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The Shape of Daylight: all prints in the set, shown flat without frames
The Shape of Daylight: all prints in the set, shown flat without frames

Data & Pattern Prints, Set of 3 prints

The Shape of Daylight

How long the sun stays up, week by week, across one year at three latitudes.

€7.95

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  • Instant digital download
  • Print as often as you like for your own home
  • No physical item is shipped; frame not included

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What you receive

High-resolution JPG files at 300 DPI, covering the 2:3, 3:4, 4:5, 11x14 and ISO (A5 to A1) ratios.

5 ZIP files containing 15 high-resolution JPG files (300 DPI) plus a printing guide (PDF):

  • 2:3 ratio: 4x6, 8x12, 12x18, 16x24, 20x30, 24x36 in
  • 3:4 ratio: 6x8, 9x12, 12x16, 18x24 in
  • 4:5 ratio: 4x5, 8x10, 12x15, 16x20 in
  • 11x14 in
  • ISO ratio: A5, A4, A3, A2, A1
Printing

Print at home on matte paper (200 gsm+), at a local print shop or with an online print lab. Choose "fit", not "fill". Colours may vary slightly between screens and printers.

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About this design

Each print shows how long the sun stays up, week by week, across one full year at a different latitude:

  • 0°: The Equator. Twelve hours of light, every single week.
  • 45° N: The mid-latitudes. A gentle swell from winter to summer.
  • 70° N: The Arctic. Polar night (tiny dots) turning into the midnight sun (full capsules).

How to read it

Every capsule is one week (January → December). The pale track is 24 hours; the golden part is the time from sunrise to sunset, centred on solar noon. One bold terracotta sun sits above midsummer. The day lengths are calculated with standard astronomical formulas, including atmospheric refraction.