Jackie's Guide to Making a Website (by you & for you)
Want to make your own website, but don’t know how to start? Do you wonder how to tell your story on the World Wide Web - how to form an online presence that is uniquely you?
If either of these ring, this is the comic for you! Jackie’s Guide to Making a Website (by you & for you) is a 28-page, Risograph-printed comic guide to help you brainstorm, design, and bring a personal website to life.
It’s told by my perspective (hi, I’m Jackie!) as an introspective artist, designer, and programmer who thinks a lot about what it means to carve personal spaces on the internet.
This zine is complemented with free, online, companion activities - do them with or without the zine!
You will learn:
How to introspect and refine your own self-story.
How to prototype a website that fits your needs.
How to pick the right tools to bring your website to life.
Note: this zine itself is NOT a complete resource for learning how to code websites. You won’t be learning any actual code, but you’ll get resources for where to look next! Check out my Activities and Resources tab to explore more.
Take a 'lil preview:
Here's what readers have to say!
As someone who's trying to learn these skills herself, I really appreciate how Jackie covers the content in this book. She's approached every topic (UX, UI, webdev) with enough depth to give you the fundamentals while also leaving the impression that each of these processes can go so much deeper if you decide to dive in. And it's all super beautiful and relatable–her presentation made me feel like I had a friend letting me know that I'm not bad at coding or design, it's just a super in-depth process.
- Anonymous
This Zine was the perfect blend of grounded, person-focused design (mind maps!) and practical guidelines and technical resources (color palette generators!) -- I'm so inspired and equipped to go out and finally fix my website and portfolio!
- August Luhrs
This zine really helps make a supportive and creative space for what can be an intimidating task; to define or redefine yourself through a personal website. It uses diagrams, narratives, and beautiful, friendly illustrations to make this journey a fun opportunity to better understand yourself and your work, and to tell that story to others.
- Jeffrey Yoo Warren
Order this zine!
Printed zines can be shipped to the U.S. only, but you can order a digital copy from anywhere.
Want to make your own website, but don’t know how to start? Do you wonder how to tell your story on the World Wide Web - how to form an online presence that is uniquely you?
If either of these ring, this is the comic for you! Jackie’s Guide to Making a Website (by you & for you) is a 28-page, Risograph-printed comic guide to help you brainstorm, design, and bring a personal website to life.
It’s told by my perspective (hi, I’m Jackie!) as an introspective artist, designer, and programmer who thinks a lot about what it means to carve personal spaces on the internet.
This zine is complemented with free, online, companion activities - do them with or without the zine!
You will learn:
How to introspect and refine your own self-story.
How to prototype a website that fits your needs.
How to pick the right tools to bring your website to life.
Note: this zine itself is NOT a complete resource for learning how to code websites. You won’t be learning any actual code, but you’ll get resources for where to look next! Check out my Activities and Resources tab to explore more.
Take a 'lil preview:
Here's what readers have to say!
As someone who's trying to learn these skills herself, I really appreciate how Jackie covers the content in this book. She's approached every topic (UX, UI, webdev) with enough depth to give you the fundamentals while also leaving the impression that each of these processes can go so much deeper if you decide to dive in. And it's all super beautiful and relatable–her presentation made me feel like I had a friend letting me know that I'm not bad at coding or design, it's just a super in-depth process.
- Anonymous
This Zine was the perfect blend of grounded, person-focused design (mind maps!) and practical guidelines and technical resources (color palette generators!) -- I'm so inspired and equipped to go out and finally fix my website and portfolio!
- August Luhrs
This zine really helps make a supportive and creative space for what can be an intimidating task; to define or redefine yourself through a personal website. It uses diagrams, narratives, and beautiful, friendly illustrations to make this journey a fun opportunity to better understand yourself and your work, and to tell that story to others.
- Jeffrey Yoo Warren