Color Printing for the Austin Zine Community

The non-profit Austin Zine Friends puts on the annual Lone Star Zine Fest which connects zine creators with zine fans. For this project, I have been working with Austin Zine Friends to investigate color printing options for people in Austin who are making zines. Part of zine culture is creating copies of the original to disseminate into the world. The step of how to print your zine is often left off of resources and can be hard to navigate. My capstone work is aimed to demystify that step, make zine printing more accessible, and encourage sharing of information and resources among zine makers and zine lovers in the Austin community. Through research and conversations, I have learned about existing printing resources in Austin, explored alternative ways of printing, and considered potential partners with space to house a community printing operation.