# Puzzling Date Reminders The Mint Calendar Comes in the Form of 41 Puzzle Pieces By Rose Nazarali | Published 2010-02-10 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mint-calendar References: [gizmodo](http://gizmodo.com/5467790/mintpass-puzzle-calendar-results-in-hours-spent-setting-the-date-and-a-whole-load-of-swearing) & [walyou](http://www.walyou.com/blog/2010/02/09/puzzle-mint-calendar-design/) The Mint Calendar might not be made for those who are always on the go. This calendar will take a little bit more time to organize with its 41 puzzle pieces. Inspired by those [sliding puzzle games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/puzzle-shelf) (you know the ones, the ones we all had as children and would spend hours sliding the pieces around the board), the Mint Calendar brings a bit of fun (and possible frustration) to your [monthly organization](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lighthouse-calendar). The plus size is you can pull the puzzle pieces right out of the board which might make things a tad easier. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.4/10 - Popularity: 3% | Activity: 30% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Interactive Calendars:** Developing calendars that require user interaction and engagement, such as solving puzzles, presents an opportunity to enhance the calendar experience and increase user satisfaction. - **Gamification of Organization:** Integrating game elements, like puzzles, into organizational tools can make them more enjoyable and incentivize users to stay organized, offering a potentially disruptive innovation in the productivity market. - **Unconventional Product Design:** Creating products with unconventional and novel designs, like a calendar made up of puzzle pieces, can attract consumer attention and open up new market segments, providing opportunities for disruptive innovation. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Stationery and Office Supplies:** The stationery industry can explore incorporating interactive and gamified elements into calendars and other organizational tools, creating unique and engaging products that cater to different customer preferences. - **Game and Puzzle Industry:** The game and puzzle industry can partner with calendar manufacturers to develop puzzle-based calendars, diversifying their product offerings and reaching a broader customer base. - **Productivity and Time Management:** Companies in the productivity and time management industry can leverage unconventional product designs to differentiate themselves from competitors, offering innovative solutions that improve user productivity and satisfaction. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Interactive Building Block Calendars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lego-2023-daily-builds-calendar.md) - [Giftable Cake Puzzles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cake-puzzle.md) - [Flipping Mechanical Desktop Calendars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gnomon-perpetual-flip-calendar.md) - [Christmas Puzzle Ornaments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/130-piece-puzzle-ornaments.md) - [Game-Building Advent Calendars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electronic-games-advent-calendar.md) - [Intertwined Marble-Made Calendars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/noova-calendar.md) - [Wooden Holiday Puzzles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holiday-puzzles.md) - [Playful Minifigurine Daily Calendars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minifigureaday-daily-calendar.md) - [Tetrahedral Desk Puzzles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/desk-puzzles.md)