Creative Techniques to Transform Ideas into Texts
Adapting to a print zine
A course by Aline Valek , Writer, Illustrator, and Podcaster
About the video: Adapting to a print zine
Overview
“In this class, I will present suggestions on how you can adapt your texts born on the internet to printed paper through zines, collages and hands-on work. ”
In this video lesson Aline Valek addresses the topic: Adapting to a print zine, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Techniques to Transform Ideas into Texts. Discover methods to unleash creativity, develop your own writing routine, and get your stories out into the world.
Partial transcription of the video
“Adapting to a print zine When we have a good volume of written material, one of the things we can do is add a collection of texts, as we saw in the last class. Another possibility is to start with this material to adapt to a very different format. And if what we write to publish on a screen, in a digital space, was thrown back to paper? Unlike putting together all the texts in a collection, my proposal here is for you to choose a text, or a snippet of it, to adapt to a print zine. Here we are going to assemble what I call a "graphic doll", is a prototype, the first version of your zine, whi...”
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Course summary for: Creative Techniques to Transform Ideas into Texts
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Communication, Content Writing, Copywriting, Creativity, Narrative, Sketchbook, Storytelling, Writing

Aline Valek
A course by Aline Valek
Aline Valek is a writer, illustrator, and podcaster. Fascinated by the power of the written word, she uses writing as a form of language investigation and to find the stories nestled among small everyday details.
She has published two novels both published by Rocco: As águas-vivas não sabem de si and Cidades afundam em dias normais. She is also the brains behind the label Bobagens Imperdíveis (Impermissible Nonsense) created in the form of a newsletter, a book, and an e-zine, but which is now a podcast.
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