Irozuki Calendar by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi

Irozuki Calendar by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Competition Category.

IronGraphic· 2020

Irozuki Calendar

by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi

Client: BANANA inc.

A' Design Award Winner in Graphic Category

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Colors

The Design

About Irozuki Calendar

Irozuki is a wall calendar that changes color every month. Each month shows a different color and expression, so the calendar acts as a colorful accent within a simple interior. When a month ends, the finished sheet is moved to the back of the calendar. After six months, all sheets are turned over together and a second set of color combinations appears. Only six printed papers are used for twelve months. The calendar measures 220 mm by 260 mm. The package is shaped like a flower and is cut from double papers so the form is kept on any display.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award

Irozuki Calendar is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. Irozuki Calendar is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. Irozuki Calendar is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.

Image Analysis

Color Temperature: WarmSymmetry: PartialBackground: Left and Right

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Irozuki is a calendar which is changing the color every month and having the enjoyable mood like an interior.
As the seconds tick away and every season’s transition, the calendar lives with you through the year.
Every month the calendar shows different colors and expressions.
We wish every one of your lives turns colorful.
Dimensions & Packaging: Calendar: 220mm x 260mm
Tags: Calendar, PaperProducts, PrintedMaterial, GraphicDesign, Typography, Colorful, Japan, GraphicDesigner, GeometricDesign, 2020
Production Technology: How to use
Step 1: When the month is over, bring the finished one to the back of the calendar.
Step 2: After 6 months, bring June to the back of the calendar.
Step 3: Turn over all papers together and the rest of 6 months starts with Irozuki.
You can enjoy the different colours every month after bringing a piece of the calendar to the back. 6 months later, another colour combinations will appear for you.
We could make this changing point by using only 6 papers for 12 months.
Design Challenge: The package design part was the most challenging point of this. We wanted to pack this calendar like a flower but it was very difficult to keep their flower shape because it must be hung.
So we designed a flower-shaped package’s basement with double cutting papers.
Then we could keep it like a flower on any display.
Research: We went to lots of stores and exhibitions related with calendar and lifestyle for researching about colorful calendars and products. And our friends’ houses as well, for researching reality. Then we figured out a colorful calendar would be able to be a colorful interior/product cheaper than stylish designers products.
We believe a simple lifestyle, a simple interior are very good choices. But we decided to make Irozuki as a beautiful spot color like a cool interior product.
Inspiration: We aim to make a calendar like monthly flowers.
We believe a simple lifestyle, a simple interior are very good choices. But we recommend adding Irozuki as a beautiful spot colour like a cool interior product.
Project Duration: This project term was from October 2019 to November 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.
Operation Flow: How to use
Step 1: When the month is over, bring the finished one to the back of the calendar.
Step 2: After 6 months, bring June to the back of the calendar.
Step 3: Turn over all papers together and the rest of 6 months starts with Irozuki.

You can enjoy the different colors every month after bringing a piece of the calendar to the back. 6 months later, another color combination will appear for you.
We could make this changing point by using only 6 papers for 12 months.
Patents: Copyrights belong to BANANA inc., 2019.
Team Members: Art Director: Miki Takafumi
Designer: Miki Takafumi
Designer: Tomoki Mitsuhashi
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Kyoko Munakata, Irozuki, 2019.
Image #2: Photographer Kyoko Munakata, Irozuki, 2019.
Image #3: Photographer Kyoko Munakata, Irozuki, 2019.
Image #4: Photographer Kyoko Munakata, Irozuki, 2019.
Image #5: Photographer Kyoko Munakata, Irozuki, 2019.