Resources

Here are resources related to my interests in art, zines, and community building. If you’re interested in tools I use, check out the Tools page.

If you created resources that fit into one of these categories or you want to recommend resources to add, please send me links!

✨ = newly added resource

Resources I’ve created

How to design a mini zine in Canva (PDF tutorial)

How to design mini zines in Canva (YouTube)

How to figure out page order for printing zines (YouTube)

How to make a mini zine (PDF printable zine)

My process for making mini zines (YouTube)

What’s a zine? (PDF printable zine)

Indieweb and personal web

32-bit Cafe - Community and resource for personal website enthusiasts

About Ideas Now - Directory of personal websites that include pages for About, Ideas, and/or Now

Alt-texts: The Ultimate Guide - A straightforward guide for what alt text is, when to use it, and how to write it

Bridgy - Connects you website to social media

Feather - Open-source icons

Get Blogging! - A guide to starting a blog

HTML for People - A free book that teaches you how to make a website with HTML

Icon Maker by Raycast - Browser-based tool to create app icons

IndieWeb - Home base for indieweb

IndieWeb talk - An excellent overview of what IndieWeb means in non-technical terms

IndieWebify.Me - A guide to getting on the IndieWeb

Indiewebifying a WordPress Site - A rundown of how to add IndieWeb functionality to a WordPress site

Letterbird - Simple contact form that’s really easy to use. Can be a standalone page or embedded on your site.

Markdown Cheat Sheet - Quick reference for Markdown syntax

Micro.blog - Personal blogging platform (check out mine!)

mmm.page - Drag and drop website builder

omg.lol - Profile page builder

ooo.directory - Blog directory

Pika - Simple blogging platform

Slash Pages - List of common pages you can add to your website (like About, Now, Blogroll)

Smallweb Subway - A subway-themed webring. This connects personal sites related to science fiction, zines, poetry, and comics

SubToMe - A tool that makes it easy to follow websites

write.as - Blogging platform focused on written content

Ye Olde Blogroll - Blog directory

Making art

Blackout Poetry Maker - Tool for making blackout poetry in your browser

British Library on Flickr - Public domain images that can be used without restriction. Crediting the library is not required, but wording could be something like “Images courtesy of the British Library’s Flickr Collection.”

Coolors - color palette generator

The Creative Independent - Guides and resources for all kinds of creative work

Draftmode bookmarks - Links to all kinds of resources

Fontjoy - Tool for seeing which fonts pair well

✨ Free Music Archive (via Melon King) - Royalty-free music

✨ Journal Helper - A tool that lets you resize and crop your photos for the monthly pages of your Hobonichi (created by Pouch Studio)

Pixabay - Royalty-free images, stock photos, music, and videos

Rawpixel - Public domain images (requires creating an account and there’s a free plan)

Unsplash - Royalty-free photos and illustrations

Work life

The 37signals Guide to Internal Communication

Unoffice Hours

Zines

Booklet creator - Tool to re-order pages in a PDF to print booklets

Bre’s Zine Resources - All kinds of resources for making zines

DoDIY - Directory for DIY events

Electric Zine Maker - Print shop and art tool for making zines

How to make a zine - An in-depth guide to making zines

How to self-publish zines - Video overview from Michael Johnson

Keep It Weird - Zine fests, small press fairs, and indie comic shows

Nice Zines - All kinds of zine resources

Printed Matter - Book and zine fairs

Sea Green Zines - A list of zine-related resources

Zine Crisis Mutual Assistance Group - Resources for making zines