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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# What if you could hold a website? +Open ```zine.html``` in your web browser (or <a href="https://hunterirving.github.io/zine.html/zine.html">click here</a>) then use ```⌘``` + ```P``` to print an 8-page mini zine to one sheet of 8.5 x 11" legal paper. + +<img src="resources/readme_images/zine-layout.png"> + +>[!NOTE] +>For best results, in your system print dialog... +>- ensure Portrait orientation is selected +>- set Margins to None or 0 +>- select "Scale 100%" rather than "Fit to page width" +>- check "Print backgrounds" to ensure proper styling + + +## Assembly Instructions + +Once you've printed the blank, follow this assembly guide from <a href="https://vabook.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2020/03/Where-Im-From-zine-folding-instructions.pdf">Virginia Center for the Book</a> to cut and fold the zine to shape: + +<a href="https://vabook.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2020/03/Where-Im-From-zine-folding-instructions.pdf"> + <img src="resources/readme_images/folding-guide.png"> +</a> + +>[!TIP] +>Once folded, consider gluing opposite pages together with a gluestick for increased structural stability. + +# It's Your Zine Now +1. open ```template.html``` in your text editor of choice +2. modify the HTML within the existing ```.zine-page-content``` divs +3. open the modified file in your favorite web browser +4. hit print!