Zines

Good overview to zine planning/arranging:

Source: Jenna Brager

8-page zine template from the Library of Congress:

"For Quarter Page Zines, the sheet of paper will be cut in half after it is printed (which is why a paper cutter is so handy).  This means that each sheet of paper becomes 2 sheets of paper yielding 2 copies of each spread.  

The least confusing way to lay this out is to lay out your spreads using the same zigzag pattern as the half page zine.  Then duplicate those spreads so there are 2 spreads printing on top of one another per 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper (pictured above)."

Source: Christine Larsen

"You’ll notice the even pages are always on the left, and the odd pages are always on the right.  This is a good way to check and make sure that you’ve laid the zine out correctly."

Source: Christine Larsen

Turning a Physical Zine into a Digital PDF

• Scan using Oxy printers!
• Use the free Adobe Scan app to take pictures of your zine from your phone and turn it into a scanned image

If your multi-page zines are printing upside down:

Double-Sided Printing

• For double-sided printing, you may 'Flip on the long edge' or 'Flip on the short edge.' The pages should always be laid out to flip along the side of the zine. For a half-page zine booklet, that is usually short edge.
  • To change this setting when sending a print to an Oxy printer (on Mac):
  1. Click on the 'Preview' dropdown under the 'Orientation' option.
  2. Click on "Layout.'
  3. Depending on your zine's layout, either choose 'Long-edge binding' or 'Short-edge binding.'