Today we will learn how to make a super easy heart-shaped zine! So stick around, get inspired, and make zines~ Note: Instead of stapling the pages, try gluing them for a cleaner look. Also for a better looking cover, try using cardstock paper. I hope you have fun making these. Now go zine! By Solansh … Continue reading How to: Make a Heart-Shaped Zine
Meet this Zinester: Mia Maxwell
In today’s installment of ‘Meet this Zinester’ we meet the amazing artist/zinester, Mia Maxwell. She’s a talented 20-year-old gal from South London. Who is Mia Maxwell? I am an artist living in London, studying fashion styling and am the founder of FEM ZINE. I am a freelance creative director, fashion stylist and casting director, and … Continue reading Meet this Zinester: Mia Maxwell
How to Make A Zine
As a new zinester, I have been trying different methods of creating zines. Last week we learned how to make a mini zine. This week I will show you my process making a zine using a different method. The first step is choosing 3 pieces of 8.5 x 11 paper. You can choose any color … Continue reading How to Make A Zine
Meet this Zinester: Wizard Skull
In this weeks installment of ‘Meet this Zinester,’ we get to meet 40-year-old Wizard Skull, an artist from Brooklyn, NY. His career began when he picked up and immersed himself in the world of skateboarding. In this world, he designed t-shirts, skateboard graphics, and appeared in various local skateboard shops videos. He eventually went on … Continue reading Meet this Zinester: Wizard Skull
How to: Make an 8 Page Mini-Zine (My Zine-Making Process)
Making a zine is an amazing way to express yourself. What’s more amazing about the process, is that it is something that you are making yourself— with your own hands. There is no wrong way of making a zine. In fact, there are many different ways in which you can create one. In this one … Continue reading How to: Make an 8 Page Mini-Zine (My Zine-Making Process)
Meet this Zinester: Steve Blank
For this weeks installment of ‘Meet this Zinester,’ we get to meet the awesome musician/music enthusiast/music Zinester, Steve Blank. He is a 36-year-old lad from Stockton-on-Tees (England), who created Point Blank Teesside. When did you first learn about zines and what was your reaction to them? My first contact with fanzines was when I got … Continue reading Meet this Zinester: Steve Blank
5 Pieces of Advice For New Zinesters
1) The first tip that I believe is extremely important is to READ AS MANY ZINES AS POSSIBLE. Zines come in different shapes and sizes— they can be small, medium, or large. They can be one page or 500 pages. Therefore, reading as many zines as possible can help you decide the shape and size … Continue reading 5 Pieces of Advice For New Zinesters
Meet this Zinester: Jamie Nyx
In this first installment of ‘Meet this Zinester,’ we get nice and comfortable with Jamie Nyx— a 31 year old zinester from the United States, based in Australia— as we get to know her. Why did you end up moving to Australia? How I ended up in Australia is a long, sad story with a … Continue reading Meet this Zinester: Jamie Nyx
‘Mentors’ SVA Exhibit
The Mentors exhibit is an exhibition which occurs every year at the SVA Chelsea Gallery. It consists of works by selected students in the BFA photography and Video Department at the School of Visual Arts. The selected students create works inspired by their working relationships with outstanding members of the New York City arts community. The … Continue reading ‘Mentors’ SVA Exhibit
Zines in Classrooms: Good or Bad?
According to the YouTube video, “What Is A Zine?” by Nua Zines Submissions, “a zine is a small printed publication often made with fewer than about 500 copies of each issue.” Zines have been around for a very long time. They can be traced back to the 1930’s, when people wrote short sci-fi … Continue reading Zines in Classrooms: Good or Bad?