Zines: A Tool for Self-Expression

This was my first real zine (aside from our warm-up zine class activity), and I can see why people love them. Zines allows for self-expression and FUN. As someone who rarely partakes in arts and crafts, I decided to go the digital route and made my zine in Canva. I wanted to focus on creating something that was fun to look at while also guiding the reader to want to learn more. I also wanted the message of the zine to end on an optimistic note regarding the future of design.

If I were to do this project again, I would challenge myself to create a zine by hand. At the start of this project, I was envisioning creating something that looked like a Dr. Bronner’s bottle of soap (if you know, you know), and I sort of wish I had followed through with that vision. Given the time constraints, creating something by hand would have allowed me to focus on the message I wanted to convey rather than less important things like fonts, photos, and how to print the dang thing. All in all, though, this was a super interesting experience and I’m glad to know more about the zine world. ‘Til we meet again, zines!