all that to say:
zines are what you make them, friends

information tucked-up in a neat little parcel, ready to share & distribute

i’ve found zines to be a fun way to feature my artwork, ideas, designs, thoughts, feeeelings, and so on! a wise & playful professor in our art education program demonstrated how a certain level of constraint - like a template - can be just what one needs to get creativity flowing; fussy fussters like me thrive on structure ysee... heh.. PLUS there’s something especially fulfilling about having a little book you made to show-off n hand-out : @ )

or hide around town > : 3

you can make a zine!
from one (1) sheet of printer paper

>> follow these infostructions <<

>> to create your own zine from scratch <<

what's the buzz about zine-making?

L says:

i followed your guide and made a zine! well really i suppose it's a zine skeleton since there's nothing drawn on it except page numbers [...] i'm going to hold on to it for when inspiration strikes [...] your guide was really easy to use

zines by A.B.(ee)
(that's me)

mood diary

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mood diary on itch.io

I spent a week documenting my moods each day with images & text because that's self-care gals

made using alienmelon's Electric Zine Maker

>> follow this guide <<
>> to fold a zine <<

flower opinions

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flower opinions on itch.io

my opinions on some flowers

made using alienmelon's Electric Zine Maker

>> follow this guide <<
>> to fold a zine <<

Quaranzine

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I work at a sign shop. as you can imagine we're filling lots of orders during this 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic about physical distancing, hour changes; yknow, Quarantine Stuff™️. anyways i have access to scrap material that can't get used in orders for one reason or another--too small, printer error, physical damage, etc

your gal loves scraps! Quaranzine collages them into "THeSe-UnCeRtAiN-TImEs" Capsules

>> follow this guide <<
>> to fold a zine <<