DNCE 3576: Dance Criticism

Today we're making quarter size zines. The layout may mess with your head. That's okay; breaking your brain while making a quarter size zine is a rite of passage! This zine is for practice to share or not as you like!

Suggested Themes

• Yelp reviews of TikTok dances
• DIY some niche thing you're good at
• Ode to your favorite or least favorite TV show, celebrity, politician, sports figure, family member (including animals)

Cover

Selfie or brain map

Page 1

• Introduce your zine (pro-tip: you might want to do this at the end, so you know what you're introducing)
• Metadata: contextualize for the reader and history
  • Could be s nom de plume
  • Date
  • Publication location
  • Contact information
• Freedoms and restrictions
  • Do you want to claim copyright?
  • Assign a CC license?
  • Reject copyright?
  • Control digital reproduction?

Page 2

Rant, I statements

Page 3 (left side of centerfold)

Cartoon, sketch, art, doodles (be bold! draw stick figures!), collage

Page 4 (right side of centerfold)

continue from page 3

Page 5

Pencil game: maze, crossword puzzle, word finder, quiz, survey, matching

Page 6

Recipe

Back Cover

Credits, playlist, reviews or recommendations

Another pro-tip: number your pages. This will help when you are assembling your zines.