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. The super small size means they're easy to print and can fit in a Free Little Library or on a coffee shop bulletin board.

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.

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.)

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Update! Since I first wrote this post, I've started the Tired of Tech Club, which delivers a bigger zine to your mailbox every month. The Tired of Tech Club zines cover more topics and include a mix of human-created content and images, bits of inspiration for breaking up with big tech, tips for keeping your creative genius out of the big AI machines, and more.

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.