The neurotransmitter I chose to research was Glycine, simply because I hadn’t come across it before and wanted to learn about something new! I have already some knowledge on neurotransmitters such as GABA and dopamine from my study of Psychology, and was keen to look into Glycine since it is (along with GABA) arguably one of the most important neurotransmitters in the brain.
I wanted to accurately convey scientific information/concepts, while also throwing myself into the microzine mind set. I also wanted to make sure it was an easy read for someone who had little/no knowledge about this particular neurotransmitter.
I firstly decided to create my microzine on the computer because I wanted the information to be displayed clearly and neatly. With this in mind, I tried to go for a colourful, vibrant vibe with my microzine. I also wanted to display a couple of diagrams to assist the concepts (for example, the synapse on the front cover which was drawn using Paint!)
Had some trouble changing the orientation of the top row of my zine because I was using an old version of Word!