I sort these under categories like ‘practicable now’, ’necessary materials to put an idea into a practice’, ‘hints for ideas’ etc… and I decide what I will create next and what materials I will use by checking these memos.ĭB: what is the most challenging aspect of creating your calendar dioramas? I use the iPhone application ‘omnifocus’ which lets me quickly store my concepts. TT: I often conceive ideas while working and carrying on with everyday life, so even though they are trivial matters when I conceive them, I am sure to make a note. so, I try to use familiar things and address familiar matters.ĭB: how do you go about generating ideas 365 days of the year for the calendar? including titles for each piece? it is important that the ‘miniature calendar’ is understandable in its intention for everyone – young and old, of any nationality. in doing so, you can see how everyday things can become more fun when imagined in a different way. TT: the theme is ‘the interest of likening one thing to another’. in the early days, I created these scenes for the purposes of photographing my collection of diorama dolls, but after a while I found it interesting to express ‘likening one thing to another’ and now I have found my style at present.ĭB: are there particular themes or concepts that you are looking to express through this project? I find a lot of joy in continuing to make the miniature calendar, I haven’t thought about stopping anymore. so, while I answered by posting something daily, the thought of the project was too good for me to quit. Tatsuya tanaka: the idea came from a comment on instagram, in which a follower wrote, ‘ I want to see the miniature calendar everyday‘. we spoke with the japanese creative about what fuels his ideas for 365 days of the calendar year, and of the more than 1000 scenes he’s made, which ones he’s particularly fond of and have a personal meaning for him.ĭesignboom: why did you begin making this miniature calendar? what initially started as a means of photographing his collection of diorama dolls among familiar settings constructed to scale, has now unfolded into a long-term venture… one that he’s not likely to stop anytime soon. Since 2011, tatsuya tanaka has been engaged in his ‘ miniature calendar‘ - a project which has seen the art director create a pocket-sized scene of everyday life, on a daily basis.
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