FLUX AUTO ZINE GENERATOR
An open-source browser-based system for automatically turning photographs into printable chronological zines.
No InDesign.
No layout software.
No manual sequencing.
The system is designed to eliminate workflow friction and make publishing automatic.
HOW IT WORKS
- Shoot photographs normally
- Select 15 JPEG photographs
- Open the FLUX Auto Zine Generator
- Drag the photographs into the browser
- Click: GENERATE FLUX ISSUE PDF
- The system automatically creates a printable PDF issue
WHAT THE SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY DOES
- reads photo timestamps from metadata
- preserves chronological order
- generates issue cover
- creates protocol page
- creates photo pages
- creates contact sheet
- creates metadata manifest
- compresses images
- exports lightweight printable PDF
No manual layout required.
PDF STRUCTURE
The generated issue includes:
- Front cover
- Blank inside cover
- Protocol page
- Blank spacer
- 15 chronological photo pages
- Contact sheet
- Metadata manifest
- Blank back cover
PRINT FORMAT
- 11 × 8.5 landscape
- double-sided printing
- staple left side
- office paper compatible
- lightweight PDF for sharing and archiving
CAPTION STRUCTURE
Each photograph automatically includes:
Top Right:
- issue number
- image sequence number
Bottom Left:
- timestamp
- photographer name
- issue/page reference
All extracted automatically from metadata.
PHILOSOPHY
shoot → select → sequence → publish → move on
The goal is to remove unnecessary friction between making photographs and publishing them.
The system encourages:
- daily practice
- chronological thinking
- fast decision making
- lightweight publishing
- open digital archives
WHAT IS FLUX
FLUX is an open-source chronological photography publishing system.
Every issue becomes a timestamped fragment of lived experience.
The archive grows over time through repetition, consistency, and movement rather than perfectionism.