Gift Guide Archives - Design Work Life https://designworklife.com/category/gift-guide/ Design inspiration & how-tos for your everyday work and life. Fri, 02 May 2025 18:06:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://designworklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cropped-dwl-icon-32x32.png Gift Guide Archives - Design Work Life https://designworklife.com/category/gift-guide/ 32 32 10 Must-Have Travel Tools for Designers in 2026 https://designworklife.com/10-must-have-travel-tools-for-designers/ Fri, 02 May 2025 18:05:59 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=88711 Traveling as a designer in goes beyond simply stuffing your passport and sketchbook. Modern designers must remain connected, motivated, and effective even on the road. This is where Travel Tools, a clever connectivity solution that removes the bother of local SIM cards and allows designers work anywhere without missing a beat. Whether your creative flow […]

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]]> Uncommon Goods Giveaway Winner! https://designworklife.com/uncommon-goods-giveaway-winner/ https://designworklife.com/uncommon-goods-giveaway-winner/#respond Mon, 02 Dec 2013 14:00:36 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=71823 I’m please to announce the winner of the Uncommon Goods $50 gift certificate! Expect an email from Uncommon Goods soon. Thanks to everyone else for participating!

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]]> https://designworklife.com/uncommon-goods-giveaway-winner/feed/ 0 Gift Guides Now on Luvocracy https://designworklife.com/gift-guides-now-on-luvocracy/ https://designworklife.com/gift-guides-now-on-luvocracy/#respond Wed, 27 Nov 2013 13:00:35 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=71731 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 in the direction of Luvocracy, a social shopping app that I’ve mentioned here before. I’ve actually duplicated all of the guides from our recently released Gift Guide with new and […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/gift-guides-now-on-luvocracy/feed/ 0 An Uncommon Goods Gift Guide Giveaway! https://designworklife.com/an-uncommon-goods-gift-guide-giveaway/ https://designworklife.com/an-uncommon-goods-gift-guide-giveaway/#comments Tue, 26 Nov 2013 13:00:46 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=71564 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. And what’s more, they are committed to practices that support independent artists and designers, fair wages for all workers, and products that are made without harm to the environment, animals or […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/an-uncommon-goods-gift-guide-giveaway/feed/ 51 Lomography Giveaway Winner! https://designworklife.com/lomography-giveaway-winner/ https://designworklife.com/lomography-giveaway-winner/#comments Mon, 25 Nov 2013 20:09:59 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=71690 I’m please to announce the winner of the Lomography Konstruktor DIY camera: Expect an email from Lomography soon. Thanks to everyone else for participating!

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]]> https://designworklife.com/lomography-giveaway-winner/feed/ 1 Lomography Giveaway Winner! https://designworklife.com/lomography-giveaway-winner-2/ https://designworklife.com/lomography-giveaway-winner-2/#respond Mon, 25 Nov 2013 17:47:40 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=71690 I’m please to announce the winner of the Lomography Konstruktor DIY camera: Expect an email from Lomography soon. Thanks to everyone else for participating!

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]]> https://designworklife.com/lomography-giveaway-winner-2/feed/ 0 Wee Society Giveaway Winner! https://designworklife.com/wee-society-giveaway-winner/ https://designworklife.com/wee-society-giveaway-winner/#comments Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:00:28 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=71683 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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]]> https://designworklife.com/wee-society-giveaway-winner/feed/ 2 Giveaway Reminders! https://designworklife.com/giveaway-reminders/ https://designworklife.com/giveaway-reminders/#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:47:57 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=71530 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 the Wee Society giveaway here, and the Lomography giveaway here. Good luck!

