Don't Wait, Seek and Create: A Companion Guide for Making ZINEs with Canva, Risograph, and Handmade Binding

This is a companion guide packed with everything I know about combining Canva, risograph, and handmade binding to create ZINEs.

Books related to Canva do not include how to make booklet-like ZINEs.
Even reading articles by seniors who made ZINEs with Canva, there are many who prefer online submissions, and I can't find a page summarizing information on risographs or handmade bindings.

In such circumstances, I tenaciously gathered information, repeated hypotheses and verifications, and finally got to the point where I could make ZINEs, sharing my insights.

I hope this ZINE becomes a companion guide for those who want to make a ZINE from start to finish with their own hands, and becomes a starting point that strengthens the connection between Canva, risograph, and handmade binding.

[Special Offer]
If you send us your feedback or questions through the QR code at the end of the book by the end of March 2026, we will send you a URL where you can view the design of this work on Canva.
*The special offer may be extended depending on the author's circumstances.

[Contents]
- The reason I made this ZINE
- The best approach for Canva × Risograph × Saddle Stitch Binding (my current theory)
- Choosing paper
- Enjoying risographs
(Notes on creating manuscripts and printing)
- Imposition and saddle stitch binding
- My favorite binding tools
- Creating data on Canva
(The background of starting to use Canva after Illustrator and Affinity)
- Six key operations you should know
- Convenient tips that I often use!!!
- Column ① Various aspects of risographs
(Choosing a studio, making plates for two-color printing, understanding the system and innovating the plates)
- Column ② Escaping the maze of crop marks
(The necessity of crop marks and bleed, the journey to understanding plate misalignments)

[Specifications]
Written, illustrated, and bound by ROMI
A5 size, 28 pages
Risograph printing
Hand-bound, variability in risographs is inherent.
I hope you enjoy those aspects as well.