Christmas Gifts for Designers

What it does

Most gift guides for designers are thinly disguised affiliate link farms filled with gadgets they already own. This guide focuses on what actually works: gifts that show you paid attention. From zero-budget gestures like curated playlists and design walks to thoughtful investments like conference tickets and portfolio reviews, these ideas prioritize time, attention, and experiences over another de

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  YC Gift Ideas2015 · ycgiftideas.com · ▲215

  Holiday gift ideas from Y Combinator

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  Y Combinator Holiday Gift Guide 20162016 · ycgiftideas.com · ▲243

  Gift ideas from companies funded by YC

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  GiftStarter2015 · giftstarter.com · ▲122

  Crowdfunded gift-giving and gift concierge

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  Square Gift Cards2014 · squareup.com · ▲84

  Design gift cards for your business

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  Design Milk's Gift Guide2014 · design-milk.com · ▲72

  Ten modern gifts for art lovers

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  Web Designer News2015 · webdesignernews.com · ▲108

  Curated stories for designers

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  SimCity, but with Permits▲939

  A free city-building game in your browser. You are the mayor. You know what the city needs. Now get it past the zoning board, the neighbors, the appeals court and the next election.

  Life & fun · 7d ago · permit.petercai.com

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  I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years▲778

  Life & fun · 19d ago · tanzaniaeducationproject.org

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  Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app▲728

  Turn a phone, tablet or TV into a sign. Type a message and it fills the screen: welcome signs, timers, Wi-Fi passwords and more. No app, no account, free.

  Life & fun · 20d ago · bigwords.page

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  Steal My Bitcoin▲617

  A PHP security challenge. Find the hidden bitcoin key. First person to get the wallet wins.

  Life & fun · 3d ago · stealmybitcoin.com

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  Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard▲573

  Play a free virtual guitar online with your keyboard or by touch. Slow songs down and see every chord, string and strum. Acoustic, classic, electric and bass.

  Life & fun · 14d ago · guitoro.com

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  Product Hunt Visual Launch Editor▲443

  See your launch as you build it

  Life & fun · 4d ago

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  Polymail▲1,567

  A simple, beautiful, and powerful email client for Mac

  Growth · 2015 · polymail.io

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  Open Hunt – an open and community-run alternative to Product Hunt▲1,093

  Life & fun · 2015 · openhunt.co

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  Tribe 1.0▲621

  Walkie-talkie re-invented

  Work · 2015 · tribe.pm

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  Notion▲585

  Artificial intelligence-powered email.

  AI · 2015 · notion.so

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  Boxy▲572

  Inbox by Gmail, finally on your Mac

  Growth · 2015 · boxyapp.co

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  Jukedeck 2.0▲554

  Create unique, royalty-free music for your videos, using AI

  AI · 2015 · jukedeck.com