Almost every home in the United Kingdom features a photo calendar, purely on the basis of how useful such items are. Whether propped up on a desk or stuck to the fridge door, calendars of this type make it easy to jot down and keep track of important dates such as birthdays and vital appointments. Despite this, however, many such calendars are less than attractive to look at, and this is why personalised calendars offer such a breath of fresh air.
If you own a monthly calendar then the chances are that you end up looking at it virtually every day of the year. Whether you’re checking the date of your child’s parents evening, making sure you haven’t missed a friend’s birthday or just seeing if it’s time to pay the monthly gas bill, there’s no escaping the fact that a simple paper calendar is one of the most efficient and easily accessible means via which to keep track of your life. Sadly, however, this practical usefulness is very rarely matched by the aesthetic appearance of photo calendars, meaning that something which you have to look at every day is often somewhat less than pleasing on the eye. Most of the calendars which are available in the shops make use of images which are bland and dull to the point of being incredibly boring, or else come complete with resplendent shots of pop stars, soap actors or reality tv personalities.
If you want something better than this, however, if you feel that something which you have to look at every day should be pleasant and meaningful in appearance as well as use, then using your own images to make calendars which are unique might well be the perfect answer. In the past, of course, making a calendar like this would have been an option which was only available to artists, photographers or other professionals with access to the equipment necessary to take print and put together the right combination of words and images. Now, however, anyone who owns a digital camera is in a position to put together personalised calendars using whichever images they wish to use.
The software employed makes it simple to upload the images which you want to turn into a calendar, and the choice of what they look like is entirely up to you. Many people choose to put together a calendar using pictures of their children, since this also makes a fantastic gift for grandparents or other relatives, whilst others select their most dramatic and impressive landscape or scenic shots. Whatever imagery you opt for, the key to the process is the flexibility it provides. Having uploaded the pictures, you can then design the layout and style of the calendar, from large pages with a single image on them to a more crowded, mosaic type effect, and the choice even extends to the month in which the calendar starts, meaning that you don’t have to wait until January. Whether you keep it in your own home, or give it as a gift, a calendar of this type will be made to the same high standards as any you’d buy in a shop whilst featuring images which will warm the heart of the user each and every time they have to refer to it.
Whilst any photo calendar will do the basic job it’s intended to do, it doesn’t seem right to have to spend every day looking at something which has no meaning for you and isn’t even particularly attractive.
Personalised calendars not only perform the function intended, but they also act as a keepsake or gift which will provide pleasure each and every day of the year, and for many years to come.
Bonusprint as you may find that a beautifully presented canvas print, poster, photo book, photo mugs, photo calendar or photo diary is the ideal gift for someone you love.