matchbook zine #1 process

[obliviousally]

spent the better part of the week over engineering a matchbook zine (inspired by rachel bard and pam wishbow) before i finally figured out that it's easier to just fold as needed as i go x_x

initial mockup - design done in canva, utilizing a matchbook template from a custom matchbook manufacturer. i was unsure what i was putting inside of it at this point


mockup with b&w pages - decided to format that little drabble i wrote about ancyn killing her partner and use it, plus some other little things. 20~ pages altogether. i was struggling a bit with the dimensions of each - the spots i had marked for scoring weren't correct with the page sizes and it was frustrating me. ended up spending some time measuring and re-measuring and tweaking and adjusting and reformatting everything in canva


reprinted with new (slightly larger) measurements and, instead of scoring everything from the get-go, i just scored what i needed as i went and then trimmed anything excess (the flap that goes under the stapled part, basically). these came together MUCHHHH quicker than the others and with less paper waste, as well. used one of the craft paper cutters and the whole process was easy and relaxing lol - plus i got some nice textured edges b/c the blade on the cutter wasn't super sharp, which works really well for these


complete!!! twenty-four little matchbook zines~ i made a reel on instagram showing me putting one together and you can see the little burnt matches pattern on the inside! the only thing i FORGOT was to put my @ somewhere dfkjghdklfghldfk so i ended using some label paper and printing a weathered paper texture on it and then my @ and sticking them into the back behind the pages lol

despite the frustration (and seemingly having to work backwards to solve it lol), this was a nice little project! i'll probably print a more here and there for assembling during downtime at work. they're slightly more labor intensive than the other zines i've done, so idk what to price them, b/c they are so small lol. for now i may just keep them for trades maybe