Some generative risograph stuff https://twitter.com/mattdesl/status/1007311762784440320

risograph.js

const sketcher = require('canvas-sketch-tool'); // not yet public
const seedRandom = require('seed-random');

const settings = {
  // Output resolution, we use a high value for print artwork
  pixelsPerInch: 300,
  // US Letter size 8.5x11 inches
  dimensions: [ 8.5, 11 ],
  // all our dimensions and rendering units will use inches
  units: 'in'
};

// Artworks are defined by a "sketch" function
const sketch = ({ width, height, render }) => {
  let currentSeed;

  // Build a list of "layers", each corresponding to a print color
  const colors = [ '#ffe800', '#f15060', '#0078bf' ];
  const layers = colors.map((color, i, list) => {
    // Create a render buffer for each color layer
    const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
    const context = canvas.getContext('2d');
    return {
      color,
      canvas,
      context,
      alpha: 1,
      shapes: []
    };
  });

  // Background color of paper
  const background = 'white';

  // Provide an initial generation
  generate();

  // And update every X milliseconds
  setInterval(generate, 1500);

  // Return the render function, which takes in the current app state
  // and returns a rendered canvas, or list of canvas/data to export
  return function (props) {
    const {
      canvas,
      context,
      width, height
    } = props;

    // The background colour of our paper
    context.fillStyle = background;
    context.fillRect(0, 0, width, height);

    // Draw all layers with their true colours
    drawLayers(props, false);

    // Now let's create a composite (proof) for all our layers
    layers.forEach(layer => {
      // Blend in the new layer
      context.globalCompositeOperation = 'multiply';
      context.drawImage(layer.canvas, 0, 0, width, height);

      // Revert to default
      context.globalCompositeOperation = 'source-over';
    });

    // And now we draw each layer as a white/black mask
    drawLayers(props, true);

    // Export the composite, each layer mask, and the colors JSON
    return [
      // The composite with a custom file name
      { data: canvas, file: `${currentSeed}-composite.png` },
      // Each individual layer as a black/white mask
      ...layers.map((layer, i) => {
        return { data: layer.canvas, file: `${currentSeed}-layer-${i}.png` };
      }),
      // Some colour/ink data to go along with each layer
      { data: serialize(), file: `${currentSeed}-layers.json` }
    ];
  };

  // Utility functions, hoisted to closure scope
  // --

  // Get a random float between [min..max] range
  function random (min, max) {
    return Math.random() * (max - min) + min;
  }

  // Return a list of random squares between [0..1] range
  function createShapes (count = 10) {
    return Array.from(new Array(count)).map(() => {
      const margin = 2;
      const x = random(margin, width - margin);
      const y = random(margin, height - margin);
      const size = random(0.05, 2);
      const radius = size / 2;

      const types = [ 'square', 'circle', 'arc' ];
      const type = types[Math.floor(Math.random() * types.length)];
      switch (type) {
        case 'square':
          return context => context.fillRect(x - size / 2, y - size / 2, size, size);
        case 'circle':
          return context => {
            context.beginPath();
            context.arc(x, y, radius, 0, Math.PI * 2, false);
            context.fill();
          };
        case 'arc':
          const lineWidth = random(0.05, 0.5);
          const start = Math.PI * 2 * random(-1, 1);
          const length = Math.PI * 2 * random(0.25, 0.5);
          return context => {
            context.beginPath();
            context.arc(x, y, radius, start, start + length, false);
            context.lineWidth = lineWidth;
            context.stroke();
          };
      }
      return [
        x, y,
        size, size
      ];
    });
  }

  // A function to update the generative artwork with new content
  function generate () {
    currentSeed = String(Math.floor(Math.random() * 100000));
    seedRandom(currentSeed, { global: true });

    // Print seed in console for testing
    console.log('Current random seed:', currentSeed);

    // Let's make one of the layers a bit softer than the others
    const softIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * layers.length);
    layers.forEach((layer, i) => {
      layer.alpha = i === softIndex ? 0.75 : 1;
      layer.shapes = createShapes(Math.floor(random(5, 20)));
    });
    render();
  }

  // Serialize the layer data to a JSON string
  function serialize () {
    return JSON.stringify(layers.map(layer => {
      return { color: layer.color, alpha: layer.alpha };
    }));
  }

  // Draw each layer to its own canvas buffer
  function drawLayers (props, mask) {
    const {
      canvasWidth, canvasHeight,
      width, height,
      scaleX, scaleY
    } = props;

    // Draw each layer on top to create a final composite
    layers.forEach(layer => {
      // Make sure the layer buffer size matches the composite size
      layer.canvas.width = canvasWidth;
      layer.canvas.height = canvasHeight;

      // Scale the layer context the same as the composite context
      layer.context.save();
      layer.context.scale(scaleX, scaleY);

      // Clear the layer canvas
      layer.context.clearRect(0, 0, width, height);

      // When rendering black/white masks, use a white background
      if (mask) {
        layer.context.fillStyle = 'white';
        layer.context.fillRect(0, 0, width, height);
      }

      // Draw each shape with the color of this layer,
      // or when rendering split layers, draw with black
      layer.context.fillStyle = mask ? 'black' : layer.color;
      layer.context.strokeStyle = mask ? 'black' : layer.color;
      layer.context.globalAlpha = mask ? 1 : layer.alpha;
      layer.shapes.forEach(shape => {
        shape(layer.context);
      });

      // Restore layer context & draw it onto the final composite
      layer.context.restore();
    });
  }
};

// Build the sketching tool which handles render loops, exporting, sizing, etc.
sketcher(sketch, settings);