2011 Calendar Designs, Part 7

November 22, 2010 // kristen // 1 replies

I’m just about ready to wrap up my calendar coverage for the year, but there are still plenty of fantastic calendar designs left before I finish up with my final roundup sometime next week. Here’s the penultimate collection, featuring lots of eye candy for your viewing pleasure.

Such sweet and lovely illustrations in Italian shop Symbiosis’ 2011 calendar. Each month features a print of original paintings from the Symbiosis collection and an area for notes and special dates.

Night Owl Paper Goods has multiple birch wood desk calendars this year, including the cutie patootie 2011 Critter Calendar:

And the 2011 Botanical Calendar, which features a different and lovely botanical-themed illustration each month:

Parrott Design Studio’s gorgeous 2011 limited edition letterpress calendar features some of Sarah Parrott’s favorite vintage illustrations, woodcuts, and original illustrations. Each month is hand calligraphed by Li Ward o Fat Orange Cat Studio, and images are printed in a variety of candy-colored inks.

I’m loving the illustrations featured in Gallardo Works’ 2011 Creatures of the Deep calendar. The rich navy blue color is so nice!

Oh so pretty floral and mandela-inspired illustrations in Jessica Doyle’s 2011 fine art print sampler desk calendar:

Letter C Design’s 2011 spiral bound wall calendar features plenty of room to write and a different, lovely pattern and color for each month.

Tel Aviv-based shop, Be Happy Now, has created 2011 wall and poster-sized calendars that feature a selection of dreamy, fantasy-inspiring illustrations.

What a fun and whimsical calendar from Caitlin Keegan! This unique round calendar features areas to write notes below each month, and whimsical hand lettering and an illustrated, folk-inspired sun in the center.

deMOCCA’s 2011 desk calendar features nature inspired silhouettes in a spectrum of color:

Locavores will enjoy Claudia Pearson’s 2011 Buy Local Calendar, which features a different, seasonal food illustration every month.

Old School Stationers’ 2011 free-standing letterpress desk calendar comes with its own patterned chipboard stand and a different Old School illustration for each month.

images from their respective owners

The Paper Crave Holiday Collection at Felt & Wire

November 16, 2010 // kristen // 3 replies

I had a lot of fun putting together the “Paper Crave” Collection earlier this year for the Felt & Wire Shop, and I was so excited when they asked me if I’d like to do a holiday collection. It was tough, but I finally narrowed it down to twelve of my favorites, including gobs of gorgeous gift wrap (of course!), rockin’ gift tags and greeting cards, and a couple of sweet calendars, too. Head on over to Felt & Wire to check it out!

2011 Calendar Designs, Part 6

November 16, 2010 // kristen // 2 replies

So many calendars, so little time! I’m going to be wrapping up my 2011 calendar roundups over the next couple of weeks, but it’s going to be difficult to stop because there are just so many great designs out there this year. Every time I think that I’ve found as many as I can, I end up finding a few (or twenty) more!

SusyJack* always has one of my favorite wall calendars. The spectrum of color in the nature silhouettes is simply lovely.

The desk calendar version is gorgeous, too:

I love argyle, so it’s no surprise that I’m digging Albertine Press’ 2011 letterpress calendar. The accordion fold design is super cool, too! Available in green & gray and dusty blue & gray.

A Little Hut’s Box Calendar is such a unique design. The 3D calendar comes pre-scored and pre-cut, and you can customize the calendar by adding pieces of colored paper or fabric to the back. So cool! An SVG version of the calendar is also available for those of you who have digital die-cutters.

These limited edition 2011 Folky Calendars by Junecraft are so much fun, and the 11×14 inch calendars can be framed for a more finished look, too. Available in red and orange or blue and green.

Snow & Graham has a little something for everyone! Their wall calendars, desk calendars, and the new accordion calendars featuring Snow & Grahams trademark floral illustrations make great gifts, too.

I can’t get enough of the foodie calendars, and this one by English Muffin is super cute. Inspired by Saturday mornings at the market, the 2011 ” Counting the Kitchen” calendar features a different food illustration for each month, and you can frame the 5×5 inch illustrations when the month is finished. Available in English and French.

Jumping Jack Designs’ 2011 calendar features a different, hand drawn illustration for every month and comes with magnetic display clip for hanging. Printed on 30% post consumer waste recycled paper with eco-friendly wax inks.

