Use case
Send a clear explanation, not a chat dump
Turn a messy “here is how this works” into one page someone else can actually read. Structure, a visual style, and a link you can paste.
Why a zine for this
- A finished explainer with a story and a stopping point — not a thread of prompts.
- The reader never needs an account. The URL is the artifact.
- Revise in place when they ask a follow-up you want baked into the page.
Example zines
Each card opens a full hosted page — structure and tone tuned to the topic.
How it works
- Say what to explainThe idea, the audience, and what to leave out. Optional: the analogy or story to use.
- Generate a pageWe turn the brief into one hosted HTML explainer with structure and callouts.
- Send the URLPaste it in Slack, email, or a doc. Update the brief and regenerate if you want a tighter version at the same address.
Starter brief
Explain how DNS actually works when a browser loads a site, with one diagram-level story and no trivia.
Audience: A smart coworker who is not on the infra team.
Questions
- What do I get?
- One hosted HTML page you can read and share. It is an explainer in zine form, not a chatbot session.
- Does the other person need an account?
- No. Anyone with the link can open it on the zines host.
- How do I start?
- Sign up for the beta and wait for approval. Then describe what to explain on the new-zine form. Generation runs in the background and shows up in My zines.
- Can I make it less technical?
- Yes. Set the audience in the brief. Edit and regenerate if the first pass is too dense.
Create an explainer
Sign up for the beta to request access. Once approved, describe what to explain in a short brief and we will generate a hosted page ready to send.