After a full month of calculating, contemplating and designing, The AK Experiment is finally out in full force.

This project evolved even further than I had anticipated. Originally, the layouts were just going to be on-screen visuals. In the hopes of making this as “personal” as possible, hand-making the report (with hand-generated illustrations and custom typography) became the perfect solution.

This experiment turned out to be a great representation of my work when I’m having fun and floating on autopilot. Tracking my stats went from frustrating to habitual, and the artwork flowed out of my pen without any preconceived plans. I have to say, as time-consuming as this report was, creating something solely for fun and experimentation was worth every minute.

Here are some modifications I would make for next time:

• More specific music categories (“alternative” is somewhat of a catch-all, and I think my tastes could be better represented)
• Better stats on TV usage
• Tracking on grilled cheese consumption

My plan is to put the stats on hold for another three months and then pick this up as a quarterly project. I’m interested to see how the results change based on seasons/conditions. Whether I actually continue this in the future is in the air yet, but regardless, I’m happy I took the time to devote my attention to some design work that is completely uninhibited. Very rewarding, indeed.

Here are the spreads and stats (click each image to see the full page):