Friday, September 29, 2023

Make a Hand written like Calendar

Handwritten Like Calendar 



  • Intent: To make a unique calendar of my own.
  • Handwritten Calendars look arty and it was chosen as a good calendar format.
  • There was access to a CNC machine.
  • A template file was created in Inkscape, the Vector Drawing tool and the month files generated.
  • Had to add support for other fonts and the files generated were then converted to a format suitable for printing.
  • Had to experiment with various fonts and styles and sizes to make it look good.
  • A batch of 15 calendars were produced and physically processed by a Calendar maker.
  • A Limited number of  copies of the 2023 calendar were generated
  • It was made in two colors: ivory and card board style.
  • It was well received by interested parties and all the calendars were sold out. Satisfying !
  • Next steps for new calendar might be:
    • To automate calendar generation via an extension for Inkscape.
    • Allow users to specify important dates and custom images
    • Auto generate calendar for printing.
  • The 2  types in ivory and cardboard are as shown below






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