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BROWSE
The World’s Most Eco-Friendly Calendar
Production Method
Silkscreen
Design
Memac Ogilvy
Creative Director: Ramzi Moutran
Associate Creative Director: Sascha Kuntze
Art Director: Jesse Bray
Art Director: Irfan Ghani
Copywriter: Conrad Theron
Printing
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As a part of their quest to become the most ecologically sustainable car manufacturer, Volkswagen gifted customers with this foldable, 99.9% recycled material phone stand which also doubles as a TV and a Game Boy.
Client
Volkswagen
Quantity Produced
1,000
Production Cost
$6,000
Production Time
2.5 Weeks
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
4.9 × 6.1× .79 in
Page Count
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Paper Stock
Post-consumer recycled paper
Number of Colors
1
Varnishes
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Binding
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Typography
Volkswagen Black
Helvetica Light
Project Description
Thousands of calendars are sent out every year. We didn't see a need to make another one. Especially when nowadays most people actually use calendars on their phones or computers instead. To form a lasting relationship for Volkswagen with their key customers, sales staff and new and existing partners, we came up with an idea: to create an ever-lasting phone stand. The world's most eco-friendly calendar was born, made of 99.9% recycled material and entirely carbon-offset (for the remaining 0.1%, the production and shipping).The world's most eco-friendly calendar was created under the Think Blue umbrella, Volkswagen's mission to become the world's most ecologically sustainable car manufacturer. Leading by example is the key strategy to change consumer behavior.
Production Lesson(s)
Using recycled materials was a challenge at first, sourcing them and finding eco-friendly inks too.
Post Author
Kelly Cree
Writer for UnderConsideration LLC.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
June 17, 2014
Filed Under
Calendar
Silkscreen
Tagged with
calendar
folding
recycled paper
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