Making Zines @ UConn Library
Located in the UConn Library Maker Studio, zine maker kits are currently available for all your zine-making needs! Each maker kit contains the tools to get you started, and includes scissors, glue sticks, stickers, craft paper, labels, stamps, markers, washi tape, and more. There's also a manual typewriter to get that old-school zine design. Come to the Maker Studio to start making your own zines!
Resources on making zines
- Wicked Meta #2: a zine about zinesOnline readable version of our zine about the history of zines, and instructions on how to made a zine of various sizes, and zines in scholarship.
- How to make a zine by nicki sabalu (video)There might be an infinite number of ways to make a zine. This video shows how to make one handy and common type: a half-size, staple-bound booklet.
- How to Make This Very Zine by Anne Elizabeth MoorePrint to learn how to make an 8-page zine out of a sheet of paper.
- Introduction to ZinesDetailed information for making zines by The Public Studio in Toronto, Canada.
- MetaZine: The History and a How-To of Zines, by Davida Gypsy BreierPresentation by Gypsy Breier that provides a good history of zines along with practical tips for making zines.
Printing from on campus
Zines can be printed from digital files at any Wepa print station.
D-I-Y Zine Basics Workshop
- Virtual Zine Workshop with Rhonda & GrahamThis recorded video was hosted by the William Benton Museum of Art curator Amanda Douberley, and features metadata librarian Rhonda Kauffman and archivist Graham Stinnett as they discuss zines and zine making at the UConn Library. This virtual workshop was recorded on September 29, 2022 and was hosted in conjunction with exhibitions at the Benton and the UConn Archives featuring punk rock collections.
