MAKING ZINES
DIFFERENT ZINE FORMATS
A mini-zine is made out of a single 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper. This size is perfect for handing out at shows, protests, and meetings.
How to make a mini-zine in English and Spanish.
A quarter-size zine is made by cutting an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper in half. You then use those halves, fold them, and make a zine.
A digest-size zine is the most popular format. You simply take an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper and fold it in half.
When putting together your zine, remember the photocopier will impose a 1/2" margin. Make sure that none of your content will be cut off in the 1/2" margin. Here is a template Dawn created that will help with this. Simply print it out, cut out the templates and start creating! Create on one side of the template only and when finished, tape this page down to a blank sheet of paper.
ZINE TEMPLATES
If you prefer creating your zine in Google Slides:
If you prefer creating your zine in Canva:
Canva is a free graphic design platform, used to create social media graphics, presentations, posters, documents and other visual content.
If you prefer to create your zine in Word:
CREATING A ZINE TUTORIAL
This five-minute time-lapse video made for a Columbia undergraduate thesis on Cherokee Nation sovereignty shows a student making a zine from start to finish.
