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49 Curious Calendars

New and Unusual Ways to Mark the Passing of Time

— November 21, 2009 — Art & Design
Outlook, iCal, and Google Calendar have had a devastating effect on the paper calendar industry. These curious calendars try to get around that fact, however, by offering innovative and interesting ways to mark the passing of time.

Check out these curious calendars, from a calendar made of bubble wrap to a calendar you can plant.

Implications - Sometimes even the most mundane, easy-to-miss products could use an update. In today's chaotic society, consumers are looking for an element of fantasy and novelty in all products, prompting companies to take a more unconventional approach to all that they do. Thus, everything from kitchen utensils to calendars are bearing more whimsical aesthetics.
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Comprehensive Time Trackers
Comprehensive Time Trackers
Newave 'Living Concept' Calendar
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Calendars for the Clumsy
Calendars for the Clumsy
The Napkin Calendar Lets You Clean Daily Spills
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Arboreal Calendars
Arboreal Calendars
The Bonsai Calendar Lets You Build and Shape the Months of the Year
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Presidential Inauguration Countdowns
Presidential Inauguration Countdowns
The Obama Advent Calendar
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Geometric Calendars
Geometric Calendars
Radius ‘09 is Geekalicious
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Plantable Planners
Plantable Planners
Botanical PaperWorks 2009 Eco Calendar For a Green Year
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41
Doggy Doo Calendar
Doggy Doo Calendar
Odd, But Surprisingly Tasteful?
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Sensual Religious Calendars
Sensual Religious Calendars
‘Tantalizing Priests 2009' is Endorsed by the Vatican
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Arty 2009 Calendars
Arty 2009 Calendars
18 Stylish Ways to Stay Organized in the New Year
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Couture Calendars
Couture Calendars
“Girls on Film” by Karl Lagerfeld with Marie Claire
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Schedules You Light on Fire
Schedules You Light on Fire
The Calendar Made of Matches
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36
Camera Lens Calendars
Camera Lens Calendars
Desktop Calendar is Perfect for Snap-Happy Photographers
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35
Time-Shredding Calendar
Time-Shredding Calendar
Chrono-Shredder by Susannah Hertriech
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Personalized Parcel Calendars
Personalized Parcel Calendars
Custom Danish Christmas Packages For Adults
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Bubble Wrap Calendar
Bubble Wrap Calendar
A Pop a Day
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Self-Printing Calendars
Self-Printing Calendars
Oscar Diaz's Ink Calendar Prints Itself
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Obama Advent Calendars
Obama Advent Calendars
Esquire Magazine's Obama Cover Opens To Show Ads
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Memory Jogging Watches
Memory Jogging Watches
The 'Remind' Works With PCs to Display Calendar
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Calendar Tape
Calendar Tape
Stick and Toss Scheduling
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Abandoned Animal Awareness
Abandoned Animal Awareness
2009 ‘Adopt a Shelter Dog Calendar'
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Twitter-Inspired Calendars
Twitter-Inspired Calendars
The ‘Status Calendar' Lets You Update Your Offline Activiti
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Interactive Wallpaper
Interactive Wallpaper
The Sl2010 AllYearLong Calendar Turns Your Plans Into a Mural
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Pop-Up Calendars
Pop-Up Calendars
Project Each Day With Johann Volkmer's Faltjahr 2010
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Mini Calendar People
Mini Calendar People
Arwey Functional Notebooks Bring Appointments to Life
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Color-Based Calendars
Color-Based Calendars
Pantone Shades to Track the Days
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Political Pin-Ups
Political Pin-Ups
The 2009 Sarah Palin Calendar
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Scratch-Off Calendars
Scratch-Off Calendars
Agustin Zea's Design Makes Time-Tracking Like Playing the Lottery
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Lego Brick Calendars
Lego Brick Calendars
10,000 Year Desktop Calendar
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Interactive Walls
Interactive Walls
Christiaan Postma's Calendar Wallpaper
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Fashionable Auto Calendars
Fashionable Auto Calendars
Volkswagen Scirocco 2009
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Wooden Calendars
Wooden Calendars
Qaaim Goodwin's Calendar is a Sculpture for Your Office Desk
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Naughty Sci-Fi Geek Calendars
Naughty Sci-Fi Geek Calendars
Nerdcore 2009
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Corseted Coffin Calendars
Corseted Coffin Calendars
Cisa's Naughty 2009 Calendar Makes Funerals Hot
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Screen Siren Calendars
Screen Siren Calendars
Jessica Alba in Club Campari 2009 Calendar
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Mind-Expanding Calendars
Mind-Expanding Calendars
Psychedelic Alice in Wonderland Calendar Blows Your Mind
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Vampire Calendars
Vampire Calendars
Official Twilight 2009 Calendar
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Exotic Habitat Calendars
Exotic Habitat Calendars
Pirelli's ‘Africa' 2009
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Canine Yogi Calendars
Canine Yogi Calendars
'Yoga Dogs' by Dan Borris
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A Year of Fairy Tales
A Year of Fairy Tales
2008 Campari Calendar to Feature Eva Mendes
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Naked Rugby Calendars (Follow Up)
Naked Rugby Calendars (Follow Up)
England and Australia Follow Suit
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Naughty Gaming Calendars
Naughty Gaming Calendars
'Let's Play!' Has Sexy Workers as Game Characters
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Steamy Socialite Calendars
Steamy Socialite Calendars
Ring in 2009 with Kim Kardashian
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Vintage Macabre Photoshoots
Vintage Macabre Photoshoots
The 2010 My Zombie Pinup Calendar
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Dark and Dreadful Calendars
Dark and Dreadful Calendars
Jennifer Aniston's Manic-Depressive 2009 Calendar
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Naked French Rugby Calendar
Naked French Rugby Calendar
Dieux du Stade 2008
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Hot For Teacher
Hot For Teacher
100% Real Teachers 2008 Calendar
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Fat Nude Calendars
Fat Nude Calendars
Celebrate 2009 with Chubby Mikey
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