how to make a zine from nicki sabalu on Vimeo.

Cut & Paste from Melissa Campbell on Vimeo.

MS Word Templates

Zine and Booklet Templates for Word

Contains downloadable templates for Microsoft Word with page numbers laid out so you know exactly what to put on each page (and in the order you wish to present it in). You will still need to plan out your content and the order you wish it to appear in (if you care about order).

Printing Zines

These Instructions work for the most Common Type Zine (Half size, staple bound booklet).

• Save your online Zine as a PDF
• Open PDF file. Click File and Print
• Select Print on both sides of paper. Flip on short edge
• Select Landscape orientation
• Print, fold in half and staple on the spine

More Print Zine Guides

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Zine_Making/Print_version

http://zinewiki.com/

http://www.zinebook.com/roll.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zine

Digital Zine-making Tools

Common Wordprocessing, image-making, and publication tools can be used for making digital zines. Some tools that you will find on SPSCC computers include tools from Mircorsoft - Word, PowerPoint, Publisher and tools from Adobe - Photoshop and Illustrator.

There are also helpful web-based tools you could use.

MS Word for Zines

You can create a zine using the “booklet” template in Microsoft Word, in multiples of 4.

Design Tools

Canva Free - Free design editor.  No design experience required. 

Electric Zine Maker - Downloadable zine maker, "printshop and art tool". New website has more information and help 

Make an Online Flipbook

Flipsnack Zine Maker - Free flipbook maker (if under 15 pages). Simplest design tool where you can quickly drag and drop text boxes, shapes and images on pages. Get started for free.

Issuu - Convert a PDF to an interactive flipbook