For the design team, working on the Paper Source calendar collection is a true joy and privilege. Having all of us work on the 2011 calendars results in a creative variety of design and illustration styles, tied together in look and feel by the PS color palette. Like clever little squirrels, we spend the year gathering inspiration and sketches so that come spring, we have a surplus of creative ideas for our new calendar designs!
You can see some of our favorite illustrations, patterns and designs in our 2011 Letterpress Calendar, Wall Art Calendar, Mini Desk Calendar and Academic Grid Calendar. Have you seen Archie the dog? Or the classic cruiser bicycle (see Elaine’s bike inspiration)…or the serene forest? You’ll also see our new colors Persimmon, Peacock, Sunshine and Paper Bag featured prominently throughout the designs.
This year, we were given the opportunity to create brand new calendar formats! So, without further ado, please allow me to formally introduce 3 new additions to the Paper Source calendar collection:
1. Great BIG Calendar: Clean, classic typestyles in bright bold colors on our lovely new Paper Bag. As the name implies, it is nice and BIG so you can see it halfway across the room! The Great Big Calendar is perfect for a classroom or office.
2. Booklet Calendar: To be truly honest, the 1991 freebie calendar from the bank was our inspiration for this calendar…we loved how handy it was, compact enough to go in our bag and a perfect solution for those of us who just can’t use our PDAs for everything. But no offense to the handy bank calendar, we wanted ours to look really GOOD!
3. Art Grid Calendar: Last but not least… when the Wall Art Calendar was all said and done, we had some leftover art that we just couldn’t put aside, so the Art Grid Calendar was born. We also realized it would be great to have an art calendar with writing space.
We hope you fall in love with ALL of our 2011 calendars! And you don’t have to wait until 2011 – some of these are academic calendars that start in August…right around the corner!
— Karen
PS colors: moss & papaya
Latest fave: Home, Paper, Scissors
I totally would love to have a calendar to do a review and giveaway on my blog page! I love calendars! & I love Paper Source!
*swoon* That puppy for Feb. is too cute! I cannot wait for 2011… perhaps I’ll have to get an academic calendar in August.
Love your new calendars! The colors are great! Now I just have to decide which one! It’s a tie between Wall Art & Letterpress!
Love the Great Big Calendar! Need that in my life like right now!
Great gift ideas!
I love the big art calendar. Just wish it weren’t quite so pricey.
Awesome post – congratulations!
Love my Big Grid calendar! Except, today is listed as October 23 (same as yesterday). I’m sure you’re all well aware.
love it!!!!!! Really happy!
I’m admiring the Great Big Calendar, but: how do you hang it? Do you just tear off the page and tape it up, or is there a way to hang the whole thing that I can’t see in the picture?
Adorable!! 2011 calenders are just lovely. Superb collection.
Love the calendar, but would love tips on hanging it. Mine keeps falling down. Please Help!