[HN Gopher] Zine - an simple and opinionated tool to build your ...
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       Zine - an simple and opinionated tool to build your own magazine
        
       Author : maydemir
       Score  : 94 points
       Date   : 2022-04-09 09:00 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | leetrout wrote:
       | Z-eye-n or z-ee-n?
       | 
       | I know its from magazine but I always default to z-eye-n
       | pronunciation.
        
         | taurusnoises wrote:
         | One million percent /zeen/ (from someone who has been making
         | and trading zines for almost 30 years). Just a few
         | https://bobdoto.computer/ZINES-1
        
         | exolymph wrote:
         | It's _technically_ pronounced z-ee-n (because it 's short for
         | magazine) but lots of people who aren't familiar with the
         | origin and/or learned the word online say z-eye-n and it
         | doesn't do them any harm. Both pronunciations are usually
         | understandable from context.
        
         | bryanrasmussen wrote:
         | I've always said zeen, because of magazine.
        
         | 6bb32646d83d wrote:
         | I've never heard anyone say Z-I-N. Zeen.
        
         | ahmadmijot wrote:
         | I always pronounce it as z-eye-n
        
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       | naet wrote:
       | I have a pet peeve when someone names a technology like this. A
       | zine is an existing concept for cheap printed magazine like
       | material. When you name your tech the exact same thing then
       | there's no differentiation when I search something like "Zine how
       | to".
        
         | 0x20cowboy wrote:
         | I love this kind of stuff. Back in the day Big Nerd Ranch made
         | a Mac app to create printed versions of these. I used to use it
         | all the time.
         | 
         | Here is the source code: https://github.com/robrohan/PagePacker
         | 
         | Looks like this project just needs to add add a print feature
         | and it'd be on target.
        
           | jason_slack wrote:
           | The Big Nerd Ranch. Omg how this brings back nostalgia. I
           | drove (at the time) 20 hours to Georgia to a remote location
           | and spent an intensive heads down week coding and not
           | sleeping. The whole team was quite memorable.
        
         | wrycoder wrote:
         | Like Windows(TM)?
        
         | popey wrote:
         | It is weird, because this is really just a static website
         | generator. It's not a zine or magazine creator by any measure.
        
         | spicybright wrote:
         | Not only that, but when I read the headline I got really
         | excited it could help generate Zines.
         | 
         | I'm not saying every project needs to match the name on the
         | tin, but all the zines I've read have wacky page layouts,
         | quirky pictures and articles, and a lot of personality.
         | 
         | This project seems to take content and turn it into really
         | bland flat design with social media style scrolling of
         | thumbnails. Every page has elements perfectly aligned. And, at
         | least in the one example they shared, even the colors are
         | really boring.
         | 
         | https://2d2d.io/
         | 
         | If you want a relevant example, 2600 magazine does a good job
         | of giving each page a unique feel and keeping that hacker
         | spirit alive from it and it's articles.
        
           | nkozyra wrote:
           | > Not only that, but when I read the headline I got really
           | excited it could help generate Zines
           | 
           | I did too, but I kind of figure it had more to do with
           | playing with pen plotters. Would be cool to generate an old
           | school 70s/80s/90s zine from a tool.
        
           | edg-l wrote:
           | This may not be relevant, but Zachtronics (a known
           | programming puzzle game dev) nearly always includes zines in
           | the games, and they feel unique and quirky as you say.
           | 
           | E.g the exapunks "Trash world news" zine:
           | https://imgur.com/a/TZEZx7N (or
           | https://exazines.mattmerr.com/zine01.html)
           | 
           | https://www.zachtronics.com/
        
           | dangoor wrote:
           | Adding features like a sitemap and RSS to https://mmm.page/
           | seems like a much better way to get something zine-like.
        
             | gompertz wrote:
             | Awesome share... A real original website designer!
        
             | taurusnoises wrote:
             | That website builder is awesome! As you say, very zine-
             | like. I would have loved to make my site with it.... :(
        
       | encryptluks2 wrote:
       | Are there any example magazines that are in English?
        
         | javchz wrote:
         | From what I skimmed over, looks like another word to describe
         | traditional blogs. Seems like an alternative to Hugo, Ghost or
         | Wordpress.
        
       | randomluck040 wrote:
       | We live in a world where everyone and their dog (sometimes
       | literally) fights for your attention. If you are trying to
       | advertise something comparable to a blog or magazine creation
       | software, add a screenshot on what to expect at least.
        
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