Calendar 2012

[antzfx]

As per the existing 'November tradition,' I have just designed and published a 2012 Calendar. The calendar features photos taken by aneeskA, my brother.

Click here to Download JPEGs of the whole Calendar (ZIP, 4.38MB) »














The design story is shared at:
antzFxWay.com | Design — Calendar 2012: Nature

"What say you?"

[Saumya]

whats the theme? you had some macro insect shots and then some wide landscapes and bridges?

[antzfx]

Frankly, no theme! Just named it as "Nature." I selected the 12 images from a pool of 22 photographed by my brother.

I'm just remembering last year's Calendar design topic -- viewtopic.php?f=19&t=5562&start=1
Many did comment that the design was normal.

This time, I have tried to put the dates inside enlarged 'SMTWTFS.' I believe that very few people might have thought of such a tweak in calendar design.

[Hasmukh]

how are the downloads? getting enough of them?

[antzfx]

In the past 3 days, the zip file was downloaded 34 times (India - 27, United States - 5, Denmark - 2).

Individual files are downloaded a total of 124 times. Splits are as shown.

12dec2012_1440x1030.jpg : 14
11nov2012_1440x1030.jpg : 8
10oct2012_1440x1030.jpg : 10
09sep2012_1440x1030.jpg : 8
08aug2012_1440x1030.jpg : 8
07jul2012_1440x1030.jpg : 10
06jun2012_1440x1030.jpg : 9
04apr2012_1440x1030.jpg : 12
05may2012_1440x1030.jpg: 10
03mar2012_1440x1030.jpg : 10
02feb2012_1440x1030.jpg : 11
01jan2012_1440x1030.jpg : 14

Not a bad start for an 'OK' design!

[Saumya]

I would have tried it like this. The font would have been different (I didnt have what I had in mind).

But the important thing is you did it, and I didnt

[antzfx]

Thanks, Saumya. Quite interesting. I will see whether the overlap of 'SMTWTFS' can be effectively used to reduce the distance between the columns.

A few points I learned on Calendar layout...

1. When the week columns are far apart (as in the present design), an alternate colored horizontal fill will greatly help in 'guiding' your eyes along the consecutive dates.

2. In a column, it is always better to keep all the digits in a vertical line. In the earlier versions of the present design, I staggered the digits for 'S' and 'W.' This one failed miserably while testing for readability among my friends.


3. "People judge a calendar by the cuteness of the image; not by the functionality or ease of reading of the dates." This led me to change the high contrast black fill of 'SMTWTFS' to the present 'no fill' outline 'SMTWTFS.'

Before

After

[vasanth]

The photography is amazing! really good colors and composition... Are you going to try selling the designs to corporate offices?

[amey katkar]

very innovative and new thing to watch...coool enough , where did u shoot it?

[antzfx]

@vasanth: We tried seven, but they have plans to include photos taken by their employees or illustrations done by the employee's kids. Two don't want calendars at all!

@amey: The location of photos are given as tags in http://click.aneeska.com

[amey katkar]

superb piece of work , will love to see more of it..

[Ek Kanya]

I find teh desiogn very contrasty. maybe you want to tone it down a bit?

[vasanth]

How about you put the SMTWTFS in a vertical column on a side... Did you already try that?

[amey katkar]

i think vasanth is right....evn i think the same...!!

[raja ghose]

I agree. The black text on yellow is a bit contrasty, but tarts also a graphic style. I should soon launch my calendar as well.