Designer Gift List
Bags:
↑ Herschel Supply Co.
Classic without being overly retro.
± $40 and up / Available at Amazon & Essential Apparel →
↑ Unit Portables
Other end of the spectrum, these are unique and modern.
Start at €79 (± $100) / Unit Portables →
Shirts:
↑ Ugmonk
$26 for tees / Ugmonk →
↑ Pattern & Shape
$23 / Pattern & Shape →
Sketchbooks:
↑ Muji Sketchbooks
These might be my favorite sketchbooks. Simple, cheap, and I prefer wire-o in general.
$3.95! / Black / Kraft / All →
↑ Leuchtterum 1917
I’m using one of these currently, and it’s really classy.
$13 to $25 / Kikkerland →
Writing Implements:
↑ Wooden Mechanical Pencils
$8.95 / Crate & Barrel →
↑ Delfonics Wooden Ballpoint Pens
$10 / Walker Art Center shop →
↑ Delfonics Roll Pen Case
$23 / Vetted →
Books:
↑ The Book of Books
“A profusely illustrated visual history of the printed book…”
$40.62 / Amazon →
↑ Instant: The Story of Polaroid
$24.95 / At Amazon and Princeton Architectural Press →
Here are a few logo-related ones:
↑ Logo Life
The history and evolution of 100 famous logos.
$21.12 / Amazon →
↑ Identity Suite
Identity systems and stationery.
$26.37 / Amazon →
↑ Logotype
A collection of text-based marks. Sounds like kind of a follow up to “Logo”.
$23.52 / Amazon →
↑ Kwadraat-Bladen
Documenting the post-war magazine by the same name that served as a graphic playground to showcase a Dutch printshop.
£16.95 (± $27) / Unit Editions →
↑ Grafică Fără Computer / Graphics Without Computer
A Romanian book with a lot of cool cold war-era graphics.
€19 (± $24) / This might be hard to find. Try Motto →
Here’s a couple from last year that are still on my list:
↑ Studio on Fire
± $30 / Available at Amazon & Gestalten →
↑ Graphic Design Now in Production
$26.40 / Amazon →
Or, go even older!
↑ Display, collectible design books
Can be expensive, but they’re unique! / Display →
↑ Counter Print
These guys have some unusual vintage stuff. And also new books, and their own publication.
Various / Counter Print →
Magazines:
↑ Elephant, Issue 11
I always really enjoy reading and looking at Elephant. “Contemporary visual culture.”
$20 / Vetted →
↑ Eye Magazine Subscription
Still one of the best—if not the best—design mags out there. Pricey but always good.
$140 (1 year, 4 issues) / Eye →
Office Supplies:
↑ Boxit Aluminum Tape Dispenser
$20 / Lexon →
↑ Poppin Tape Dispenser
Simple design and they come in tons of colors.
$12Poppin Tape Dispenser →
→ Poppin Design a Desk
Or go nuts and do everything that goes on the desk. The Design a Desk is kinda fun to play with.
Up to $100
Poppin Design a Desk →
Gift Certificates:
↑ Blurb Gift Card
I think most designers have a book they’d like to make.
Any amount between $20 and $500 / Blurb →
↑ My Fonts Gift Certificate
Any amount / MyFonts.com →
↑ American Frame
Chances are your designer friend has something they need to hang. And this is the best place for custom framing.
$10 and up / American Frame →
Assorted Cool Things:
↑ Braun Classic Travel Clock
$25 / Braun →
↑ Konzuk Stainless Steel + Concrete Earrings
$165 / Konzuk →
And a couple interesting things from Etsy:
↑ Modern Bird Feeder
$78 / Joe Papendick on Etsy →
↑ Pottery Bowl with Handle
$26 / FringeandFettle on Etsy →
Filed in: Books, Current, Everyday Design, Features, Things, Tools
