This past week and a half, I’ve been perfecting printing, scoring, folding, stapling, and cutting each of my personal magazines.
Learning to do each of these things was super fun. We learned from a student and then proceeded to teach another. This way of learning makes sure everyone fully understands what they’re doing. Teaching others also makes individuals comfortable with doing the same things alone.
Scoring and folding the magazine was definitely my biggest struggle. Getting the perfect midline in each spread is important and it takes extra time to get it perfect! Stapling was tedious as well. If the staples are crooked, the spreads won’t align correctly.
At the school, we have a cutting machine that makes the cutting process quite easy. Simply pushing buttons with the right measurements ensures that the cut is as close to perfect as it can be!
Looking at my completed magazines brings me so much joy, but also satisfaction. I can’t believe that every piece of this magazine was created by my hands and imagination (that came to life)!
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