I designed and developed a calendar system that would enable my gratitude journalling while keeping track of the time that passes. I wanted to make something that I would not only be proud of but also use after the completion of this project.
tools used: Bandsaw, belt sander, table saw, Adobe InDesign
instructor: Carley Law
course: Images in Communication (DES 321)
timeline: 4 weeks
When creating a calendar, how can I instill my ideals while making an effective system.
The start of this project was most projects I have done for the semester since I began with ideation sketches. I was told to create a calendar system using any medium, method, or format that I deemed fit. My professor said “you should feel good about the idea” and emphasized that once we have an idea to go all the way with it.
First of many ideation sketches
In the beginning I wanted to have some sort of movement and began to find I was attracted to a system that used metal balls similar to pin-ball machines as the main calendar system. I asked myself…
I have found that the hardest client to please is me, myself, and I. Finding something that I liked was the hardest challenge of this project.
I found it challenging to find an idea that really resonate with me, so I sought out feedback from peers to guide my future moves.
I continued to sketch various ideas, trying to find something that would stick. I wasn’t gravitating towards any one idea and asked my peers their opinion. The idea my peers thought was the most unique and effective was a mancala styled calendar where you either used a ball or card system to track your tasks and days for each week.