ZINA PRO Workshops

PRO Zines are specialized workshops for people who want to take their publication design to the next level – more consciously, technically, with a focus on printing and the final physical object.

This is an intensive course in digitally designed formats, imposition, and layouts. We work on real publications that you will then print, fold, and bind in your chosen format.

In the program:

• You will learn to calculate page formats depending on the printing sheets and the chosen printing technique.
• You will perform advanced imposition on your own – from understanding the logic of page arrangement to preparing the final production files.
• You will build unusual mockups – foldable, multi-part, with additional inserts/variable formats – and learn how to implement them in practice.
• You'll see examples from our zine collection – we'll discuss their construction, layout logic, mistakes, and best practices.
• You will design, print, fold and sew your own zine on our color printer – in the format of your choice.

The purpose of the workshop

The aim of the workshop is to build a workflow that will allow you to design zines completely independently: from format planning, through mock-up and imposition, to a print-ready publication.

After these classes, we want you to be able to work with any printing technique, consciously choosing tools, formats, and technical solutions.

If you create and want to publish your zine, we will show you what you need to do BEFORE and AFTER creating the content.

Why is it worth it?

• I'll show you how to avoid the most common mistakes when designing zines—you'll get concrete examples instead of abstract advice.
• You will learn to think about a publication as a system : format-layout-print, and not just as a pretty design.
• You'll leave with a finished zine prototype that you can later reproduce using any technique (Riscope, digital, offset). You can also print and assemble it in small quantities (depending on the project).
• You will learn work practices that actually shorten design time and minimize the risk of printing errors.
• You will see that even with unusual formats and experimental solutions you can work simply and logically .

Workshop program

Day 1 - Design and mockup

16:00 – Welcome and introduction
16:15 – Bookbinding forms – introduction to the issue of publication construction
16:45 – Examples and analysis of selected zines
17:15 – Basics of imposition and making paper mockups
18:00 - Calculating zine formats - exercises
19:00 – Creating a digital imposition model
20:45 – Summary of the day

Day 2 - Production and Finalization

16:00 – Review of mockups and pre-print corrections
16:45 – Preparing production files
17:00 – Printing works on a color printer
18:30 – Folding and sewing (options: staples, thread, accordion, inserts)
20:30 – Project presentation, summary and discussion

What do you need to bring?

• Laptop with graphics software. These workshops are for those who know the basics of working with graphics programs, preferably Adobe. InDesign.
• Your own idea and content tailored to it, from which we will shape your zine.

Where?

Periphery Outbuilding / Eastern Workshop
Skoczylasa 8, Warsaw (Praga-Północ)

When?

January 5 and 6, 2026 (Monday–Tuesday)
Hours: 4:00 PM–9:00 PM

How much is?

We have two categories of tickets:

• NORMAL – standard workshop price: 375 PLN – for anyone whose economic circumstances allow them to pay the full amount
• LOW INCOME - Social Ticket: 275 PLN – for people whose living conditions do not allow them to pay the full amount for the workshops.

The price includes all graphic and bookbinding materials and a 100 PLN voucher for paper + printing of your workshop zine on our digital printer.