The electronic zine assignment is a zine created in Word. Unlike traditional zines, this assignment requires in-text citations for images and text, and bibliographic references, in order to meet academic requirements.
Your zine should be about any event, movement, or idea after the year 2000. Here is a link to a giant list of topics for you to explore. The task is to combine images (online or yours) and text (typed in Word). The completed zine will be uploaded in Classes.You can save it as a PDF before you upload. PDFs are good because anyone can download and print for free with Adobe Reader.
A Word template for this zine can be found in the box below. It has the correct page numbers. Just make sure you have Word set up in Landscape orientation with TWO columns. The biggest challenge with this assignment is keeping the page numbers in the correct order. When you start adding, moving, or removing text and images, the page numbers (which are part of columns) will move. You need to move them back into place. My tip is to check the page numbers every time you add, move, or remove something! Formatting the pages will be demonstrated in class.
If you feel restricted by this format, you can deviate from it. However, the the final result must be a file that can be downloaded, printed, and folded into a booklet. While made in a digital environment, the zine should NOT be designed for digital reading.
As with the section on paper zines, Here's a link to an article about the basic principles of composition in art and design. It's good! Even if you just skim it and look at the images. The article is part of a larger series Learning to Look, about visual literacy.
