If you're stuck for ideas, or simply fancy treating yourself to a gift this holiday, check out our 20 favourite Christmas gift ideas for web designers and developers.
01. Lifta Desk Organiser (opens in new tab)
- Price: $125, $155 (Walnut)
- Available from: Made By Cardinal (opens in new tab)
These beautifully crafted monitor stands are available in Ash, Oak and Birch Ply, and provide an aperture underneath the monitor/computer to store your mouse and keyboard. Perfect for the web designer who knows quality.
02. Floppy disk coasters (opens in new tab)
- Price: £16.36
- Available from: Etsy (opens in new tab)
Remmber the days of the floppy disk? These once nifty little devices are now a thing of the distant past, but that's not to say they don't have other uses, such as these cool drinks coasters. A brilliant gift idea for any old school web designers.
03. UI Stencils (opens in new tab)
- Price: $29
- Available from: UI Stencils (opens in new tab)
This is a great little work-aid provides a series of apertures cut into a stainless steel rule, each defining a different UI element. The basic kit comes with a mechanical pencil and is designed to work with either a specific sketch pad, or a download-and-print A4/Letter template. You can also get nicer writing implements if you're prepared to spend a little more.
04. Typodarium 2015 (opens in new tab)
- Price: £13.33
- Available from: Amazon (opens in new tab)
Typodarium is a daily calendar that provides a showcase of 365 different fonts. Perfect for the typography lover, the 2014 edition had a beautiful, rich blue finish, while the 2015 version features neon orange and pink and some wonderful fonts!
05. Cascading Style Sheets Tee (opens in new tab)
- Price: $20
- Available from: The Unrefinery (opens in new tab)
Part of a range of geeky web designer t-shirts, this particular option from The Unrefinery calls out CSS. Also available are HTML, WWW and battery-charging designs. There are some nice web-inspired pin badges and earrings available in the same store, so it's well worth a browse around.
06. Pixel Mouse (opens in new tab)
- Price: £14.85
- Available from: Amazon (opens in new tab)
For the web designer who has absolutely everything, this quirky pixel mouse replicated the 'pointer' cursor type most commonly seen when you hover over a link on a web page. More suited as a secret santa gift than anything else, it’s a fun-if-twee option.
07. Cosmonaut Wide-Grip Stylus (opens in new tab)
- Price: £22.99
- Available from: Amazon (opens in new tab)
This beautifully packaged tablet-friendly stylus looks and feels a lot like a chunky marker. It's perfect for the web designer who likes to draft out designs on their tablet, offering a comfortable grip and an excellent tip that’s responsive and durable.
08. Cooking for Geeks (opens in new tab)
- Price: £15.30
- Available from: Amazon (opens in new tab)
This fantastic book, written by Jeff Potter, offers some of the science behind cooking and answers burning questions such as how quickly will a pizza cook in a 500 degree oven? It’s orientated towards anyone with a technical approach to life, so is more likely to suit a developer than a designer, but we’ve read it ourselves and can thoroughly recommend it for everyone.
09. Foldable (opens in new tab)
- Price: $11.99
- Available from: Foldable.me (opens in new tab)
Foldable.me offers a service whereby you can design a paper-craft person, and the net will be shipped out to you on pre-scored card stock. The online design tool makes it easy to customise the design to match the recipient, or you can buy a gift certificate and let them design their own.
10. EcoDIY Elephant Speaker (opens in new tab)
- Price: $22.50
- Available from: Area+ (opens in new tab)
This charming cardboard elephant incorporates a speaker in the ear, with a 3.5mm headphone jack allowing you to connect it up to your phone, tablet or laptop. Made from recycled materials, this is part of a wider collection of eco animals each offering a different purpose including a desk lamp and a pen holder.
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