Canva
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CanvaUse Canva’s drag-and-drop feature and professional layouts to design consistently stunning graphics.
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Link to blank zine template in CanvaPages are numbered the way they will appear when printed
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Printable pdf of blank zine templatePages are numbered in the order in which they appear.
Planning content for your zine
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Developing content for zinesDon't know where to start? Complete this worksheet to develop content for your zine
Zine Making : Online Resources
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An Introduction to: Zines by The PublicA great PDF resource for zine making!
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How to Make a Zine: The Creative IndependentA wonderful resource made by Rona Akbari and Somnath Bhatt to help you along your zine making journey!
Printing Directions
These Instructions work for the most Common Type Zine (Half size, staple bound booklet).
1. Create zine in Canva
2. After you're done creating it, put your pages in this order while still in Canva: Back Cover, Front Cover, Page 1, Page 10, Page 9, Page 2, Page 3, Page 8, Page 7, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6
3. Click share→download→file type→pdf print
4. Open PDF
5. Click on print symbol 🖨️
6. Pages per sheet→2
7. Check print on both sides AND select flip on short edge
8. Print, fold in half, and staple
If you can only use wireless print (the print link):
1. Follow steps 1-3 above then open PDF (it should automatically open in your browser)
2. Click on the print symbol 🖨️
3. Go to more settings then Pages per sheet→2
4. Save pdf (open it with a PDF viewer to make sure it saved 2 pages/sheet)
5. Open wireless print and select the pdf
6. Select to print all the pages (1-6)
7. Duplex should be set on double sided (short)
8. Orientation should be set on landscape
9. Print, fold in half, and staple!
