I’m one of those people who gets lovely calendars from friends as gifts but finds them far to pretty to write on. Adrian sends me an absolutely gorgeous letterpressed calendars from Studio on Fire, and Penguin got me the stunning Pentagram type calendar.
However, the OCD part of me thinks I could get into Stephen Turbek’s bubble calendar. At 48″x18″, it comes in both landscape and horizontal orientations. Holidays and weekends are marked and set in bold face for quick reference.
You can order it printed on 100 lb glossy paper for $29.95 or get a limited edition printed on clear acetate for $49.95.
Father’s Day is coming up on June 15, so I thought I’d give you a little help if you were having any trouble coming up with gift ideas. Purchasing links after each photo. Prices are in US dollars.
I’m so giddy about the soon-to-be-released indy documentary, Helvetica! Helvetica (the typeface, not the film) will be celebrating it’s 50th birthday this year. Originally created by Max Miedinger to compete with the likes of Akzidenz Grotesk during the height of Swiss typography popularity, this ubiquitous typeface has shown its timelessness. Helvetica is probably the most used typeface today, and it’s applications can be seen everywhere from the BMW logo to the type on the United States Individual Income Tax Return form. Helvetica is also the default face on Macs.
I’ve gone through this love/hate relationship with Helvetica. My anal-retentive side who loves order + cleanliness digs Helvetica (+ most likely has a crush on Jonathan Hoefler). My rebel side is probably giving knowing glances over at Barry Deck. The funny thing is that Helvetica is like water (no, hear me out, now). Water is neutral (PH) and changes it’s form to fit it’s container. Similarly, Helvetica shifts to the context of it’s use. Haha, I just realized that I could have gone the crazy route when I said Helvetica was like water (+ then tacked on “it’s essential to life”). But um, yah, I’m not a Helvetica nut like that.
