Type Trumps

Type Trumps GameTop Trumps is a card game where each card contains a list of numerical data, and the aim of the game is to compare these values in order to try to trump and win an opponent’s card. Since packs of cards are based on a theme there is a wide variety available. Typography is the theme of a pack from a design firm in England, Face337 — they call it Type Trumps. Each type face is attributed numerical values — see the card to the left — and each card is styled around its given font. You can buy the set in the US here or from Face37 in the UK.

Turquoise

PANTONE 15-5519 TurquoiseFinally a green — Pantone’s color of the year for 2010 is turquoise. They claim it “transports us to an exciting, tropical paradise while offering a sense of protection and healing in stressful times.” A little over the top, don’t you think? But it is the first green tone that Pantone has selected — the swatches from the past 10 years are below (the color from 2005, first on the left in the second row is “Blue Turquoise”…). Read the entire press release here.

Pantone 10 years of colors

Perpetual Calendars, Part II

Here are a few more of my favorite perpetual calendars. From left, MoGuion’s Perpetual Calendar Magnets — perfect for the ‘fridge and I’d be more likely to rearrange it than the one I found for yesterday’s post. Next up: Krank Press’ Perpetual Gardening Calendar — they have three, one for Los Angeles, another for San Francisco, and the last for the amorphous “Northwest”. While I’m not much of a gardener, I like the idea of knowing what veggies and fruits are in season at the store. And finally Etcetrix’s one-of-a-kind Vintage Mechanical Calendar charm bracelet.

Perpetual Calendars

Perpetual Calendars

littlebrownpen perpetual calendarLate last year I wrote a post about my bad luck keeping a day-to-day calendar. For 2009, I bought a small (3″ x 6″) day planner covered in pretty marbled paper. And to my continued surprise, I’ve used it faithfully all year. It fits in my purse and with the bright paper cover I can find it quickly in the clutter of my desk. So for 2010 I’ve bought another small day planner, this one with an important added feature: a built-in rubber band to keep it closed.
While looking for day planners online, I noticed a preponderance of perpetual calendars. I especially like this one — both art and calendar. It’s from Evan and Nichole Robertson’s shop Little Brown Pen.