Make a Zine: When Words and Graphics Collide (Zines) - Softcover

Biel, Joe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1934620068 ISBN 13: 9781934620069

Publisher: Microcosm Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

Ask anyone who works for a magazine—it's a job. Ask anyone who works on their zine—it's a passion. This book is destined to be the starting point of self-publishing. You will find the answers to virtually any question you have regarding how to make zines. Includes an introduction to layout, typography, stats, and design as well as an extensive directory of stores. Fun to read even if you don't want to publish!

About this title

About the Author:

Joe Biel is a writer, designer, filmmaker, teacher, activist, and founder of Microcosm Publishing, Cantankerous Titles, and co-founder of the Portland Zine Symposium. He tours with his films on the Dinner and Bikes program and has been featured in Time Magazine, Publisher’s Weekly, Utne Reader, Portland Mercury, Oregonian, Broken Pencil, Readymade, Punk Planet, Profane Existence, and Maximum Rocknroll.

Review:

"[Make a Zine] adds variety to the book and helps it to become an example of the collaborative, community-minded orientation of zine publishing that Biel has tried to create. Biel and Brent’s text is actually a book of many voices, and its most interesting aspect, to me, is when its discussion how zine-making also often means participating in a community of zine producers."  —Ian Reddy, Contratexts

"...if you are a big scaredy-cat perfectionist like me, or you wanna get really serious about things like mailing list organization and what to send to a distro so that they pay attention to you, I strongly suggest you pick up a copy of Make a Zine! by Bill Brent and Joe Biel. In exhaustive detail, this little puppy is the handbook for everything from Layout and Type to Going on Tour. [...] Get it now!"  —Dagger Zine

"I highly enjoyed this book and will use it as a bible even if I am not doing a zine today. This is a testament to something that is so special about DIY culture and something that is unfortunately disentegrating with rising costs and easy internet access. Keep zines alive! Read this book and start your own!"  —Profane Existance

"Make a Zine! could be seen as a historical record, documenting every aspect of zine-making. In the current explosion of interest in zines, if anyone needs some wise and friendly advice to help them create their first zine, this is the perfect guide." —Erica Smith, Peace News

About this edition

• Publisher: Microcosm Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1934620068
• ISBN 13: 9781934620069
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 168