I just made my first zine, here's what I learned

What does it take to make a zine? Four dedicated technicians (and one or two moody ones), a few too many discussions about bleed and binding, and three (or four) reprints. That’s what it took me to get a final draft of my zine.

Once I’d overcome all those stumbling blocks (and learned all there is to learn about different types of printing), I knew I’d made both a piece of art and a product that I hoped would be able to compete with some of the best indie magazines out there. More importantly, I knew the stumbling blocks had left me equipped with lessons that would speed up the process next time.

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Mabel is a writer and multi-disciplinary artist. She is a regular freelance contributor to Creative Bloq and has also written for T3, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, and other Future publications. She's currently working on obtaining her degree in illustration and visual media from UAL, as well as running her independent publishing house Mabel Media, which has just launched its debut fine print publication, ‘One day I could be living again’, stocked in Magalleria, MagCulture and the London Review of Books bookshop. When she's not writing or making art in the physical form, she's making films for Mabel Media, rollerskating or travelling.