{"id":2355,"date":"2010-09-13T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2010-09-13T08:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/?p=2355"},"modified":"2010-09-12T23:12:20","modified_gmt":"2010-09-12T22:12:20","slug":"single-sheet-zine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookleteer.net\/blog\/2010\/09\/single-sheet-zine\/","title":{"rendered":"single sheet zine"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been focusing on zines with unconventional formats recently, so I thought I would go the reverse way, and share a simple, traditional method of making a mini-zine from a single sheet of paper, with no glue or binding methods needed, just like Bookleteer. I’ve used A4 in this example, which makes a tiny 8 page booklet, perfect for short comics; each page is around the same size as a traditional comic book panel. You can make a 16 page book if you use both sides, but the reader needs to unfold and reverse the paper to read it all.<\/p>\n

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Start by folding the sheet of paper in half lengthways, then unfold and fold in half the short way, so the creases are along the dotted lines as shown above.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Then fold the edges in towards the center crease, and unfold. There will now be eight panels on the sheet, each one a page.<\/p>\n

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The bottom left panel will be your back cover, the next along your front cover. The layout of pages one through six are outlined above. Create your work on this template, then photocopy, or scan and print copies, and fold each sheet in the exact same way as the template.<\/p>\n

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To assemble, cut a slit lengthways along the middle, spanning two panels, as shown. You can use a scalpel, or simply fold the paper in half and cut the length of of one panel with scissors.<\/p>\n

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Fold the sheet lengthways so the bottom panels are in front, and bring the edges in so it takes the shape of a book.<\/p>\n

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Ta-dah! Now share.<\/p>\n

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