Zine Making with SGA

Photos from How to Make a Zine: A Kid-Friendly DIY Guide by Celia C. Pérez

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.

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
• If you use Canva, try to avoid their graphics and patterns
• You do you