Marlies' Creative Universe

In the fall of 2006 I came across this calendar design on the Canon website.

After looking at my 2 page vertical calendar for a few months, I decided that if would be more convenient to have it all on one page. The following design is based on the 2 page design, but condensed onto one page. I created it in MS Publisher.

This year I had decided not to update the calendar for 2010, that is, until I realized that it is a great calendar.

• Link to is the PDF file. Print it at 100%, rotated to portrait orientation
• If you would prefer the publisher file, please email me

Dodecahedron Cube Calendar

After receiving a number of emails if I was going to create 2010 calendars, I decided it was time to get to work.

How to Print the Calendar

• The finished calendar is about 3 inches
• Use card thickness paper not office paper to print on
• The template is created to print at fit to page on US lettersize or A4 paper. A4 paper calendars will be a little smaller than those printed on US lettersize paper due to the fact that the paper is narrower.

Calendar Template Colors

2010 Calendar Gallery

2010 Calendar – Sun-Sat

• To download the template right click on the link below and save the link to your computer or
• Left click and then right click on the image and save link/target to your computer

1. Black & White
2. Bamboo
3. Bright Flowers
4. Clouds
5. Marble
6. Dark Abstract
7. Light Abstract
8. Stone
9. Sunset
10. Weave
11. Wood

2010 Calendar – Mon-Sun

1. Black & White
2. Bamboo
3. Bright Flowers
4. Clouds
5. -
6. Dark Abstract
7. -
8. -
9. Sunset
10. Weave
11. Wood
12. Jeans

Dodecahedron Cube Calendar

In 2005 I came across this website: http://www.ii.uib.no/~arntzen/kalender/ and made the dodecahedron calendar cube and used it.

Update

On my wanderings around the web I came across this site where you can create a world globe with the same design as the calendar.

Here is another link to another version. This one will take some time to download as it is 12 mb. Also if you print it the way it is on 8.5×11″ paper you will get a very small globe. I captured the screen and cut of the extra stuff and then printed it and ended up with a 3″ globe. If you need help email me.

So the following year I was making a new one and decided it was just too plain for me. After a lot of experimenting I came up with the different layers to put together calendars with different backgrounds.

Some Explanation about the Calendar

hexshape

I had to totally recreate the calendar from scratch as I could not work with the PDF files. Once I found the hex shape I could get to work recreating the layout. I found out that it was easiest to work the with original size of the shape and then when I was ready to print to just tell the program to fit it on the page.

Putting the shapes together was easy once I realized that every one was rotated a minimum of 36°. The same rotation factor worked for the month text. Next I created the flaps. Once it looked ok, I separated the background shapes from the text. Now I could floodfill the background with different colors or images.

Putting It All Together

I found the easiest way to glue the cube was with the glue gun as the glue stuck immediately, it just took too long for regular glue to set. The finished cube will be around 3 inches.

Note
If you plan on varnishing the cube, the printed page has to be spray varnished (Walmart or craft stores carry it) before it is being cut out. Then once the cube is together regular waterbased varnish can be applied, otherwise the ink will run.

1. Print the calendar on card thickness paper or it will too flimsy
2. Plug in the glue gun so it will be warmed up when you are ready
3. Spray varnish the page
4. Cut out the calendar
5. Score all the lines that will be bent with a stylus
6. Bend all the score lines you will probably find that you missed one or two, just score them now
7. Now start gluing the flaps on the January side, attaching either February or May to June. Now work around the circle.
8. On the December side you will notice that November doesn’t have any flaps, so that will be the last month to glue.
9. Once only November is unglued place a dab of glue on all the remaining flaps and carefully align November on them.
10. Now the cube can be varnished with waterbased varnish. I usually use 2 coats.

Note:

After numerous comments about why the calendars start with Sunday, I have created 2 sets of calendars. One set starts with Sunday and the other with Monday.

If you would like a template with a specific background please email me with your request.

2010 Cube Calendars are now available here.

In 2007 after receiving a comment from Diane about my vertical calendar and a question about a template for the horizontal monitor calendar, I set out to find more info by asking Diane and doing some research on the web. I found a template on the Adobe site and passed that on to Diane, but had problems with printing the jpg.

horizontal monitor calendar

So I created the calendar from scratch in Photoshop both as a horizontal and a vertical calendar and also as black and white and colored. On top of it I saved the PDF as a regular page of 8.5×11 inches.

May 2008

I just got a new 22″ LCD monitor and my calendars don’t fit any longer as they are too tall or too wide. So I created a new calendar that is only little over half an inch high and about 14 inches wide. I split the year into 2 halves so that it prints nicely on a regular sheet of paper. Once it is printed it can be glued together into one long strip or just stuck side by side. (Make sure you print it at 100% size or you won’t be able to read it).

Note:
print the pdf page at 100% to get the calendar at the right size
the calendar can be printed on regular paper or if you want a sturdier version on card stock or photo paper

School Year Calendar

There are 4 calendars on the page, 2 in color and 2 black and white

• 2009-10 School Year monitor calendar in North American format of Sunday – Saturday

1 Inch Horizontal Calendars

There are 4 calendars on the page

• color – 1 inch high 2010 horizontal calendar in North American format of Sunday – Saturday
• black and white – 1 inch high 2010 horizontal calendar in North American format of Sunday – Saturday
• color – 1 inch 2010 horizontal calendar in European format of Monday – Sunday
• black and white – 1 inch high 2010 horizontal calendar in European format of Monday – Sunday

½ Inch Horizontal Calendars

There are 6 calendars on the page
The following calendars are best for LCD monitors that have a narrow frame around the screen

• color – a tad over ½ inch high 2010 horizontal calendar in North American format of Sunday – Saturday
• black and white – a tad over ½ inch high 2010 horizontal calendar in North American format of Sunday – Saturday
• color – a tad over ½ inch high 2010 horizontal calendar in European format of Monday – Sunday
• black and white – a tad over ½ inch high 2010 horizontal calendar in European format of Monday – Sunday

1 Inch Vertical Calendars

There are 4 calendars on the page

• color - 1 inch wide vertical 2010 calendar in North American format of Sunday – Saturday
• black and white – 1 inch wide vertical 2010 calendar in North American format of Sunday – Saturday