over 5 years ago from Maggie W.
I'm wondering what are some great Christmas gifts for designers. What would you like to get? Let's share some gift ideas: any books, tools, gadgets, recommendations would be more than welcome.
PS. I know the Web is full of it, but I'm fishing for some original and also personal recommendations :-)
It's interesting how designers think that designers are some special breed that aren't really people but some special folk that need "Designer Gifts" and "Designer Food" and "Designer Notebooks".
I can understand that some people have design as their hobby as well as their job, and I guess it becomes their entire lifestyle.
Power to those people, I suppose.
Personally though, I want a bottle of scotch and some decent ratcheting spanners for Christmas. After 9-10 hours in front of a computer each day, I like my hobbies to be slightly more analogue.
Exactly! They're not "some special breed" but I can imagine that for some people their job is also their passion. By giving them a book on design, a funny geek gadget or let's say a professional mouse, you let them know that you appreciate and understand their hobby :-) It's a nice thing.
It's interesting that you think something like that had to be said. If I'm a designer, I like receiving related gifts, shows me that they thought about it a little versus getting me a shirt. It's more relevant. But perhaps you do need a bottle of scotch instead of a geeky designer gadget.
Not really, I collect single malts as a bit of a hobby.
I hope you get designer coal for Christmas
Gold.
Socks, but like, pretty ones.
I misread that ^ as stocks
Well, David, I guess stocks would do if one cannot find decent socks ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Chup and Anonymous Ism.
The 2017 Oris range is lovely, if anyone's into watches.
If I got something related to design for Christmas I wouldn't be very happy. Christmas is the last day I want to think about work.
HI! Check this collection of 28 gift ideas. A weird number, but geeks like everything that is out of the common. Anyway, I hope this will be enough to fuel up your imagination and make a note of possible gifts for creative people for the nearest holidays. https://www.templatemonster.com/blog/gifts-for-designers/
One of those nifty dot grid notebooks would be neat. But, to be honest, anything you've put thought into should go over well.
a standing desk or a treadmill desk! Working would be even more exciting :D
Here's a gift guide I put together, but really it's just a bunch of gifts that I would quite like...
If you are looking for some books as well check this article out...
Hey there! You might want to give this website a look https://giftsforadesigner.com/
They have a really nice Holiday Gift Guide that I got some stocking stuffers from!
Nordic Minimalist Watch for €0? Cool!
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