Harry Houdini’s Focus Calendar
The calendar is dedicated to Harry Houdini, the legendary illusionist and escape master. Every month he talks about one of his tricks, and the illustrations hide Houdini’s encrypted comments. The calendar design allows it to be folded and arranged, creating a game of overlays and graphs. It’s like an audience is involved in a performance by opening up phrases.
Printing uses shifts and changes in kerning. It conveys a sense of movement, instability and freedom, reflecting the image of Houdini himself, a man who cannot be held back.
The last month has been dedicated to «the focus of the will,» a story that happened after Houdini died. In 1926, he left life, but even then, legends continued to appear around him. The world was awaiting the publication of a will to reveal its secrets. But there was no will, and even a hundred years after his death, Houdini remains a figure surrounded by a secret.
