Project 52 – Year 1
A Weekly Design Competition
The Challenge
One new design a week for one year.
My Role
Design.
Project Summary
ProjectFiftyTwo is a weekly design competition between 6 designers. Derived from a want/need to create original and insightful work, the project centers around each designers separate interpretations of the same 3 random elements. These include: a random word; random Wikipedia article; and a Wildcard element from the previous weeks winner.
Each weekend, the designers anonymously post their piece to the shared ProjectFiftyTwo Instagram account where the design with the most votes/likes after a week is crowned champion.
Links
P52 Instagram
Week 1 - Word: Inflecting; Wiki: Bad as Me by Tom Waits
Week 2 - Word: Architectural; Wiki: Thiers-Issard (straight razor)
Week 3 - Word: Battled; Wiki: Pichancourt (Mechanical Bird); Wildcard: ArtDeco
Week 4 - Word: Transformation; Wiki: 773d Airlift Squadron (Fleagles); Wildcard: Analogous
Week 2 - Word: Architectural; Wiki: Thiers-Issard (straight razor)
Week 3 - Word: Battled; Wiki: Pichancourt (Mechanical Bird); Wildcard: ArtDeco
Week 4 - Word: Transformation; Wiki: 773d Airlift Squadron (Fleagles); Wildcard: Analogous
Week 5 - Word: Tearing; Wiki: Scarabus Saucer (Scarab); Wildcard: Analog
Week 6 - Word: Subglacial; Wiki: Stromness (Scotland); Wildcard: Must have an Animal
Week 7 - Word: Cuckoo; Wiki: Jukun People (South Africa); Wildcard: No Type
Week 8 - Word: Breaking; Wiki: Libertas; Wildcard: Steampunk
Week 6 - Word: Subglacial; Wiki: Stromness (Scotland); Wildcard: Must have an Animal
Week 7 - Word: Cuckoo; Wiki: Jukun People (South Africa); Wildcard: No Type
Week 8 - Word: Breaking; Wiki: Libertas; Wildcard: Steampunk
Week 9 - Word: Home; Wiki: SinFire Cinammon Wiskey; Wildcard: Album Cover
Week 10 - Word: Conclusion; Wiki: Madani Bouhouche; Wildcard: Russian Propaganda
Week 11 - Word: Highway; Wiki: It's Sad to Belong (song); Wildcard: Your Favorite Number
Week 12 - Word: Shadowless; Wiki: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Wildcard: Something from your desk
Week 10 - Word: Conclusion; Wiki: Madani Bouhouche; Wildcard: Russian Propaganda
Week 11 - Word: Highway; Wiki: It's Sad to Belong (song); Wildcard: Your Favorite Number
Week 12 - Word: Shadowless; Wiki: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Wildcard: Something from your desk
Week 13 - Favorite thing: Argyle; Wildcard: Food
Week 14 - Favorite thing: Batman: The Long Halloween; Wildcard: Initials
Week 15 - WEEKLY WINNER - Favorite thing: Topographic Maps; Wildcard: Self Portrait
Week 16 - Favorite thing: Pavot Jambon Cru; Wildcard: Surrealism
Week 14 - Favorite thing: Batman: The Long Halloween; Wildcard: Initials
Week 15 - WEEKLY WINNER - Favorite thing: Topographic Maps; Wildcard: Self Portrait
Week 16 - Favorite thing: Pavot Jambon Cru; Wildcard: Surrealism
Week 17 - Favorite thing: Legend of Zelda: A Llink to the Past; Wildcard: Harlem Renaissance
Week 18 - Favorite Thing: Jurassic Park; Wildcard: Japanese Woodblock
Week 19 - Word: Dodecahedra; Wiki: Eric Erickson (spy); Wildcard: Road Sign
Week 20 - Word: Brash; Wiki: Satomi Ikezawa; Wildcard: 8 Bit
Week 18 - Favorite Thing: Jurassic Park; Wildcard: Japanese Woodblock
Week 19 - Word: Dodecahedra; Wiki: Eric Erickson (spy); Wildcard: Road Sign
