The countdown to a fresh new year has started. To manage the months ahead, snag a calendar. And whether you like animals or art, Justin Bieber or Betty White, your choices in calendars for a wall or desktop are endless. If you have to look at a calendar, you might as well enjoy it, right?
A big year
Designed in 1966, the big and bold Stendig calendar is still up to date. Appropriate for any style office or home that has the room for it, the classic black-and-white wall calendar measures 3 feet by 4 feet. With this calendar, like many European calendars, Monday is the first day of the week. Available for $27.95 at area Crate & Barrel stores. Also available from www.stendigcalendar.com.
In the cards
For month-at-a-glance elegance, go for the 2011 Jack and Lulu calendar. Emblems, which change with each month, are letter-pressed on weighty, multicolored paper cards. Display the 5-inch-square calendar on the goldtone easel, which is included. Available for $48 from www.jackandlulu.com.
Year to year
Designed by Gideon Dagan for the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the modern perpetual calendar can be used year after year. Move the two magnetic balls to mark the date and month. Made of injection-molded plastic and magnets, the calendar can be mounted on the wall, or it can sit on a desk. Available in two sizes: large (13 inches wide by 9 inches high for $40) and small (8 inches wide by 5 1/2 inches high for $28) at www.dagandesign.com.
Georgia outdoors
Your Meetup group’s “to-do” list includes visits to some of the state’s most scenic spots. To get inspired, post the “Wild & Scenic Georgia” wall calendar. The 12-inch-square wall calendar features views of Jekyll Island’s marshes and Arabia Mountain, east of Atlanta. Other photos include Cloudland Canyon, Amicalola Falls, Pine Mountain and the wetlands of the Okefenokee Swamp. Available for $13.95 at area REI stores.
Pencil her in
For the right sister or gal pal, the Kate Spade spiral desktop calendar is a must. Full of fanciful and colorful illustrations, the lay-flat calendar also gets points for practicality, with a month-at-a-glance calendar and pages for birthdays, notes and doodles. Available for $20 at www.katespade.com or the Kate Spade store in Lenox Square, 3393 Peachtree Road, Atlanta. Also check www.saksfifthavenue.com.
Gone to the dogs
Keep track of the dog days and fun nights to come with this oh-so-cute wooden calendar. Each month is printed on a dog-shaped card, and each dog (looks like a Lab puppy) has a different facial expression or color. Display the calendar on its wooden base on your desktop or nightstand. It measures 5 1/2 inches high and 4 inches wide. Available for $12 at area Urban Outfitters stores or www.urbanoutfitters.com.
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