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Category: Gift Guide

10 Must-Have Travel Tools for Designers in 2025

10 Must-Have Travel Tools for Designers in 2025

Riley Morgan • May 2, 2025May 2, 2025
Traveling as a designer in goes beyond simply stuffing your passport and sketchbook. Modern designers must remain connected, motivated, and effective ...
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Uncommon Goods Giveaway Winner!

Uncommon Goods Giveaway Winner!

Courtney • Dec 2, 2013Dec 3, 2013
I’m please to announce the winner of the Uncommon Goods $50 gift certificate! Expect an email from Uncommon Goods soon. Thanks to everyone els...
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Gift Guides Now on Luvocracy

Courtney • Nov 27, 2013Dec 3, 2013
If you’re still looking for gift ideas—I know a lot of you will be kicking holiday shopping into high gear this week—I wanted to point you i...
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An Uncommon Goods Gift Guide Giveaway!

An Uncommon Goods Gift Guide Giveaway!

Courtney • Nov 26, 2013Dec 1, 2013
Uncommon Goods is one of my absolute favorite online retailers. They offer a wide selection of unique products that you can’t find anywhere else...
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Lomography Giveaway Winner!

Courtney • Nov 25, 2013Dec 3, 2013
I’m please to announce the winner of the Lomography Konstruktor DIY camera: Expect an email from Lomography soon. Thanks to everyone else for ...
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Lomography Giveaway Winner!

Lomography Giveaway Winner!

Courtney • Nov 25, 2013Jan 16, 2014
I’m please to announce the winner of the Lomography Konstruktor DIY camera: Expect an email from Lomography soon. Thanks to everyone else for ...
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Wee Society Giveaway Winner!

Courtney • Nov 25, 2013Nov 23, 2013
Without further ado, the winner of the Wee-You-Things block set is: Expect an email from Wee Society soon. Thanks to everyone else for participating...
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Giveaway Reminders!

Giveaway Reminders!

Courtney • Nov 22, 2013Nov 30, 2013
Hey Readers! Just a quick reminder that we have two giveaways going on right now which will close out tonight, so get in your entries quickly! Enter ...
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A Gift Guide Giveaway from Wee Society!

Courtney • Nov 19, 2013Nov 23, 2013
Update: This giveaway is now closed. Thanks for participating! Readers, I have another awesome giveaway for you! The folks at Wee Society have offered...
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A Gift Guide Giveaway from Lomography!

A Gift Guide Giveaway from Lomography!

Courtney • Nov 18, 2013Dec 1, 2013
Update: This giveaway is now closed. Thanks for participating! To celebrate the launch of this year’s Gift Guide, I have an awesome giveaway for...
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The 2013 Design Work Life Gift Guide is Here!

Courtney • Nov 18, 2013Nov 18, 2013
Woohoo! The 2013 Holiday Gift Guide is here! You can flip through clicking on the image above or following this link. A special thanks to this year&#8...
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2013 Gift Guide Call for Submissions and Sponsorships

Courtney • Oct 2, 2013Oct 3, 2013
It’s that time of year again! The DWL Gift Guide development is underway on our end, and we need your help to make this year’s guide even ...
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Hello Black Friday

Hello Black Friday

Courtney • Nov 23, 2012Jan 16, 2014
In case you’re planning on doing any shopping today and looking for ideas, I just wanted to stop in and suggest that this year’s Gift Gui...
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2012 DWL Holiday Gift Guide

2012 DWL Holiday Gift Guide

Courtney • Nov 16, 2012Jan 16, 2014
Woohoo! The 2012 Holiday Gift Guide is here! You can flip through clicking on the image above or following this link. A special thanks to this year&#8...
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2012 Gift Guide Call for Submissions and Sponsorships

2012 Gift Guide Call for Submissions and Sponsorships

Courtney • Oct 15, 2012Jan 16, 2014
As usual, the approaching holiday season has completely snuck up on me. Aside from needing to personally get a move on with my shopping, it also means...
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2011 Holiday Gift Guide

Courtney • Nov 18, 2011Dec 18, 2012
Open publication – Free publishing – More design Without further adieu, I present to you the 2011 Holiday Gift Guide—better late then ne...
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2011 Gift Guide Update

Courtney • Nov 15, 2011Dec 18, 2012
Hi readers! Just wanted to give you all a quick update on the 2011 DWL Gift Guide. The Guide will launch a bit earlier this year, on this Friday, Nove...
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Gift Guide Call for Submissions

Courtney • Oct 18, 2011Oct 18, 2011
Well, crazily enough, it’s that time of year again—Gift Guides! This year we’re going to be putting the guides together in a slightly di...
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The Mammoth Collection

Courtney • Dec 3, 2010Dec 3, 2010
If you’re looking for more affordable art gift options, look no further than The Mammoth Collection, a curated selection of art prints in a vari...
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Gift Guide 2010: For the Guys

Courtney • Dec 2, 2010Nov 29, 2010
1. Video Game Controller Poster, $30.00 / 2. Rhodesian Postage Stamp Cufflinks, $70.00 / 3. Icon Printed Banker’s Envelope, $250.00 / 4. Meatbag...
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Gift Guide: Fire

Courtney • Nov 29, 2010Nov 28, 2010
From Wikipedia: Fire Signs: Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius— Fire represents one’s desires and creative energies. The Fire signs are associated wi...
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Gift Guide 2010: Air

Courtney • Nov 29, 2010Nov 28, 2010
From Wikipedia: Air Signs: Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius— Air represents the intellect and one’s ability to reason and communicate. The Air sign...
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Gift Guide 2010: Water

Courtney • Nov 29, 2010Nov 28, 2010
From Wikipedia: Water Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces— Water represents imagination, human feelings and one’s ability to love and sustain. ...
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Gift Guide 2010: Earth

Courtney • Nov 29, 2010Nov 28, 2010
From Wikipedia: Earth Signs: Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn— Earth represents one’s material resources, environment and possessions. The Earth s...
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It’s Gift Guide Time

Courtney • Nov 29, 2010Dec 18, 2012
If you had any time off last week for Thanksgiving, I hope you enjoyed it! This week will be a little bit different as it will mostly be devoted to th...
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Gift Guide: New York

Courtney • Dec 10, 2008Dec 14, 2012
1. Alyssa Ettinger NYC themed milk bottle set, $110.00 / 2. $2, $8.50 / 3. City Plate – Collection 3, $180.00 / 4. Subway Map NYC Pinback Button...
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Gift Guide Update

Courtney • Dec 8, 2008Dec 21, 2010
I apologize for the delay on the gift guides. I had planned on doing a more traditional gift guide. But then I was inspired by pastry chef Will Goldfa...
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