Week 20 - Word: Brash; Wiki: Satomi Ikezawa; Wildcard: 8 Bit
Week 21 - Word: Spirit; Wiki: Black Tulip; Wildcard: Glitch Art
Week 22 - Word: Draconian; Wiki: Loughguile; Wildcard: Travel Poster/Postcard
Week 23 - Word: Septet; Wiki: Dismemberment; Wildcard: Nature
Week 24 - Word: Sunshine; Wiki: Sharpie; Wildcard: Paperback
Week 22 - Word: Draconian; Wiki: Loughguile; Wildcard: Travel Poster/Postcard
Week 23 - Word: Septet; Wiki: Dismemberment; Wildcard: Nature
Week 24 - Word: Sunshine; Wiki: Sharpie; Wildcard: Paperback
Week 25 - 'One Man's Trash, is Another Man's Treasure'
Week 26 - Matjas Madness: Portrait of Luke
Week 27 - Hunnewell Madness: Quote
Week 28 - Cipperly Madness: Dinosaurs of the future
Week 26 - Matjas Madness: Portrait of Luke
Week 27 - Hunnewell Madness: Quote
Week 28 - Cipperly Madness: Dinosaurs of the future
Week 29 - Karazamov Madness: Pen and Ink
Week 30 - Furgason Madness: 7-Eleven
Week 31 - Word: Numerical; Wiki: Little Girl Lost (Twilight Zone Episode); Wildcard: Art Noir
Week 32 - Word: Semihistorical; Wiki: Evil Town; Wildcard: Plastic Toys
Week 30 - Furgason Madness: 7-Eleven
Week 31 - Word: Numerical; Wiki: Little Girl Lost (Twilight Zone Episode); Wildcard: Art Noir
Week 32 - Word: Semihistorical; Wiki: Evil Town; Wildcard: Plastic Toys
Week 33 - Word: Throned; Wiki: Anaciaeschna triangulifera; Wildcard: Art Nouveau
Week 34 - Word: Tome; Wiki: Gumshoe (Film); Wildcard: Ben-Day Dots
Week 35 - Word: Funnel; Wiki: Tall Tale; Wildcard: 90's Nickelodeon
Week 36 - Word: Denim; Wiki: What’s Love Got To Do With It?; Wildcard: Vintage Botanical
Week 34 - Word: Tome; Wiki: Gumshoe (Film); Wildcard: Ben-Day Dots
Week 35 - Word: Funnel; Wiki: Tall Tale; Wildcard: 90's Nickelodeon
Week 36 - Word: Denim; Wiki: What’s Love Got To Do With It?; Wildcard: Vintage Botanical
Week 37 - Word: Time; Wiki: Roman Blood; Wildcard: Mythology
Week 38 - Word: Aggravated; Wiki: National Library of Ivory Coast; Wildcard: Illuminated Manuscript
Week 39 - Word: Lop; Wiki: Kit Fox; Wildcard: Los Angeles
Week 40 - Word: Unpaganize; Wiki: Petar Trifunović; Wildcard: Fairy Tale
Week 38 - Word: Aggravated; Wiki: National Library of Ivory Coast; Wildcard: Illuminated Manuscript
Week 39 - Word: Lop; Wiki: Kit Fox; Wildcard: Los Angeles
Week 40 - Word: Unpaganize; Wiki: Petar Trifunović; Wildcard: Fairy Tale
Week 41 - Johnny's Favorite: Didot Typeface; Wildcard: Computerless
Week 42 - Brett's Favorite: 99% Invisible; Wildcard: Native American Art
Week 43 - Char's Favorite: The Shining: Wildcard: Constructivism
Week 44 - Cesar's Favorite: Dune; Wildcard:
Week 42 - Brett's Favorite: 99% Invisible; Wildcard: Native American Art
Week 43 - Char's Favorite: The Shining: Wildcard: Constructivism
Week 44 - Cesar's Favorite: Dune; Wildcard:
Week 45 - Ryan's Favorite: Scott Pilgrim vs the World; Wildcard: One Color Design
Week 46 - Sarah's Favorite: Birdwatching; Wildcard: Inforgraphic
Week 47 - Movie Poster Mashup
Week 48 - Reflections of Brooklyn
Week 46 - Sarah's Favorite: Birdwatching; Wildcard: Inforgraphic
Week 47 - Movie Poster Mashup
Week 48 - Reflections of Brooklyn
Week 49 - Minecraft
Week 50 - Christmas
Week 51 - What did 2013 mean to you?
Week 52 - Recap
Week 50 - Christmas
Week 51 - What did 2013 mean to you?
Week 52 - Recap