Monochrome 2011 Calendar Series
Cody Tumblin, a design student from Chicago, Illinois, USA, made a series of monochrome calendars.
The calendars come in three different colors: red(s), blue(s), and black(s). Each color-way has a delicate shift between the values of each color so that the calendar slightly vibrates visually. Tumblin describes them as:
An exploration of subtle monochromatic palettes that really explode in color.
Each number on the calendar is hand-drawn so each calendar is unique. Wow!
- 11.12.2010 .
- Maarten P. Kappert .
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- Graphic design
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- Cody Tumblin
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A calendar in wich you can’t really add notes or tasks seems like a waste of paper? Most of us have a computer, wrist watch or a cell phone to inform us of the date. No need for a piece of hand written calendar, and it does not matter if it’s hand written or not.
I have loads of paper and I could wright out each day, and I could also ad the opportunity to add notes and tasks.
Sorry, negative on this one.
i’m not sure this piece in marketed towards people wanting to muddle up their calendars with notes and names. it’s less about functionality and more about the piece itself.
this is minimalissimo after all.
Yes, Kayla is right, it’s certainly style over function, but paper-based calendars these days tend to serve more as a visual item rather than a functional item due to the convenience of technology.
I’d agree that lots of folks don’t really need a calendar on the wall for the sake of figuring out what day it is. I’m been a project manager and every day I use an old-fashioned, unannotated wall calendar to figure out what day it *will* be. In the middle of a phone call, it’s often easier and faster to just count off a number of weeks or months on a calendar like this than it is to fire up a computer app or even swipe my phone on.
Robin, I believe you should check your grammar before criticizing a calender, maybe the reason why your WRITing is not composed well is because you rely on cell phones and computers to correct common mistakes of the English Language. I agree with TM, it is easy and accessible, although it is not fully functional without having room to write notes, appointments, etc. it is nice to the eye and a new take on a traditional calender. Great job Cody Tumblin on making a calender that does not fit the boring norm!
Interesting as art: made to be looked at; functionality is expendable.
27 columns x 14 rows = 378 elements: 1 per day, 1 per month, 1 final blank.
Interesting reconsideration of the calendar; some boundaries of art should be explored if only to find the boundary.
I enjoy creative calendars, though prefer ones that express some factor of the cyclical nature of time. http://informationesthetics.org/node/36 is a favorite (if only they would keep printing them, having stopped in 2008), as it depicts the breakdown of weeks, days, and even hours (every hour of the year!) in an accessible minimal-yet-useful form.
I may put this one up, but do so as art, not a chronology tool.
CI. I check my grammar, but english is not my first language. I believe you were 100% able to understand what I was trying communicate with you all, true? So why do you even bother pointing out that my grammar isn’t perfect?
I do not rely on any grammar checking software.
It’s just a simple opinion of mine, and others have clearly proved my point. This calendar is more for decoration than usage.
Aggressive condemnation of grammar/spelling while neglecting the subject at hand seems a trait of a certain species of Internet newcomers. Having nothing to contribute, they attempt to garner attention and establish respect by behaving little different from petty street punks. Ignore them.
Even Internet not-so-newcomers have the same problem.
Grammar Nazis are everywhere.
Be aware, especially if your grammar is less than perfect (like mine).
Oh, I better say something about the calander. When looking at it as a designer I say, “yeah so?”
but as a consumer I say, “do want.”
Its funny how that happens.
I like the organic hand-drawn numbers paired with the more precise grid of circles. My favorite is the black/gray color shift. Nice job Cody.