Skate Zine Printing

The very best layouts are often the simplest – so let your photography breathe and give it a whole page. Our Pinterest boards have some examples of previous zines we have printed with layout styles that worked well. Get inspired by what your peer group has achieved and look through some of our recent work below.

Not sure how many copies you’ll sell? Well once you’ve taken delivery then we’re always happy to tweet a link to a sales page to showcase your work and increase exposure.

We have been doing this a while now and have seen a lot of impressive publications come off our presses.  To give you a head start with your zine printing, here are three print specifications which work well (and photos of them, see right).  Each has its own characteristics which have proven to be winning combinations from a production perspective, cost per unit and most importantly, have reader appeal.

If any of our showcase options would work for your project, take a note of the spec and jump on our quote form to receive your bespoke quotation. Or ping us an email on hello@exwhyzed.com if that is easier.

Showcase 1 – a super smooth, lightweight zine, with a slightly thicker cover:
A5 Booklets
4pp Cover onto 170gsm Silk
40pp Text onto 115gsm Silk
Four colour print throughout
Trimmed collated and wire stitched
As a guide, you could print 100 copies of this for £2.24 each.

Showcase 2 – a cost-effective zine with all the pages onto the same thin uncoated paper:
A4 Booklets
60pp Self Cover onto 100gsm Uncoated
Four colour print throughout
Trimmed collated and wire stitched
As a guide, you could print 200 copies of this for £3.39 per zine.

Showcase 3 – an impressive, perfect bound skate book for an annual or large collection of rad content:
A4 Perfect Bound Book
4pp Cover onto 300gsm Uncoated
Matt Lamination to outer
88pp Text onto 150gsm Uncoated
Four colour print throughout
As a guide, you could print 1000 copies of this for £3.38 per book.

Showcase 4 – an ideal A5 professional looking solution for 40 pages or more:
A5 Perfect Bound Book
4pp Cover onto 300gsm Silk
Matt Lamination to outer
40pp Text onto 130gsm Silk
Four colour print throughout
As a guide, you could print 100 copies of this for £3.60 each.

Tweaks you could consider…
• Reducing the cover to 250gsm which also makes it easier to open.
• Choose gloss lamination for a shiny aesthetic.
 Silk for a smooth appearance or Uncoated for a more tactile, retro feel.
• Increase the size to A5 to save you money and make the publication more ergonomic.
• OR increase to A4 for a larger area of content.
• Increase the weight of the inside pages to 170gsm making it more substantial and impressive for the reader.
• Stapling (wire stitching) can be done for upto 72 pages.