Thinking

As a leap year, 2020 includes an extra day. We designed a calendar for the new year, around the “+1” element emphasizing its importance while informing design decisions aimed at maintaining a clean aesthetic. The calendar features 1 layout system, using 1 font, in 1 color, printed on 1 type of paper. It can be used as a notebook, agenda, sketchbook, etc. Intentionally not predisposed towards a perspective but allowing the user to create his own it represents shaping one’s New Year and the 365+1 days that follow.​​​​​ 

Design

The design features monthly spreads and daily pages by utilizing the same layout and abstracting. The user navigates the system by prioritizing days rather than months and weeks. Riffling through the pages indicates the passage of time using the horizontal line as a sort of “leveller”. The cover lists the 366 days that follow while the amount of days in each month is evident by proximity to the bottom of the page. The calendar body and cover were both printed on uncoated Munken Polar paper so the owner can note on the cover if desired. The accompanying elastic band can be used for carrying the calendar itself, an extra pen, loose papers, etc. The resulting object will reflect the passage of time as much as the owner's personality.

Art Direction & Design: Georgia Harizani, Filippos Fragkogiannis
Photography: Stefanos Tsakiris