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]]> https://designworklife.com/giveaway-reminders/feed/ 0 A Gift Guide Giveaway from Wee Society! https://designworklife.com/a-gift-guide-giveaway-from-wee-society/ https://designworklife.com/a-gift-guide-giveaway-from-wee-society/#comments Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:00:22 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=71341 Update: This giveaway is now closed. Thanks for participating! Readers, I have another awesome giveaway for you! The folks at Wee Society have offered up one of their amazing Wee-You-Things block sets (featured in the Gift Guide on page 24 in the Kiddos section) for one lucky reader. To win, simply enter by leaving a […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/a-gift-guide-giveaway-from-wee-society/feed/ 148 A Gift Guide Giveaway from Lomography! https://designworklife.com/a-gift-guide-giveaway-from-lomography/ https://designworklife.com/a-gift-guide-giveaway-from-lomography/#comments Mon, 18 Nov 2013 18:58:36 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=71320 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 you from Lomography. One lucky winner will receive one of their Konstruktor DIY cameras, a 35mm plastic SLR camera that you build from scratch. The camera features a 50mm f/10 lens, as well […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/a-gift-guide-giveaway-from-lomography/feed/ 8 The 2013 Design Work Life Gift Guide is Here! https://designworklife.com/the-2013-design-work-life-gift-guide-is-here/ https://designworklife.com/the-2013-design-work-life-gift-guide-is-here/#comments Mon, 18 Nov 2013 13:00:58 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=71317 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’s awesome sponsors—check them out: Creative Market Fairgoods Good Fucking Design Advice Re:Design Conference Fifty Hi’s Frills Paper Hammerpress Poppin Pussies on Parade Stuf Marion Chibrard Scout Books Uppercase […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/the-2013-design-work-life-gift-guide-is-here/feed/ 1 2013 Gift Guide Call for Submissions and Sponsorships https://designworklife.com/2013-holiday-gift-guide-call-for-submissions/ https://designworklife.com/2013-holiday-gift-guide-call-for-submissions/#respond Wed, 02 Oct 2013 12:00:18 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=69681 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 better than the last. So as usual, if you have a suggestion for a product that you make yourself, or that you’ve used and love, or just something […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/2013-holiday-gift-guide-call-for-submissions/feed/ 0 Hello Black Friday https://designworklife.com/hello-black-friday/ https://designworklife.com/hello-black-friday/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 05:00:56 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=56480 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 Guide might be a good place to start. Don’t forget to check out our awesome sponsors, who have tons of great holiday gifts in their shops: Artist Hardware The Best Part Follow […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/hello-black-friday/feed/ 3 2012 DWL Holiday Gift Guide https://designworklife.com/2012-dwl-holiday-gift-guide/ https://designworklife.com/2012-dwl-holiday-gift-guide/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:00:21 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=56284 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’s awesome sponsors: Artist Hardware The Best Part Follow that Faun Good Fucking Design Advice Mama’s Sauce Mr. Cup RE:DESIGN Conference The Unrefinery Uppercase Magazine Enjoy!

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]]> https://designworklife.com/2012-dwl-holiday-gift-guide/feed/ 3 2012 Gift Guide Call for Submissions and Sponsorships https://designworklife.com/2012-gift-guide-call-for-submissions-and-sponsorships/ https://designworklife.com/2012-gift-guide-call-for-submissions-and-sponsorships/#respond Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:00:38 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=55004 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 that it’s just about time for this year’s DWL Gift Guide! At the moment, we’re just in the beginning stages of pulling together a collection of creative and design-minded gift […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/2012-gift-guide-call-for-submissions-and-sponsorships/feed/ 0 2011 Holiday Gift Guide https://designworklife.com/2011-holiday-gift-guide/ https://designworklife.com/2011-holiday-gift-guide/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:00:26 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=38990 Open publication – Free publishing – More design Without further adieu, I present to you the 2011 Holiday Gift Guide—better late then never. Enjoy!

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]]> https://designworklife.com/2011-holiday-gift-guide/feed/ 22 2011 Gift Guide Update https://designworklife.com/2011-gift-guide-update/ https://designworklife.com/2011-gift-guide-update/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:26:43 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=38944 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, November 18th at 8:00 AM EST. Posting will be a little bit light for this week while I make the final adjustments. Stay tuned… Illustration by […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/gift-guide-call-for-submissions/feed/ 2 The Mammoth Collection https://designworklife.com/all-products-the-mammoth-collection/ https://designworklife.com/all-products-the-mammoth-collection/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:00:10 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=22293 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 variety of styles from both new and established artists.

