# Risograph × Zine — composed image prompt
# IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=risograph+zine
# Risograph carries the structure. Zine appear as accents, each further back than the last.
# Style descriptors only. Never imitates a specific artist, studio, brand or work.

An original image that takes its structure from Risograph (Technique, 1980s– / contemporary revival) and its accent from Zine (Technique, 1930s– / 1970s revival). Structural cues: Misregistration; Spot-color inks; Halftone dots; Paper show-through. Accent cues, used sparingly: Photocopiers; Handwriting; Cut and paste; Small print runs. Composition: Large planes where overlap and slippage stay visible. Type and lettering: Bold letters or homely serifs, separated by color plate. Let one material quality come from the second style: Coarse photocopy tone, staple binding, the shadows of cut edges left in.. Mood: Intimacy, Play, Rebellion. Color: build on #f2e6c9, #ff4d70, #185aa8 with a single accent drawn from #ece8dd, #c9403b, #171615. Constraints: do not imitate, reference or name any specific artist, studio, brand, character or copyrighted work. Produce an original composition in the general period languages described above.

# Where the two fight
# - Two techniques rather than two looks. Decide which one runs last in the process, because that is the one that will show.

# Cautions carried from each entry
# - Risograph: Don't fake it with a noise filter. Design how the colors overlap first.
# - Zine: Copying only the coarse photocopy look misses the point. Who is sharing what with whom comes first, and the roughness is a result of small runs and low budgets, not a goal.

# Design specs: https://indexstyle.org/styles/risograph/design.md · https://indexstyle.org/styles/zine/design.md