Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Calendar cover and context

I spent some time today trying to tie down exactly what my calendar is, and who it is for. Although it has been an experimental brief I wanted to have a real world context for it to make it easier to explain. I realised that the layout experiments I made are to do with the way I can visualise space, I am dyslexic and i'm very good at something called 'spatial thinking'.


'Spatial thinking involves analysis, problem solving, and pattern prediction involving objects and their spatial relationships. It can involve geometry and geometric thinking, mathematical transformation of information, engineering and architecture, astronomy, geography, informatics, modeling, video gaming, and the arts.'  taken from:  http://www.neurolearning.com/spatial.htm

Not everybody will like or be able to use the calendar, and wont find it a pleasing challenge so I decided to simply call it a 'calendar for spatial thinkers'. This both gives an understandable context for the work and defines an audience. Its still a playful experimental piece so I dont want to go further with the branding.

New Cover:


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