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Our work · Zines and magazines

Zines and Magazines We've Printed, Issue by Issue

Perzines, skate zines, football fanzines, poetry magazines and photo zines all live on this page, along with an A3 magazine that pulls apart into posters. Every issue started with someone who had something to say.

A5 is the size we print most for zines, and uncoated paper wins by a distance, giving pages a tactile, handmade feel that suits the format. Stapled issues sit next to perfect bound ones, so you can compare the two.

Zine printing and pricesA5 zine prices for 100 copies, stapled or perfect bound

Back issues from the portfolio

Showing 1 to 24 of 64, newest first

SizeAnyA5 (34)Custom Size (21)A4 (5)210x210mm (2)240x170mm (2)A6 (1)
PaperAnyUncoated (125)Silk (64)Gloss (27)Uncoated 100% Recycled (15)Evolution Uncoated (11)Colorplan (3)GF Smith (3)Antalis (2)
AutoScoop car magazine cover, its gold serif masthead set above a yellow concept car on a motor show stand.

Car magazine printing for AutoScoop, Lewis Mitchell’s A4 motor show bookazine

A4 · SilkFive fanned copies of the illustrated A4 cover of Confessions of an Ex-Zine Editor Issue 3, band, black cat and topic tags.

A4 zine printing: Confessions of an Ex-Zine Editor, Issue 3, a stapled perzine behind an illustrated cover

A4 · SilkHand holding the A5 Goreng photo zine, its cover a red cafe table with a cutlery pot, sauce jar and soy bottle.

Photo zine printing: Goreng by Paul Napo, an A5 stapled zine of cafe tables and noodle stalls

A5 · SilkOpen A5 skate zine showing a hand drawn skatepark spread with a green statue, a red dragon and skaters in pink helmets.

Skate Zine Printing: Lords of Bute Town II by Reid Allen, a Perfect Bound A5 Photo Zine for 103 Books

A5 · SilkA5 motorcycle photography zine cover with a pink border, 70s-style Hot Chops masthead and two choppers on a mountain road.

Chopper zine Hot Chops Volume 2, printed on silk so the chrome still gleams

A5 · SilkSquare photography zine 30 Days Vol. 1 by Ian Worth, with a dark rippled-sand cover and small white title type.

Photography zine 30 Days Vol. 1 by Ian Worth: Welsh coast and aurora, litho on silk

210x210mm · SilkSquare photo zine cover with a vertical red M-ZINE #1 masthead beside a brick chimney and steel silo under a deep blue sky.

Square photo zine Inner Space, a newcomer’s Texas held in hairline borders

210x210mm · SilkA5 black-and-white photo zine cover of a caravan under bare branches, titled The Beautifully Mundane Cornwall.

A5 photo zine The Beautifully Mundane Cornwall, a county off the postcard in black ink

A5 · SilkMinuet #1 skate zine cover with a fisheye ollie against blue sky, a white MINUET logo and a titled spine.

Skate zine Minuet #1 and the Kansas City spots it maps

A5 · SilkRed cover of Peregrinos, a compact photo zine showing a horse and rider in negative with a bold black serif title.

Custom size photo zine Peregrinos and the case for going compact

Custom Size · SilkA5 photo zine front cover titled PLAYGROUND in heavy black type beside a train at a station platform.

A5 photo zine Playground, also known as Elfantasma: Europe’s train graffiti in gloss

A5 · GlossCover of Saturn Return, an A5 landscape black and white photo zine, showing police officers before a wall of repeated posters.

Street photography zine Saturn Return brings a Brooklyn regular back to print

A5 · SilkShooter Literary Magazine Issue 19 cover, Coming of Age, with a white circle over a textured painted seascape.

Poetry magazine Shooter: Coming of Age, Issue 19, told in its own printed words

Custom Size · SilkA5 travel photo zine cover showing a palm tree rising from a lush green Saint Lucia hillside, printed full bleed.

Travel photo zine Postcard From Saint Lucia, a holiday rescued from the camera roll

A5 · SilkA5 landscape photo zine cover titled XPANded, with a night water panorama inside a heavy black border.

A5 landscape photo zine XPANded, Dave’s street panoramas in heavy black frames

A5 · SilkTwo copies of the Je M’appelle fashion photography zine, issue 2, with Ruth Akele in a black beret on the cover.

Fashion photography zine Je M’appelle issue 2, Ruth Akele in a pocket sized edition

Custom Size · SilkA5 perfect-bound photo zine cover for In Bloom: a portrait of a young woman with curly hair and a pale blue script title.

In Bloom: an A5 perfect-bound photo zine for University of Kent students

A5 · SilkA5 perfect-bound found photography book cover: a young man in a tan jacket leans on a harbour rail above moored boats.

Subject : Found, an A5 perfect bound found photography book

A5 · SilkMorning Coffee photo zine cover angled on a table, a café photograph boxed in white with a serif title on a gloss cover

Morning Coffee: a 230×150mm photo zine printed as a gift for a London café

Custom Size · GlossA5 perfect-bound collage zine Cut, Torn & Mended with a navy, blush and pink gloss-laminated cover on a blue backdrop

Cut, Torn & Mended: an A5 perfect-bound collage zine with a gloss cover

A5 · GlossSilver foiled cover of The Signal Shadow Play edition, a perfect bound football magazine printed by Ex Why Zed.

Magazine Printing for The Signal: Shadow Play Edition

Custom Size · SilkTrickshot Issue 3 at angle — an A6 perfect bound creative zine with a bold red illustrated cover showing the hand-lettered Trickshot logo and a psychedelic creature.

Creative Zine Printing: Trickshot Issue 3 by Kaya Levin

A6 · SilkSuper Bowl LIX Zine by Miriam Strong lying at angle — an A5 staple-bound sports photography zine with a gloss laminated silk cover showing an Eagles fan in a football helmet.

Photography Zine Printing: Super Bowl LIX Zine by Miriam Strong

A5 · SilkOutset Magazine Issue 3 standing upright showing the bold photographic cover with OUTSET masthead on a 300gsm gloss matt laminated cover.

Magazine Printing: Outset Magazine Issue 3 by Ella Kenneally and Jess Barker

A4 · Gloss

Making your next issue

Paper, covers, page sizes and the basics of printing a zine or magazine.

Paper types for zine printingUncoated, silk and gloss compared for zines.How to print a zineA step by step route from first spread to a box of zines.Making a poetry zineTurning a set of poems into a small printed edition.CMYK for a zine coverGetting cover colour right in four colour print.Standard magazine dimensionsThe page sizes magazines use, and why.Choosing magazine paperWeights and finishes for covers and inner pages.

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