Irozuki Calendário by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi

Irozuki Calendário by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Ferro in Design Gráfico, Ilustração e Comunicação Visual Competition Category.

FerroGráfico· 2020

Irozuki Calendário

by Takafumi Miki and Tomoki Mitsuhashi

Client: BANANA inc.

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Gráfico Category

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Colors

The Design

About Irozuki Calendário

Irozuki é um calendário de parede que muda de cor a cada mês. Cada mês apresenta uma cor e uma expressão diferentes, de modo que o calendário funciona como um toque colorido dentro de um interior simples. Quando um mês termina, a folha concluída é deslocada para a parte de trás do calendário. Após seis meses, todas as folhas são viradas em conjunto e surge um segundo conjunto de combinações cromáticas. Apenas seis papéis impressos são utilizados para doze meses. O calendário mede 220 mm por 260 mm. A embalagem tem o formato de uma flor e é recortada em papel duplo, de modo que a forma se mantém em qualquer exposição.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Irozuki Calendário conquistou o A' Design Award de Ferro, um reconhecimento prestigiado atribuído a bons designs que cumprem os requisitos profissionais e industriais esperados de criações bem concebidas. Os vencedores do Ferro demonstram grande habilidade, elevada especialização, compreensão especializada e capacidade criativa dos seus criadores. Espera-se que Irozuki Calendário seja uma criação muito considerada, admirada e estimada, prática e inovadora. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as melhores práticas do setor e tem características técnicas competentes associadas a conhecimento especializado e talento. Pela sua minúcia, Irozuki Calendário merece respeito e destina-se a proporcionar melhorias na qualidade de vida que ajudam a tornar o mundo num lugar melhor.

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.