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--- zines:templates [2025/07/23 02:53] – [8 page mini-zine] scumsuck
+++ zines:templates [2025/07/25 04:22] (current) – [16 page mini-zine] scumsuck
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   * [[https://www.canva.com/|Canva]]: browser-based.  Will push ads and genAI shit on you.
   * [[https://www.photopea.com/|Photopea]]: browser.
+  * [[https://inkscape.org/|Inkscape]]: download, Adobe Illustrator vector alternative.
   * [[https://www.getpaint.net/|Paint.net]]: download
   * [[https://krita.org/en/|Krita]]: download
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   - Arrange your pages on the template according to the page numbers. Stay within the guidelines so nothing gets cut off.
   - Disable the template layer with numbers before printing.  You can keep the tiny corner page numbers if you'd like.
-  - Print front page.
+  - Print front page.  I print with a border (NO checkmark on "borderless" printing) because it's faster and uses less ink.  You can print borderless if you'd like.
   - Flip the paper.
   - Print back page.
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 ===== 8 page mini-zine =====
-Produces two 8-page mini zines, on a single sheet of of 8.5x11 paper, with double-sided printing.  Same instructions as the 16 page zine.
+Produces two 8-page mini zines, on a single sheet of of 8.5x11 paper, with double-sided printing.  This template makes one more zine compared to [[https://cnsu.libguides.com/zines/template|the most popular 8 page zine template]].
+Follow the same instructions as the 16 page zine.
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