Last year I started to make small, single-page zines that could be folded into an eight-page booklet. I made these zines in both full pages on my iPad (using procreate) and in single panels using my Supernote. They are a mix of:

• Typing
• Handwriting
• Collage (icons, an old copy of a Letraset catalogue, doodles)

My goal was, and really still is, to produce easy guides to things that a lot of people don’t know much about just yet—ideally, things that could help to keep them safe online.

I think I’d like to rework some of them a bit and then continue with expanding my library of zines; perhaps engage in some zine swaps and zine fests to get them out there in the world more broadly.

So far I have placed one longer booklet (it’s 16 pages) up for sale for actual money — this one explains how generative AI works in detail but also in easy to understand language. I decided to charge for this one because of how large it is and how much layout this entailed:

https://egcreativecontent.gumroad.com/l/ai-guide

I’m trying to decide how I’d like to share my library of smaller zines online once I have a few more created. I’m considering selling them as PDF downloads for a buck or two, perhaps “pay what you can” or for a “buy me a coffee” donation. I want the cost of access to be low and affordable. But online distribution incurs labor and fees, so a small monetary exchange will be helpful.

(Maybe I’ll start a zine publishing house! Maybe I’ll design my own fonts for the zines! So many ideas.)

In the meantime, if you’re reading this and want a little zine about digital privacy/phone tracking for free, here ya go — click here to download the full PDF from Proton Drive.