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SOCIBC3946: Global Health, Politics, and Society

How to Make a Zine

42nd Street | How to Make Your Own Zine |

“42nd Street | How to Make Your Own Zine |.” Accessed November 3, 2025. https://www.42ndstreet.org.uk/support-read/how-to-make-your-own-zine/.

Zine Construction

Reminderphotos of hands folding a zine and the folded zines for reproduction

  • Zines can be scanned and/or photocopied to be shared physically and/or digitally.
  • Leave a 1/4" margin around your pages.
  • Make sure that you're making darker marks. Light text and images do not reproduce well.
  • Don't be perfect or do! 😃
  • You do you!

Prompts

  • Create a zine that lays out your research findings in an approachable way.
  • Make a zine about anything you want!

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 * Blackout Poetry

Chill zine making music 🎶