#zine-making

Hello. I’m Changwoo Nam, a developer of Pixtore app. 

Why don’t you create your own DIY photo book to share your vacation photos taken. You could say “I don’t know how to make it.” So, we released the video guide for DIY Zine-making to help anyone easily can do it without special equipment. 

Check the ‘Notice’ from the app for more details. 

_日本語 

こんにちは。  私はChangwoo、Pixtoreアプリの開発者です。 

なぜあなたはあなたの休暇の写真を撮影し共有するための独自のDIYフォトブックを作成しないでください。あなたは、「私はそれを作る方法がわからない」と言えるでしょう。だから、私たちはDIYのためにビデオガイドリリースされ簡単に誰もが特別な装置なしでそれを行うことができます助けるためにミニコミを作り。 

詳細については、アプリから「お知らせ」をご確認ください。

_한국어

안녕하세요. 픽스토어 앱 개발자 남반장입니다.

휴가에서 찍은 사진으로 'DIY 포토북'을 직접 만들어 주위 사람들과 감동을 공유해 보는 건 어떨까요? “난 그런 거 만들 줄 모르는데?”라고 말할지도 모르겠네요. 그래서, 우리는 특별한 장비 없이도 누구나 쉽게 따라 만들 수 있도록 ‘DIY 진 만들기’ 동영상 가이드를 공개합니다. 

자세한 내용은 픽스토어 앱의 ‘Notice’를 확인하세요. 

From POCZP founder Daniela:

What if—while processing an idea or enjoying an event—you could fairly quickly & easily make a zine about what you were experiencing on your phone and then share it that same day?

This zine experiment was inspired by real-time news gathering practices and young people. It didn’t work out exactly as I had planned, but it was exciting to explore different possibilities. In part one of this series, I’ll share one of three methods I uncovered: Here is the experimental perzine I made using my mobile device called “Cat Genie Vol. 2: Chola Fruitz“:

[DESCRIPTION: Chola Fruitz is an experimental perzine and a dream-like reflection on group travel, subverting Chola identity tropes, Queer Chicana identity and the evolution of self. Daniela made it in an hour while sitting on her couch, using images she edited within her phone using two mobile apps]

Learn how to make your own zine using just your phone on Daniela's Lair, plus access her thoughts on the pros and cons to mobile device zine-making workflows. 

Excerpt from the full guide:

3) The Lazy Artist Factor: Part of the fun and empowerment of making a zine by hand (and offline) is that you can explore your creativity and develop your design skills. Experimenting with layouts, collages and other techniques as part of a print zine workflow can be a really satisfying experience. You miss out on that experience by just using the provided templates in apps, to a significant degree. If everyone used the same zine-making templates, all zines would start to look the same, which would be a bummer.

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SUPPORT POC ZINE PROJECT

If everyone in our community gave $1, we would more than meet our fundraising goal for 2013. If you have it to spare, we appreciate your support. All funds go to our 2013 tour, the Legacy Series and the poverty zine series.

I happened to see Stolen Sharpie Revolution on the shelf of a used bookstore just a week ago. (Specifically, Westcott Books on St. Laurent here in Montreal, home to the charmingly rubenesque and friendly cat named Elliot.)

It answered many questions I had about answering zines, and then some. Binding, papermaking, photocopying (and costs involved), plus distribution and content considerations. I'm very glad those in the know compiled such information for people like me, who are curious about the maker's end of things and how to be involved in the zine community.

If you haven't been making zines for a while (or any at all), it's an excellent resource.