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Zines and Deans

This is a zine-making workshop for Barnard commuter students, held in Fall 2023 under the auspices of (non)Residential Life & Housing and the Barnard Zine Library

Zine Elements

Notebook page with animal and star stickers, washi tape and postal themed graphics surrounding this handwritten text: S17231. Zine making is grounded in anarchopunk, DIY, mutual aid culture 2. Try not to emulate or get caught up in mainstream publishing standards 3. Zines are more like a diary entry than an Instagram post 4. Fuck capitalism 5. Be vulnerable and make a mess What are your five rules or recs?

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

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
  • You do you