The Calendar after the End? Fantastic Calendar by Corn Studio!

 

Corn’s Studio Statement: 
We designed a poster based on the Aztecs Art and the history of the natives of Middle America. Based upon the stone of the Aztec Sun god we created a calendar for 2013.  We named it ‘’The calendar after the end?’’ based upon the false translation of the Mayans prophecy that in 21-12-2012 will come the end of the world. We put the questionmark along with the title, to signify our ignorance for what may come.

For the title we used Tikal typeface. Tikal is a brand new experimental typeface designed by Richard de Ruijter for “Ten Dollar Fonts”,  inspired by ancient South American culture. Although Richard has never been to South America, his typeface is a personal interpretation of what he feels their modern type would have looked like in this day and age.

   

According to Mayans in 21-12-2012 the world will not end, it will be remodified. According to the Mayan calendar the 21st of December marks the end of the time and the begining of no-time. It is the end of the Macha and the begining of Pacha. It is the end of selfiness and the begining of brotherhood. It is the end of individualism and the begining of collectivism. It is the end of hatred and the begining of love. The end of lies and the begining of truth. It is the end of sadness and the begining of joy. It is the end of division and the begining of unity.’’ – Evo Morales, President of Bolivia to the UN General Assembly, 67th session, 2012.

The Aztecs in one of their calendars, had 20 days. Each day had a name of an animal, a natural element or an activity. Also for each day had been written a moto. We replaced the numbers of the days, on the calendar, with the Aztecs glyphs. We do that because we believe that it is time for people to stop counting the time in numbers and start counting in actions.

The Aztecs, in the center of their stone, have the Sun god. We replaced him with the god of Chaos (this is a fictional god!) because in a world that time doesn’t count in numbers… chaos prevail! Around the calendar we wrote the moto for each day in a way that can be used as an index. It is a calendar for someone who wants to see how he can enjoy his day and not to see what day is.

                        

PRINT:

The poster was screen printed in a large format 70×100 cm, 3 colours on a variaty of papers and materials. Corn studio chose this trying to emulate the real size of the stone of Sun god. Poster was printed in 3 colors, black, 3x metallic inks (gold, silver, bronze) and phosphorescent ink in variable combinations. The silkscreen printing method was selected because it is the anciest printing method and it has the longest restibility in time. Selected poster were hand crafted to give them a vintage look.

Design: Corn Studio
Silkscreen Print: tind & erato
Photos : Cynthia Kostaki

Special Thanks:
Ten Dollar Fonts

Aztec Calendar
Mexicolore

This is a work in progress. Conceptual photos and video are in the making.
If you are interest of getting one the first ten are on for a very special price
Alternatively you can send us an email at [email protected]

 

Maria Papaefstathiou

VISUAL DESIGNER since 1996 and blogger since 2010. Living in Athens, Greece. She has been focusing her research on poster design and particularly on social poster design and portrait design. Her main poster project is a series of posters celebrating great personalities of traditional and popular culture in Greece and Jamaica. These include actors, singers, musicians, poets etc. This is an ongoing project. “I believe that design is a powerful tool that we designers can use to spark enthusiasm, change mindsets and bring positive actions to our world and our culture”. FOUNDER AND EDITOR OF GRAPHICART-NEWS.COM BLOG. She carefully curates high-quality designs, illustrations, and art, from all over the world that will teach and provoke other designers. Many consider her blog to be an exceptional educational tool. CO-FOUNDER OF THE INTERNATIONAL REGGAE POSTER CONTEST which was launched on December 2011, partnering, the creative activist Michael Thompson aka Freestylee. (www.reggaepostercontest.com)

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