Ed

Oh BTW!
Hi Chris, I thought of something else. I always print “$2 or trade” on the cover of my quarter page zines. That lets anyone looking at the zine know that I am open for trades. My fancier art zines, which are always very limited runs, I do not.
Oh and thanks Kari for all the good advice about zine events. Very empathetic and well thought out.

Hello,
I not sure if this is the right place to post this… but I planning on getting a table at Long Beach Zine Fest. Sept 15, 2018 at Art Expo Center.
Would anyone like to share a table?

Hi Chris, Sadly I cannot help. I am in the same boat as you. I always feel like the old dude at a zine fest, and I am hard pressed to interact with anyone even with they make eye contact with me.

Of course zines are an extension of your personality in paper form. There is no set standard that applies, nor should there be. I am likely more dogmatic that your average zinester and I like to let the “form follows function” philosophy guide my design decisions. To that end, I always let the content dictate the layout. I feel it’s a good pract…[Read more]