Marking the Days
This is an archive of Marking the Days an experiment in algorithmic Instagram posting based upon my calendar habit.
Read more about the process here.
The calendar is modeled off the famous Stendig calendar, which I keep in my home office. Each post mimics my real calendar habit of applying stickers to each day to mark off the day and reward myself for little victories.
The image for each day alternates between black on white and white on black text and background. Stickers and scribbles are applied following an algorithm.
- Odd numbered days get an orange dot
- Even numbered days get a blue dot
- Dates divisible by three get a pink dot
- Prime numbered days get a star stickers
- Mondays get a skull stickers
- Thursdays get a wine glass sticker (because Thursdays is when we drink wine)
- Holidays are marked with relevant emoji
- Each day gets a colored scribble - each week gets a different colored scribble…
…at least eventually. I settled on the scribble method later in the process.
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