Learning Young People Workshop
Zine-Making: Creating Narratives
Are you aged 14 – 25 and curious about zine making design? Do you consider yourself underrepresented in the design and creative fields? Come along to experiment and learn how to craft a zine with Zoë Thompson.
Join designer and creative writer Zoë Thompson. to learn the art of zine-making.
This session will introduce young people to concepts and techniques used in editorial design. Attendance is free, and no experience is needed.
Inspired by our 2025 Ardagh Young Creative's programme theme of Graft (which means hard work, application, and mastery), we invite you to take part in this creative workshop led by Zoë, founder of sweet-thang zine, editor and writer.
You will be guided to discover your values, write your personal manifesto, improve your CV, and make a zine that showcases who you are and what you care about. This could be used for your professional life as well if you wish. Zine-making is a vibrant and historical design tool, and you’ll be able to explore technical skills including collaging, visualisation, pitching, and presenting.
This workshop is for young people aged 14 – 25, and we encourage those who are currently underrepresented in the design and creative industries to attend, especially those who are care experienced, young carers, those on free school meals or pupil premium, young people of colour, and those with a disability or neurodivergence.
This event aims to equip young people with a useful skill to add to their portfolios, spark their creativity, and offer them the opportunity to meet professionals from different design disciplines and creative fields.
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Facilitator
Zoë (she/her) is a copywriter and zine-maker based in London, founder of sweet-thang, a print zine and indie press publishing work by Black creatives worldwide. Zoë specialises in editorial design and hosts creative writing and zine-making workshops. She has worked with a range of publishers, arts organisations, charities and independent magazines, and her work combines art, design and wellbeing, championing the power of radical publishing and its positive effects on personal artistic expression and community care.
• This event is free of charge, but you must book in advance.
• Please arrive 10 minutes before the event starts.
• Can't make it? Spaces are limited. Please inform the team if you have booked a ticket but won't be able to attend via learning@designmuseum.org
Discover more
Ardagh Young Creatives is a programme that supports young people who are underrepresented to build pathways into design. AYC aims to break down barriers through practical learning, tangible resources, skills development and mentoring. By fostering inclusive participation, it empowers young creatives to envision and shape a more equitable future inspired by the value of design to drive positive change.
Background image by Zoë Thompson / sweet-thang.
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