Zine Exchange VII - January to April 2024

Marino said:
I’ve uploaded my pictures on Mixam and used their online tool to design the Zine. Finished it yesterday and looked good. But when I save and upload the file it rearranges the pages. Not sure why that’s happening but looks like that’s not an option anymore.
Is there any free editors for making a zine?
I’ve got Adobe CS6 by the way, haven’t figured out a way to use it for making a zine. Using CS6 the way I know would probably be a tedious task
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I've used Open Office to produce PDFs for simple layouts.
 
FWIW I did download and install an open source publisher for the last zine swap, but found it too unfamiliar and ended up using word before exporting to pdf. If you're hand wit libre office then that will work well too.
 
I'm going to second or third Affinity Publisher. Although my zines are pretty limited to words and text with the fanciest bit being the cover.

Although, I think for this sort of thing, it's far more important to complete something than it is to make it perfect. I'm a terrible over-thinker and can get caught up in process so much it ends up defeating me. The above suggestions for things like Word and Libre Office are great ideas. If you find it addictive, then investing in something that allows a bit more control can be helpful.
 
Thx very much for the suggestions.
My pictures are all B&w so I might start with Word. Affinity has a trial version but I’ll see what is the easiest to use and go by that. By the way it will be my first zine so nothing complicated.
I’m definitely in for the zine exchange by the way because I’ve gathered all the pictures.
 
Still a couple of weeks left before commitment date. As a reminder to those who haven't done it before, once you've committed (w/c Mon 29th April) and we know how many are participating (and thus how many zines to get printed) you'll have until the end of June to get it designed, printed and posted out to the participants. I don't know about anyone else but I've been struggling due to the fact that no rain/wind is a requirement for my idea and I've managed a total of 3 days shooting! It's been wet up here!
 
Harlequin565 said:
Still a couple of weeks left before commitment date. As a reminder to those who haven't done it before, once you've committed (w/c Mon 29th April) and we know how many are participating (and thus how many zines to get printed) you'll have until the end of June to get it designed, printed and posted out to the participants. I don't know about anyone else but I've been struggling due to the fact that no rain/wind is a requirement for my idea and I've managed a total of 3 days shooting! It's been wet up here!
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Marino said:
But when I save and upload the file it rearranges the pages. Not sure why that’s happening but looks like that’s not an option anymore.
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That's a pain. I was thinking of trying the tool instead of Affinity Publisher.
 
Harlequin565 said:
Still a couple of weeks left before commitment date. As a reminder to those who haven't done it before, once you've committed (w/c Mon 29th April) and we know how many are participating (and thus how many zines to get printed) you'll have until the end of June to get it designed, printed and posted out to the participants. I don't know about anyone else but I've been struggling due to the fact that no rain/wind is a requirement for my idea and I've managed a total of 3 days shooting! It's been wet up here!
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I was struggling as my image-taking progress was slow but then I went out last week and got it sorted in two hours (different subject entirely). Design now well underway. You're right, whilst your not over thinking it think laterally.
 
I would like to participate in this round if I may, having exchanged zines with Mr Perceptive previously, and have one ready to go
 
John Barry said:
I would like to participate in this round if I may, having exchanged zines with Mr Perceptive previously, and have one ready to go
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Harlequin565 said:
Q: Can anyone take part?
A: The exchange is open to contributing members here at TP. If you found out about this from somewhere else, you're welcome to join in, but it would be good if you could contribute to other areas of the forum and help keep Talk Photography alive..
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Hi John, welcome to TP. As per the FAQ, you're welcome to join in, but it would be good if you could perhaps contribute to other areas of the forum too.
 
Hi all,
New here and just found this post! I'm keen to exchange zines. I have most of the photos I need for the project but will need to design and print. I think I can make it in time :)
Hope that's ok.
Thanks
 
Righto folks. Next steps time because I will probably forget on Monday and I'm remembering now (as my zines arrived today!)

I'm looking for commitment now, which means you commit to making your zine and getting it posted out to all participants by the end of June. Looking at the list below, 13-15 is going to be the max number of zines you'll need to post unless we get a sudden influx. Mixam have turned around my zine in a bit over a week so that should be plenty of time.

If you can commit to take part in this year's zine exchange, please can you send me a PM with:
Your real name, your forum name, and your address (for posting). Reason I ask is whilst it might be obvious to me, it makes it easier to cut and paste into the PM I'll send everyone.

Tagging those who have expressed an interest...
@gjhill
@ancient_mariner
@Mr Perceptive
@FishyFish
@flook999
@Cloudforest
@Ed Sutton
@Penlens
@Paul Morgan
@Marino
@John Barry
@Motaz

Also tagging @MrDrizz and @lindsay because you posted in the thread which makes you guilty by association :)

Closing date for commitment will be Sunday 5th May. On Monday 6th, I'll drop a PM out to all participants with the names and addresses you will need to post to.
Cheers all, hope you're having a nice weekend.
 
Harlequin565 said:
Righto folks. Next steps time because I will probably forget on Monday and I'm remembering now (as my zines arrived today!)

I'm looking for commitment now, which means you commit to making your zine and getting it posted out to all participants by the end of June. Looking at the list below, 13-15 is going to be the max number of zines you'll need to post unless we get a sudden influx. Mixam have turned around my zine in a bit over a week so that should be plenty of time.

If you can commit to take part in this year's zine exchange, please can you send me a PM with:
Your real name, your forum name, and your address (for posting). Reason I ask is whilst it might be obvious to me, it makes it easier to cut and paste into the PM I'll send everyone.

Tagging those who have expressed an interest...
@gjhill
@ancient_mariner
@Mr Perceptive
@FishyFish
@flook999
@Cloudforest
@Ed Sutton
@Penlens
@Paul Morgan
@Marino
@John Barry
@Motaz

Also tagging @MrDrizz and @lindsay because you posted in the thread which makes you guilty by association :)

Closing date for commitment will be Sunday 5th May. On Monday 6th, I'll drop a PM out to all participants with the names and addresses you will need to post to.
Cheers all, hope you're having a nice weekend.
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I'm out. It just didn't happen. Sorry.
 
Yes, I'm in. PM sent.
 
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