A method of fabricating a display comprising a plurality of autonomous pixels on a sheet of display material, the method comprising: forming on the sheet of display material a first conductive plane, a second conductive plane over the first conductive plane, a first insulating layer between the first and second conductive planes, a second insulating layer on the second conductive plane, a plurality of control elements, each corresponding to an autonomous pixel on the second insulating layer, a third insulating layer on the plurality of control elements and between the plurality of control elements, a plurality of display elements, each corresponding to an autonomous pixel on the third insulating layer, and a fourth insulating layer on the plurality of display elements and between the plurality of display elements; connecting respective display elements and control elements and the first and second conductive planes through vias; and cutting one or more pieces from the display material having one or more autonomous pixels to form the display, wherein the autonomous pixel elements are randomly or pseudo-randomly arranged on the sheet of display material and wherein each of the control elements is arranged to sense an external stimulus and to generate, entirely within the autonomous pixel, a control signal to drive a corresponding display element based, at least in part, on a magnitude of the sensed external stimulus forming on the sheet of display material a first conductive plane, a second conductive plane over the first conductive plane, a first insulating layer between the first and second conductive planes, a second insulating layer on the second conductive plane, a plurality of control elements, each corresponding to an autonomous pixel on the second insulating layer, a third insulating layer on the plurality of control elements and between the plurality of control elements, a plurality of display elements, each corresponding to an autonomous pixel on the third insulating layer, and a fourth insulating layer on the plurality of display elements and between the plurality of display elements; a first conductive plane, a second conductive plane over the first conductive plane, a first insulating layer between the first and second conductive planes, a second insulating layer on the second conductive plane, a plurality of control elements, each corresponding to an autonomous pixel on the second insulating layer, a third insulating layer on the plurality of control elements and between the plurality of control elements, a plurality of display elements, each corresponding to an autonomous pixel on the third insulating layer, and a fourth insulating layer on the plurality of display elements and between the plurality of display elements; connecting respective display elements and control elements and the first and second conductive planes through vias; and cutting one or more pieces from the display material having one or more autonomous pixels to form the display, wherein the autonomous pixel elements are randomly or pseudo-randomly arranged on the sheet of display material and wherein each of the control elements is arranged to sense an external stimulus and to generate, entirely within the autonomous pixel, a control signal to drive a corresponding display element based, at least in part, on a magnitude of the sensed external stimulus