Setting up layout for home riso zine

[setgo]

Hi! I'm a new designer and I'm attempting to print my own zine on a risograph I recently gained access to. I've been looking up tutorials on how to set up files with Affinity, and while I figured out how to set up pages in booklet printing for a regular printer, I have some particular specifications I need help with.

The risograph only prints on 8.5x11 or 11x17 paper, but the zine I want to make is A6. So I want to scale the pages on the sheet and lay things out so pagination is correct, even with multiple pages being printed on the same sheet. I also plan on staple binding it, so the typical foldable zine structure won't work.

Is there a way to set up pagination automatically using Affinity, or do I need to figure it out for this particular setup by myself?

[firstdefence]

As far as I am aware imposition is still not a feature so sorting the order of pages for staple binding would have to be manually done in this instance. I think some decent PDF editors can do imposition.

 

[v_kyr]

See also ...

• Bookbinder JS
• GitHub Bookbinder-JS
• ... etc.

[setgo]

14 hours ago, v_kyr said:

See also ...

• Bookbinder JS
• GitHub Bookbinder-JS
• ... etc.

I'll give these a shot! Thanks so much for the help!

[setgo]

15 hours ago, firstdefence said:

As far as I am aware imposition is still not a feature so sorting the order of pages for staple binding would have to be manually done in this instance. I think some decent PDF editors can do imposition.

 

Ah, I see... it'd be nice if Affinity could implement it in future versions, but it's a pretty situational issue, so I get it. Thanks for letting me know!