Everyday

What it is

Everyday is a personal project by Polimata that documents a 365-day emotional journey following a mental health crisis and breakup. It functions as a digital archive for a physical art piece where each day of the year 2024 is represented by a hand-wrapped match.

Visual direction

The site uses a pale yellow background with high-contrast, oversized black sans-serif typography that fills the viewport. A 3D rendered match with a purple tip serves as a central visual motif, appearing both as a large hero element and within the floating menu bar. The layout is minimalist, featuring a top navigation bar with the current date and project mantras, and a small floating pill-shaped menu at the bottom.

Structure & content

The page is organized into two primary chapters. Physicalizing Emotions details the manual process of wrapping 366 matches using watchmaker's tweezers and includes a breakdown of hours spent on the project. The Visualization section presents the data-driven aspect of the work, categorizing the year into rings and color-coded emotional states such as Peaceful, Sad, and Extremely Motivated.

Why study it

This site demonstrates how to translate a tactile, physical art project into a digital format using large-scale typography and 3D assets. It provides a clear example of documenting a creative process, including specific labor metrics like the exact hours spent on physicalization versus website development.