DIY Photo Zine | Cover Design Process and Tips

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Designing covers is my biggest sticking point when it comes to making photo zines. With a lot of time and practice though, I've worked out one simple rule to guide my design efforts as a hapless non-designer: Have reasons for your choices.

In today's vid I go through the process of making 1 design that works for 12 different zine covers. In my case that lead to getting out the old screen printing table and printing the title on paper ribbons. I also show the little extras I include with each zine to make it feel like something special.

Don't let design despair slow you down. Keep it simple and you'll find a way to DIY the cover of you next photo book or zine. Promise.

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My gear for this vid:

Nikon Z8
Nikkor 35mm 1.8S
Nikkor 50mm 1.8S
Printer - Canon ImagePROGRAF PRO- 500 (Might be 1000 where you are)
RODE Lavalier Go
Zoom H6
Good old Manfrotto Tripod
Homemade Screen Printing Table (Patent Not Pending)
Staedtler 2B Pencil


For the paper nerds, the prints were made on:
Durix Luster (It's sold locally, but I think made in Germany)


(After sifting through hours of sonic despair) I get (pretty much) all my music from Artlist:

Control S - Deep in Thought
Control S - Late Bloomer
Control S - Let's End This Conversation Now
Control S - Waterworld

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