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EDUC 3030: Critical Pedagogies: Pedagogy of Hope

Jenna Freedman made this guide for Natalia Ortiz's Critical Pedagogies class.

Make a Zine: 15 minutes

photo of brown hands folding a zineOne-Page Zine

How to (this will be hard for some of you, and that's okay)

Prompt

Critical hope

Zine Elements: 5 minutes

photo of a tuxeduo cat on zine pages ready for layout or collationCovers

color * construction paper * relief print * acetate

Binding

staples * sewing * stab * pamphlet * paper types* materials

Graphics

illustrations * fair use/copyright * photographs * typography/handwriting * backgrounds

Elements

Essay * Poem * Review * Drawing * Collage * Personality Quiz * Crossword Puzzle * Playlist * Top Ten List * Likes/Dislikes * How To * Comic * Rant * Blank Space * Art * Handwriting * Typewriting * Design Software * Stick Figures

Metadata: author, title, publication location, publication date, freedoms and restrictions

Genre

personal * political * art * literary * split * compilation * minicomics * DIY

Pro Tips

  • Leave a 1/4" margin around your pages
  • Remember your zine will be copied or scanned, so light text and images may not reproduce well
  • Don't be perfect
  • You do you