Low res looking imagery, cut and paste elements, bold font choices and unusual layouts are a nod to the days when layouts were manual and printing was a more laborious and extravagant process.
Nowadays with the invention of incredible design software, creating a zine is comparatively easier. They are brilliant when you want to stand out from the crowd by choosing to be deliberately different. They make fantastic look books and portfolios or as publications for specific shared interests and hobbies. Zines are a great style of publication for indie magazines.
If you’re looking for something that appears disruptive, a zine is the publication style for you. They are rough and ready but in a deliberate way. Their style reflects the days when underground publications were illicit so were quickly spun up, laboriously photocopied and dog eared from being shared.
