A born-digital zine is usually made online and designed to be read online. Typically, if you try to print such a zine, you won't end up with a print booklet. You may end up with a packet of pages, or a booklet with the wrong page numbers. Here is an example of a born-digital zine that CANNOT be printed as a booklet.
Because the history of zine making is so powerful and the allure of paper remains strong, many people want to create a digital zine to be read online AND they want to be able to print out copies (booklets) of their digital zines to exchange at zine fairs, to sell on Etsy, or to give to classmates, friends, and family.
It's fair to say that in the 21st Century, zines will reach the biggest audience if they are both print and digital. Each has its own audience with digital, of course, having the bigger audience, at least in theory.
IMPORTANT: For this class, you shouldn't make a digital zine unless you make one that can be downloaded, printed, and folded into a booklet. The box below has an example of such a zine, "Zine About Pamphlets."
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.
