2018-07-10
___H_o_w__t_o__f_o_l_d__a__z_i_n_e___________________________________

This short guide will tell you how to fold paper to have a 8 page
zine ready for photocopying and distribution. You will need a big
sheet of paper and a pair of scissors. No glue or staples needed.

I went with a A3 paper sheet, this will result in getting 8 a5 sized
zine pages.

So take the A3 paper:

+---------------------------------+
|                                 |
|                                 |
|                                 |
|                                 |
|                                 |
|                                 |
|                                 |
+---------------------------------+

fold it in half on the short side:

+---------------------------------+
|                |                |
|                |                |
|                v                |
|=================================|
|                                 |
|                                 |
|                                 |
+---------------------------------+

so it looks like this:

|=================================|
|                                 |
|                                 |
|                                 |
+---------------------------------+

Then fold it in half on the long side:

|=================================|
|               |                 |
|      -->      |                 |
|               |                 |
+---------------------------------+

And again:

|===============+
|  -->  |       |
|       |       |
+---------------+


Now fold it all back up, the folding marks are our page guides:

+--------+--------+--------+--------+
|        |        |        |        |
|   6    |   5    |    4   |    3   |
|        |        |        |        |
+--------+%%%%%%%%+%%%%%%%%+--------+
|        |        |        |        |
|  back  | front  |   1    |   2    |
| cover  | cover  |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+


Now cut the %%% line above with your scissors.  The numbers are
your page numbers. Fold on the short side one more time, and make
the inner folding lines face outward. If you look at it from above
it should look like a cross:

 A
= = 
 V
 
The 'V' part will be your front cover on the left side and your
first page on the right. So now you fold the cross clockwise starting
from the left '=':

+->
| A -+
=   =v
  V<+

Now you should have pages in the numbered order above. Use this as
your master copy and draw, glue and write in your content. After
you are satisfied you can fold it right up and put the sheet onto
a photocopier to make your distribution copies.

No go forth and make zines!

If you like to have more tipps on how to structure your zine, have
a look at the zine tips[0] on this server! Also have a look at the
zine wiki[1]!

___References________________________________________________________

[0]: gopher://vernunftzentrum.de/0/ckeen/zinetips.txt
[1]: http://www.zinewiki.com/Main_Page