Six Weeks

A broadsheet wall calendar for hands-on planning.

At almost 2 x 3 feet, ‘Six Weeks’ is an oversized perpetual calendar that can be a shared resource for collaborative teams or active families—as well as a planning tool for personal projects.

‘Six Weeks’ wastes no space with cute details—it’s just pure, raw calendaring.

‘Six Weeks’ is a tool, not a precious poster. Printed at a newspaper facility to maintain maximum size at a modest price—it’s a workhorse meant to be marked up, modified and made yours.

Write directly on the calendar or use a standard 3x3 Post-It note—for dynamically changing plans.

‘Six Weeks’ is a calendar that allows you break free from the inconsistency of the month.

Just because the month changed mid week doesn’t mean the we should lose half a week’s visibility on the calendar. With ‘Six Weeks’ you can evenly pad your monthly calendar on both ends.

Six weeks is also the perfect amount of time for planning a project. You can do 8 six week projects in a 52 week year (with a week off after every other project). Six weeks divides into three 2 week phases—a project flow in thirds.

Six weeks is perfect.

On the back is another version of the same 6 week calendar, a more subtle interpretation rendered with cross-hatching for a more subdued experience.

Both sides are perpetual calendars: blank grids that are not tied to any specific annual monthly layout. Writing in the numbers is a ritual done every 6 weeks that—for the right kind of person—is immensely satisfying.

Why use paper in the age of interface?

Digital calendars are like turn by turn directions—practical, but they don’t provide a sense of the journey.

Large format paper calendaring is like looking at a big paper map—you see the big picture and you gain a better perspective of where your path will take you and how you might make it your own.

We physically pass through time, so let’s make time more physical.