Tamarindo Paper Company’s 2011 seasonal wall calendar features such super cute illustrations for winter, spring, summer, and fall.

A series of favorite and brand new illustrations are featured in Nella Design’s 2011 desk calendar, housed in its own display case and ready for gifting or displaying in your office.

Blue Tricycle’s printable Lunar Calendar (Northern Hemisphere) features a different illustration every month and includes moon phase icons so you’ll know when to step outside and night for some moonwatching.

images from their respective owners

2011 Calendar Designs, Part 5

November 10, 2010 // kristen // 2 replies

It’s time for another eye-candy filled roundup of 2011 calendars! It really is amazing just how many rockin’ calendar designs there are for the coming year. Every time I set out to find a few, I end up finding about ten. Designers, printers, stationers, illustrators – you gals and guys rock!

Last year, JooJoo’s calendar was one of the sweetest that I found, and their 2011 giclee calendar may be even sweeter. The calendar features beautiful watercolor bird illustrations for every month of the year. So darling.

Hello Handmade Paperie celebrates nature’s splendor in their beautiful 2011 calendar. Each of the four pages in the calendar showcases one season, featuring the words of Mary Oliver, printed illustrations by Shanna Murray, and hand penned calligraphy by Betsy Dunlap. Because the lettering is manually penned for each calendar, no two are exactly alike, which truly puts this calendar in a league of its own.

Up Up Creative’s 2011 desk calendar features 12 modern, hand-illustrated patterns in a bold, modern palette. Only 72 are available, so grab yours while you can!

Such adorable little birdies in Monkey Mind Design’s Artsy Birdies calendar. Each month features an original bird illustration, and the calendar’s size is perfect for hanging on walls, bulletin boards, or refrigerators.

More oh so sweet illustrations in this 2011 limited edition wall calendar from Creative Thursday, which features favorite illustrations from the past year, as well as images that won’t be available elsewhere.

Dizzy Wizzy Design’s cool, modern easel style desk calendar features a chic color palette and typography and includes areas for you to jot down notes and dates to remember.

Stephanie Fizer’s Illustrated Year of Cuteness 2011 Calendar (love that name!) features a series of super adorable illustrations that Stephanie started in October 2009 and recently finished. Only 25 of these limited edition cuties are available, so head on over and check it out while they’re still in stock.

Noa Bembibre’s 2011 wall calendar is clever, clever, clever – a definite must see for typophiles and graphic designers.

images from their respective owners

2011 Calendar Designs, Part 4

November 04, 2010 // kristen // 5 replies

Welcome to part four of my 2011 calendar design roundup! I have so many great designs to share with you today, and if you’ve missed the previous posts, then you can find even more wonderful 2011 calendars in parts one, two, and three.

I’m loving this sweet four season letterpress calendar by Yun Chung, who was inspired by a cat who often wanders near her house. One day, she went outside, and the cat was hiding next to a fence and watching her. Near him was a broken umbrella, and Yun started wondering what the cat might do with the umbrella when no one is looking. This calendar is the result of that wondering.

Gorgeous modern desk and wall calendars by Pawling Print, featuring a different, hand drawn geometric print every month.

Wall calendar detail:

Desk calendar detail:

Lark Press’ 2011 letterpress calendar is beautiful … and educational, too! Each month features something different – poetry, types of pollination, a peach cobbler recipe – I know that I’d be looking forward to turning the pages on this calendar to see what I would learn next. I love the blind debossing on the cover, too:

Ooh, loving the pumpkin, rose, and celery inks in this wonderful illustrated letterpress wall calendar by Dutch Door Press. So bright and lovely!

I really like Amy Marcella’s calendar, not just because it features her beautiful floral illustrations, but also because there’s plenty of space to write in appointments, birthdays, notes, etc. I know that some of you will appreciate this!

Such sweet, delicate illustrations decorate Furze Chan’s 2011 mini wall calendar, found at Little Paper Planes:

Flora & Fauna press has two lovely letterpress calendars this year. The letterpress desk calendar features hand drawn marine life illustrations with two months per page:

And their peacock blue, chocolate brown, and flame orange colored letterpress wall calendar celebrates the great outdoors with hand drawn illustrations of woodland creatures and an outdoorsy scene: