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Books and zines by former students
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Free Event
Zoom Info Session with Edward Ratliff: Create Your Own Zine or Photobook with InDesign
Meet our teacher Edward Ratliff
Thu, March 5, 2026, 12–12:30pm (ET)
Registration for this event is closed, but you can join our mailing list if you’d like to be informed of the next section of this class.
Join us for a free 30-minute info session to meet Edward Ratliff and hear about his upcoming StrudelmediaLive class Create Your Own Zine or Photobook with InDesign. Edward will talk about the many things that he’ll cover in this class and who it’s for — those new to InDesign as well as those looking for a refresher to work on a project. In the class, students will learn to use InDesign to create a photobook or zine in interactive sessions that feature a mix of technical instruction and aesthetic considerations around design, sequencing, and more. Bring your questions!
Edward Ratliff is a multi-disciplinary artist and educator who teaches for StrudelmediaLive and in the ICP Teen Academy Imagemakers program. In the visual realm, he’s a graphic designer who works in print and digital media with clients ranging from individual artists to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. For Edward, designing photobooks and zines — from creating books as “art object” to simple photozines — can be a great and varied means of expression. His film, video, and installation work has been exhibited internationally.
As a composer and multi-instrumentalist, he’s led bands in clubs, theaters, and festivals across New York City and in Europe and Asia, and has received numerous commissions and grants for dance and theater scores. His music has been heard in shows on Netflix, HBO, Nickelodeon, Hulu, PBS, and more — everything from a biography of Dostoyevsky to Real Sex Xtra. He “is best known for making richly cinematic music that captures New York City’s momentum and diversity” (The Wall Street Journal).
