Guides

Practical walkthroughs for designing, printing, and folding zines. Most are short and home-printer friendly.

• Choosing paper for zines

  Paper weight (gsm), finish, and color choices for home printing - what works, what to avoid.

• Choosing a printer for zines

  Ink tanks vs cartridges, inkjet vs laser, dye vs pigment, and the spec sheet details that actually matter.

• Useful tools for making zines

  Folding bone, the right stapler, ruler, cutter - the few inexpensive tools that visibly improve the finished zine.

• How to make a half-fold zine from a PDF

  Step-by-step from PDF upload through to the stapled booklet, with notes on what to set in the studio.

• Printer settings for duplex zines

  Double-sided printing tips, troubleshooting upside-down back pages, and manual duplex when your printer can't do it automatically.