RISOrrecting the Print Gocco

Before Xerox and Risograph machines there were Print Goccos. The japanese company Riso manufactured the Print Gocco in the 1980s as a toy for families to print their own greeting cards at home. With an ingenious combination of screen printing and stamping, this tiny mimeograph became an immediate sensation due to its self contained screen burning mechanism.

As home printers became more affordable, the Gocco became obsolete, and Riso stopped making the consumables that made Gocco printing possible.

This zine tells the story of the Gocco and my obsession with bringing it back to life. I describe the methods I use to RISOrrect the Print Gocco, that I developed through tireless research and experimenting, and with a little help from other aficionados.

Half letter sized zine, black and white, laser printed, with the title Gocco printed. 40 pages.