Zines

I describe zines as handcrafted creative pamphlets varying topics from personal to controversial. The hands-on creative freedom of the medium intrigued me, and I eventually made my own in 2020, delving deeper and deeper into the zine community ever since.

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For my zine-making process, once I finish a story, I write the words on a blank piece of paper, leaving space for illustrations. Then I clean up messes on the computer, print out the pages, and hand-bind them together with hemp twine or thread. This hands-on method gives me a better grasp of what the project will look like in the end, and gave me a newfound understanding of page layout and bookbinding.

 

Zines help fuel my creativity by giving me complete creative control over every single detail of the project. From the type of paper to designing a decorative font that helps strengthens the story, I look forward to bringing more of my imagination to reality.