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2018-07-10
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his short guide will tell you how to fold paper to have a 8 page
ine ready for photocopying and distribution. You will need a big
heet of paper and a pair of scissors. No glue or staples needed.
went with a A3 paper sheet, this will result in getting 8 a5 sized
ine pages.
o take the A3 paper:
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old it in half on the short side:
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o it looks like this:
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hen fold it in half on the long side:
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nd again:
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ow fold it all back up, the folding marks are our page guides:
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6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
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back | front | 1 | 2 |
cover | cover | | |
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ow cut the %%% line above with your scissors. The numbers are
our page numbers. Fold on the short side one more time, and make
he inner folding lines face outward. If you look at it from above
t should look like a cross:
A
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V
he 'V' part will be your front cover on the left side and your
irst page on the right. So now you fold the cross clockwise starting
rom the left '=':
->
A -+
=v
V<+
ow you should have pages in the numbered order above. Use this as
our master copy and draw, glue and write in your content. After
ou are satisfied you can fold it right up and put the sheet onto
photocopier to make your distribution copies.
o go forth and make zines!
f you like to have more tipps on how to structure your zine, have
look at the zine tips[0] on this server! Also have a look at the
ine wiki[1]!
__References________________________________________________________
0]: gopher://vernunftzentrum.de/0/ckeen/zinetips.txt
1]: http://www.zinewiki.com/Main_Page
