Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Twelve Days of Design Christmas

By Carolyn Edgecomb

The holiday season crept up on us, so we'll make the eight days of design Hanukkah for next year. Here's the countdown to Christmas for the designer in all of us. Go to the next page to see our top picks!

12 Moleskin Notebooks
Perfect for your designer friends' scribbles and schemes. If you feel like going the extra mile, there are plenty of Etsy sellers who screen-print colorful designs on the cover.



11 Get the Hint Stickies
Sure, we've all used ripped-up stickies to mark the swipe from our design books and magazines, but these bring notes to a new level.
10 Photoshop Magnets
For those of us who can't help but bring work home.
9 Pantone Ornaments
I know, I know... the whole Pantone thing has been done to death, but this list wouldn't be complete without it.
8 Beer Journals
Document your after-work beverages with this handy-dandy little book. Don't drink beer? There's also one for wine, coffee and even cheese!
7 MacBook Decals
With the amount of Mac computers in design offices and at home, we can't resist clever ways to personalize that iconic Apple.
6 Adobe Pillows
Snuggle up with your favorite app and dream up that next big idea. You can get the whole set if you want to celebrate the geek in you, (we wouldn't blame you).
5 Fake Tattoos
Design-oriented temporary tattoos. Who said forever is better?
4 Tables Shaped like Letters
Awesome, if a little impractical.
3 Sets of Type Blocks
For the five-year-old in all of us.
2 Awesome Coffee Mugs
Add a dash of humor to your morning pick-me-up.
And 1 Bookmark that Is Shaped like a Sprout
Naturally!