This Typodarium desktop or wall tear-off calendar is amazing. It features 366 different typefaces from 252 designers that live in 32 different countries. Each page features all of the information about that particular typeface design and where it can be licensed. The calendar can be purchased from Slanted.
Calouette’s 2012 Modern Circles Wall Calendar is printed by hand in the USA in 4 different colors. The calendar comes unframed and can be drawn or written on, or framed if you choose. Available for $28 on their website.
The team from UrbnCal chooses a city to feature each year in a calendar. The team then bikes around that city and photographs number plates to represent each day of the year. This year they chose Helsinki, Finland. UrbnCal 2012 is available for $30 on Etsy.
Trebleseven TwentyTwelve calendar has a 15 column grid across the full width of an A1 sheet. It can be folded into a 5 column fold out A1 length mailer, or used as-is. Available starting at £12 on Trebleseven’s website.
Avril Loreti created this 2012 calendar and tea towel rolled into one. It’s brightly colored with handwritten brushstrokes. The calendar tea towel is available for purchase in her Etsy shop for $25.
The 2012 Typographic Wall Calendar by German designer Harald Geisler began as a project in 2009 and is currently funded by a Kickstarter campaign. The calendar features 2,012 hand-set and photographed computer keys that spell out each day of the year. The calendar is printed on high gloss paper with a UV coating so you can write on it. The 2012 calendar is $35 and is available for purchase on his website.
Verlag Hermann Schmidt Time Cube Desk Calendar 2012. Available for €49.80 on the Selekkt website.
This Studio‘s simple, modern 1-page wall calendar. Available for $30 in their shop.
These hand-printed calendars feature the work of Jim Flora, an illustrator made popular for his cartoonish album covers in the 40’s and 50’s. You can choose between three calendars: Swingin’ Sax, Boogie-Beat Drummer, and Stardust Moon. Each design sells for $12.50 or all three for $37.50.
The Poladarium 2012 calendar is a simple tear-off daily calendar that features a Polaroid-type photo each day. €24.90 from Poladarium.de.
NAVA’s monthly wall calendar – Calendars Calendiary – available for $15 from NAVA.
The 2012 edition of Cats Let Nothing Darken Their Roar is a limited run of 700 copies and is available for $45 on their website.
Calendar 2012 by ghin.co.uk comes with lunar cycles and the Mayan calendar. It’s also available in an Interfaith edition – various prices available on ghin.co.uk.
The colorful Accordion Calendar from The Indigo Bunting folds up into the size of a standard business card. It is available for $18 on Etsy.
Abstract painter Michelle Armas designed this calendar print that features her Trellus painting. The calendar comes signed and is available in her shop for $30.
The Vertical by Make Collaboration has two versions available and one has the option to be personalized with your special dates or recurring events. Available starting at $34.99.
The always fun Bubble Calendar is large at 4 feet long and lets you pop a bubble for each day. Available on their website for only $20.12.
The Post-it Calendar is dual-sided with the black side in German and hanging vertical while the golden side is in English and hangs horizontal. It comes with 100 small white post-its for notes and is available for 17.50€.
This large (23″ x 35″) wall calendar from Melissa Van Hoose features squares in a color gradient grid that remind me of paint swatches. It can be purchased on Etsy for less than $35.
The three-dimensional Surge Calendar is created from one sheet of paper that you assemble. It was designed by Yusaku Shimoyama and sold via the MOMA store for $10.95.
Blue Art Studio’s FREE printable calendar featuring some of your favorite icons!
The International Wall Calendar by Nava shows five different languages and features a minimal color palette. Available for $29 at Fitzsu.
This small, black and white calendar is hand-printed by Michelle Lam of Petit Paperie and available on Etsy for $13.
Edu Barba has designed this black, red, and white poster-style calendar in Spanish. The calendar is $15 and is available in other languages as well.
The Jumping Point Calendar by Michael Domberger gets more colorful by the day as you punch each day’s dot out to reveal color beneath. Available through the MOMA store for $39.95.
The Studio Hinrichs 365 Typography Calendar was started over 10 years ago and showcases 12 original fonts with a description about it and the type designer. The calendar comes in Super size for $55 and Desk/Wall for $35 at Ken Knight Design.
The 2012 Invisible Calendar by SashaPure appears to be just a simple notebook of plain white paper. At further glance you discover that it’s a calendar that has the dates printed with a colorless coating. It is intended to have you write in the important information while leaving the unimportant dates “invisible.” To order, please visit SashaPure.
The Crispin Finn design duo creates everything in red, white, and blue, including their 2012 Year Planner. The screen-printed calendar has ample space to write each day and the weekends are clearly identified with a blue header. Available for £17 on their website.
Natasha Mileshina of Bubbo-Tubbo designed this calendar of geometric shapes and bright colors. Each page is printed on matte recycled paper and hung from rope. The calendar is $15 and available via Etsy.
This limited edition wall calendar by Paper Boat Studios was inspired by a Spirograph set from the 1960’s. The letterpress design calendar features hand-drawn images and is perfect bound with perforated pages to make tear-off easy. Available for $30 in their Etsy shop.
The minimal black and white illustrations featured in Pawling Print Studio’s calendar reflect the patterns of traditional textiles that they were inspired by. The four-page calendar is available for $25.
Merci-Bleh-Bleh’s Shapes Vs. Shapes wall calendar is a fun, bold calendar choice that features primary colors and modern shapes. It is sold on Etsy for $18.
