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Omoshiro Japan #1 by Oke is a beautiful zine about traditional Japanese candies. The use of a soft seigaiha (say-guy-hah) pattern across the background provides a traditional Japanese motif that anchors the pages without distracting from the content. The colour palette is muted and creamy, mirroring the sugary, nostalgic themes of the candies themselves. The…
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Terry Godier’s Essays have been a highlight of web layout design in 2026. If you follow anyone who cares about well-constructed arguments about how we spend our time online, you’ve been recommended one of these. If you haven’t, buddy, you need to read better bloggers. Phantom Obligation is an essay about RSS Readers and the…
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I found Men’s Club just slightly too late. Their last print issue is from November 2024, their 70th anniversary. Back issues of it have been added to my shopping list next time I’m in Japan. For more information about Men’s Club, visit The Bandanda.jp and read their 13th issue for an excellent summary. (https://www.thebandana.jp/p/issue-13 )…
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With InDesign, you can place so many types of files, but you can also import other InDesign files. This enables a really easy way to layout folded zines. In one file, there must be eight small single pages. In the other is a spread with all eight pages linked and arranged for folding. Design and…
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Reasons by Tayisiya is a firecracker visual zine, put together with glue and scissors and love; the way it oughta be. I love the tension between industrial and soft; grey and pink. That sawtooth edge is actually soft to the touch. Minimalism meets ransom-note chic. By splitting the magnifying glass across the fold, the layout…
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Brutus Mapzine is a subscription website that shows every recommendation from Brutus Magazine on a giant map. It’s a brilliant idea, and extremely helpful when planning a trip to Japan. I wish more magazines would lean into maps. Charge for it, as Brutus has done here. This business model would have totally saved NOW Magazine!…
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InDesign allows users to import various file types, including other InDesign files, facilitating the creation of folded zines. By designing in a Single Pages file and updating links in a Spread file, you can easily export a PDF for printing. Tutorials are available online, and a free template is offered on itch.
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Nothing says “December 1999” like this Alex Ross cover for Wizard #100. This “Year-End Spectacular” featured a massive gatefold mural with Ross’s style, capturing a tension in the comic world as it stood on the brink. Remember the Superhero Showdown? In this 64-hero bracket, fans voted for their favourite superheroes and they printed the results…
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You Should Have a Website is a helpful zine by Litda, filled with recommendations on how to start a small indie site. Handwritten and hand drawn, this zine is warm and inviting. Their handwriting is clean enough for URLs, unlike mine (I could never do this). If you take any advice from this zine, I…
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Download this calendar by going to the Kyoto Aquarium’s website. Guys, it’s time. The Kyoto Aquarium has released their 2026 Penguin Relationship Chart. You can download this and frame it in your house. Maybe you should. First of all, if you’re a graphic designer and someone asks you to type the current year, bring this…
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