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]]> https://designworklife.com/all-products-the-mammoth-collection/feed/ 1 Gift Guide 2010: For the Guys https://designworklife.com/gift-guide-2010-for-the-guys/ https://designworklife.com/gift-guide-2010-for-the-guys/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:00:30 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=21373 1. Video Game Controller Poster, $30.00 / 2. Rhodesian Postage Stamp Cufflinks, $70.00 / 3. Icon Printed Banker’s Envelope, $250.00 / 4. Meatbagz, $38.00 and up   5. Star Wars Pancake Molds, $19.95 / 6. Forage Bowtie, $65.00 / 7. OLD PORT Pure Badger Shaving Brush, $63.00 / 8. US Inspector Crew Blue, $72.00   […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/gift-guide-2010-for-the-guys/feed/ 1 Gift Guide: Fire https://designworklife.com/gift-guide-fire-2/ https://designworklife.com/gift-guide-fire-2/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:00:38 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=21390 From Wikipedia: Fire Signs: Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius— Fire represents one’s desires and creative energies. The Fire signs are associated with action, passion, energy, and heat, and people with a lot of fire in their make up are confident, bright, warm, exciting, and easily take the initiative. 1. Red Burst Clock, $59.00 / 2. City […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/gift-guide-fire-2/feed/ 1 Gift Guide 2010: Air https://designworklife.com/gift-guide-2010-air/ https://designworklife.com/gift-guide-2010-air/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:00:39 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=21392 From Wikipedia: Air Signs: Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius— Air represents the intellect and one’s ability to reason and communicate. The Air signs are associated with thought, perspective, hastiness, and communication. People with air in their astrological compositions are intellectual, objective, lively, idealistic and articulate. 1. Desk Organizer, $49.00 / 2. Conversation Pieces Pillow #2, $60.00 […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/gift-guide-2010-air/feed/ 1 Gift Guide 2010: Water https://designworklife.com/gift-guide-2010-water/ https://designworklife.com/gift-guide-2010-water/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:00:35 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=21387 From Wikipedia: Water Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces— Water represents imagination, human feelings and one’s ability to love and sustain. The Water signs are associated with growth processes, imagination, identification and emotion, and people with a lot of water in their make up are sensitive, seductive, intuitive, imaginative, insightful, secretive, loving, learned, and moody. 1. […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/gift-guide-2010-water/feed/ 2 Gift Guide 2010: Earth https://designworklife.com/gift-guide-2010-earth/ https://designworklife.com/gift-guide-2010-earth/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:00:41 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=21397 From Wikipedia: Earth Signs: Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn— Earth represents one’s material resources, environment and possessions. The Earth signs are associated with sensation, stability and practicality, and people with a lot of earth in their make up are solid, dependable, thorough, responsible, cautious, overexertive, overprotective, and quiet. 1. Fingerless Mitts, $22.00 / 2. Snow Forest […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/gift-guide-2010-earth/feed/ 2 It’s Gift Guide Time https://designworklife.com/gift-guide-intro/ https://designworklife.com/gift-guide-intro/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:00:06 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=22112 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 the 2010 Gift Guides. If you weren’t around for the 2008 and 2009 guides, here’s how it works. Back in 2008, I was inspired by […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/gift-guide-intro/feed/ 2 Gift Guide: New York https://designworklife.com/gift-guide-new-york/ https://designworklife.com/gift-guide-new-york/#respond Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:00:26 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=2906 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 Buttons, Set of 4, $4.50 / 5. Brooklyn Kids Tee, $20.00 / 6. New York Love Gocco Print, $15.00 7. More Than Glaser, about $200.00 / 8. Maptote, […]

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]]> https://designworklife.com/gift-guide-new-york/feed/ 0 Gift Guide Update https://designworklife.com/gift-guide-update/ https://designworklife.com/gift-guide-update/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:41:24 +0000 https://designworklife.com/?p=2975 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 Goldfarb’s talk at The Dinner Party last week (which was awesome, by the way. Read all about it right here.) and decided to change the direction a […]

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