This is a single page calendar from Etsy seller snugstudio that features graphic shapes to represent the first letter of each month. It is available for $19.90.
Two Trick Pony designed this Year Of Type calendar using red and white inks on chipboard. Twelve different type styles are used on this screen printed 5″x9″ calendar and sells for $24.
This small, modern desktop calendar by Monkey Mind Design has geometric shapes and patterns in bold overlapping colors. It comes with a paper easel stand and is being sold on Etsy for $12.
The Ryan McGinness To-Do List Pad calendar is made for the busy creative person that not only likes to make lists but likes to draw as well. Ryan McGinness has been self-publishing this calendar for years now and each page features one of his sketches on it. The design is simple with a lightly gridded background and printed with 100% black ink. The calendar can be purchased for $24.95 through Hand-Eye Supply.
The Doodle Calendar at BODIE and FOU has an overall simple design with a scribbled background in slate or blue. The screen printed calendar is made in England and available for £27.
And last, but never least, is our old favorite, the Vignelli 4’x3′ Stendig, available for $30 at Unica Home.

27 Comments
Melanie on 12.05.2011 at 11:37 AM
Oh…my…God. I wasn’t even going to buy a paper calendar for my desk at home in 2012. I got a cool photography calendar from Elle Moss for my office, but that was going to be it. I was going to be all digital at home. Then you had to go and “ruin” my plans. And worse! Now I have no idea which one of these to buy! How can I pick just one? They are all SO cool!
Thank you so much for sharing!
Jaime on 12.05.2011 at 11:43 AM
I know! It’s so hard to choose just one… :)
Melanie on 12.05.2011 at 11:46 AM
But it looks like I’ve already done it. I just ordered the Typodarium calendar from The Ghostly Store. I mean, hot pink AND fonts? How could I say no?
hugo on 05.17.2012 at 12:24 PM
Al of them are grrreat!! congratulations. a good inspiring site.
Jennifer on 12.05.2011 at 12:35 PM
These are just amazing! Love the Typodarium one, and of course… the Bubble calendar. Great finds!
Emily Dumas on 12.05.2011 at 17:18 PM
very cool! Love the tea towel one
Catrina on 12.05.2011 at 20:47 PM
YASSS. Thanks for this.
Niteesh Yadav on 12.05.2011 at 23:33 PM
Really a great collection. I am planning to buy one of them soon. :)
Harald Geisler on 12.06.2011 at 07:31 AM
Hey Caroline,
thanks for featuring the “2012 Typographic Wall Calendar”!
Funny in the Typodarium 2012 also two of my fonts “Whimsical Musical” and “Sevigny” are featured http://2011.haraldgeisler.com/category/fonts/
Yours,
Harald
Caroline (post author) on 12.09.2011 at 11:21 AM
Absolutely! Thanks for the info!
Irina on 12.06.2011 at 12:29 PM
This is great. “Cats Let Nothing Darken Their Roar” is my fave – SO CLEVER! Thanks for showing my “shapes vs shapes” amongst all this awesomeness!
pawling print studio on 12.08.2011 at 15:08 PM
Loving the invisible calendar. Thanks for including us, Caroline!
Caroline (post author) on 12.09.2011 at 11:20 AM
You’re welcome – happy to do so!
becky on 12.11.2011 at 22:03 PM
very artsy love it!
Aviva Palmer on 12.12.2011 at 14:43 PM
I LOOOOVE the Ghin.co.uk calendar. I also love this one: http://www.theadventureschool.com/store/52-2012-naturalist-almanac.html by Free Time Industries. They both remind me that time is round and cyclical. This beginning and end thing is not really what we need.
Jim on 12.13.2011 at 15:02 PM
Love this calendar. Thx for the link.
Ben on 12.17.2011 at 11:16 AM
You should look at and maybe include the NeuYear 2012 calendar, which recently was funded through Kickstarter: http://neuyear.net
Jesse Phillips on 12.17.2011 at 14:11 PM
These are amazing! I love the yellow one, super cool & functional & I love that it sheps so easily! Also consider including NeuYear.net – new this year, unlike most others out there..
noa on 12.17.2011 at 16:52 PM
oooohh!
so many beautiful calendars…
makes me wanna start that new year already!
noa on 12.17.2011 at 16:54 PM
Oooh! such beautiful calendars…
makes me wanna start that new year already!
irene on 12.21.2011 at 04:53 AM
I think they are great!! I love Invisible Calendar by SashaPure
Martin on 01.02.2012 at 03:49 AM
A collection of great calendars there. Where did you dig them all up from? I’d be happy to reference some at my calendar site too. Thanks and happy new 2012. Martin
Michelle on 01.08.2012 at 11:15 AM
Thank you for featuring the 2012 Modern Circles Calendar – just a few left – and now ‘on sale’ as we’ve already started 2012!
Fetesha on 01.08.2012 at 16:20 PM
Love the selection!
jaktokto on 01.22.2012 at 18:58 PM
also recommend http://www.jaktokto.com/2011/11/23/multi-calendar-for-2012/
Joe on 01.25.2012 at 02:30 AM
another clean and minimal one from Practice Foundry
http://practicefoundry.com/products/calendar2012/chinese-lunisolar-calendar-2012.html
Taylor on 03.27.2012 at 13:48 PM
like this one!
a few more good ones:
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Infographic-Calendar-2012/2726513
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Antalis-Calenclock-2012/2730825
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