Fedrigoni 365 2021
2021 saw the Fedrigoni 365 collaboration reach new heights by becoming the most inclusive and dynamic edition yet.
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As an ode to community and togetherness, Fedrigoni UK opened the doors to hundreds of UK creatives for this edition of its coveted calendar project. Through the use of cutting-edge digital printing technology by print partner Ricoh, the project was no longer limited to 365 contributors, inviting the industry at large to submit their own designs that interpret a number provided to them at random. Each book contains a unique collection of 365 designs, randomly collated from the hundreds of contributions.
Fedrigoni 365/2021 was printed on the Ricoh digital five colour Pro C7200 x machine, allowing each book to be entirely unique from cover to cover. It was printed using neon and CYMK inks onto a range of papers from the Fedrigoni digital collection.
So far, the success of the Fedrigoni 365 project has been its sense of inclusion and positivity, bringing together creatives of all generations and styles in an endlessly collaborative project. It has given designers the opportunity to set their own brief, to be as creative as they can be and to see their own work on the printed page.
Previous editions of the publication have put the spotlight on select stocks from Fedrigoni’s vast range of papers, from an entirely black book in 2018 to an entirely white edition in 2019, followed by a recycled rainbow of colours in 2020. All profits from previous editions have been donated to charity, so far raising over £15,000.
Each book pushed the boundaries of what was possible with generative design and digital print.
Each cover featured algorithmically composed gradient overlays, printed with vibrant neon underpinning colours.
The jacket printed in white to Fedrigoni Golden Star K, featured the names of all creatives who participated.
Various books opened to the same spread. The pages were algorithmically composed meaning that no two interior spreads were the same.
Printing digitally on the Ricoh 7200x allowed use of a unique vibrant neon palette.
Behind the scenes on press at the Ricoh Experience Centre, Telford.
