My final assignment in my visual communication class is ready to hand in! In addition to a process folder the main part of the assignment is a small book called a zine. It can be described as a small hand made publication of texts and images made on the photocopier without the use of a computer. In Australia zines are one of the most vibrant forms of underground creative expression, and it has been really interesting to explore this format.
Cold morning shivering itself awake
empty gimcrack shops of Campbeltown
looking for solace
as the sun humps up over the shop line.
Queer facades beckoning empty streets
The end
Saying goodbye to my teachers Sue Pedley and Paul Harvey. I think that the teaching staff at UTS has been really great! I promised that I might be back one day:)
This is an awesome zine!
ReplyDeleteIf you don't mind me asking, where abouts would you suggest we find any contextual information on this poem or the artist 'John Tomlin' in general?
Hi.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much! I'm sorry to say that it's diffucult to find information about John Tomlin. The best thing I found on Google was this school book:
http://books.google.dk/books?id=JnFyNbQilukC&pg=PA54&lpg=PA54&dq=%22John+Tomlin%22+poems&source=bl&ots=BrvshbAu0W&sig=_0zaEBo3GpCF5HxJqDF7n1Ain_k&hl=da&sa=X&ei=fp-mT6zzII_ltQah8ICJBQ&ved=0CGAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22John%20Tomlin%22%20poems&f=false
It talks about John Tomlin as a contemporay Australian poet that has lived 15 years overseas.
Good luck on your search!
/Birgitte
This is really good! how did you connect the pages of the zine together?/ did you print each page seperate.
ReplyDeletegreat work!
Hi.
ReplyDeleteI must have overlooked your message, but thank you so much!
I used a 'pagination guide' and then folded the zine. I attacted the description I used and I hope you can use it :)
Pagination Guide:
This is a simple device used to help calculate how we arrange the individual pages of the zine ready to photocopy.
The pagination guide is simply made by folding 2, A4 pages in the correct manner, placing one inside the other (making sure to keep both the folds at the top of the booklet). Detailed instructions are written below.
Please Note:
The folding of the pagination guide, differs depending on whether your zine is Landscape or Portrait format.
Both are formed from 2 sheets of A4 paper.
For Portrait Format:
1. Fold 1 sheet in half as shown below.
2. Then fold this in half again.
3. Repeat the same steps with the other A4 sheet
4. Place one folded sheet inside the other so that the folds are at the top
5. Write on each page: F, 1, 2, 3,.............13,14, B (where F and B are Front and Back).
6. Write a line under each number to designate the bottom to avoid number confusion later.
Open the sheets out and you will see a surprising result – you will note that the numerical sequence seems mixed up, some pages are even upside down.
This is the exact arrangement of how you must lay out the zine pages ready for photocopying.
For Landscape Format:
Fold as shown below, and follow the same steps.
Please note: no ‘calendar’ style landscape formats.

Imposition (or ‘Paste-up’)
This is simply the fixing of the individual A6 pages to one of the Pagination
Guides in the correct order and orientation, ready for photocopying.
It is best to masking tape the A6 pages in place on the pagination guide. It is very often necessary to adjust the pages slightly, for correct alignment. Make sure you factor in considerable time here when photocopying, to make these minute adjustments if they are necessary.
Zine Photocopying
Having correctly imposed the individual A6 pages onto the pagination guide, we are now ready for photocopying.
It is probably easier to initially photocopy each side of one of the imposed A4 sheets, and then turn these into a double-sided single page. Repeat this process for the other imposed A4 sheet. Now you should have two A4 double-sided photocopies. (To make further copies, just photocopy these).
Please make sure that the resulting photocopies are oriented in exactly the same way as the original imposed A4 sheets.
Zine Assembly
Carefully unfold one of your pagination guides, and align your photocopies to match. Now fold them according to the guide, placing one inside the other. Then, slit or cut the folds, freeing the individual pages, ready for fastening. You may also need to trim the zine around the edges.
To fasten the zine you can staple, sew, or use any other suitable method.
Allow considerable time for this and the photocopy process, as it often takes adjustments and a few trials to get the alignment right.
Or see the link below:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.instructables.com/id/how-to-make-a-zine/step4/pagination/