Procedural Riso Zines

2025

Tags

Visual Communication, Making & Fabrication

Experiments using p5.js, p5.riso and the Wikipedia API to create procedurally generated zine layouts. Starting with a search term, the web app creates an 8-page spread using articles and photos from Wikipedia. Each spread is created in 2 colors, which are exported as black/transparent pngs for the Riso printers. Guides are not rendered using p5.riso and therefore don’t interfere with the exports.

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riso printing and assembly

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