CONTRIBUTION DATE DESIGN
In 2024, the focus was on colours and how shuffling a range of 10 colours could influence the actual design.
Assigned to one of the two palette (orange or green), each design needs to include 3-10 colours. These colours will be then randomly shuffled within the design to make different colour combinations in each book.
In 2025, the overarching theme was “opposites”. Designers were asked to explore contrasting themes to foster unity and celebrate diversity. Each volume feature design inspired by opposite seed words and the slipt format of the book allowed to create a juxtaposing narrarive about opposite themes.
366 (2024)
Aquarius: the water carrier
In 2024, the main goal was to explore the new technology provided by HP Indigo and how that could create millions of different designs by shuffling colours in each book. The brief was open, allowing designers to explore either a literal or an abstract interpretation of the number or the date itself. I’ve been assigned Jan 31st, and I decided to explore the correlation between the number 31 and the zodiac sign of Aquarius. The number 3 takes the shape of a water container, while the number 1 will transform into a drop of water.
365 (2025)
Order
In 2025, the theme was opposites and every designers were given a seed word, and reflected that in the final design. Each book was formed of two volumes - light & dark, featuring contrasting designs.
My seed word was order and I have been allocated December 17. I decided to use the grid system as a foundation to enhance the sense of order and harmony between the numbers 1 and 7.