25 last-minute Christmas gift ideas for designers &/or our clients

Gift inspiration for your favorite designer or client

Even those of us who love to give (🙋🏻‍♀️) have tired brains at this point midway through December.

If that’s you & you’re looking for some ideas or new inspiration, skim through this list to see if anything pops out at ya!

 

8 gift ideas for Clients

  • Some fresh ground coffee from a local coffee shop (near you, or them), or a Starbucks gift card

  • Apple Store / Google Play gift card to help with all those apps!

  • KnackShops.com has great gift packages; get one premade or pick specific items & create your own gift set!

  • BoxFox.com also has great premium quality gift sets in beautiful packages

  • Sugarfina.com is a great option for your favorite person with a sweet tooth!

  • Create a custom thank you card in Canva & order the prints from them; they typically print & delivery quickly

  • Gift a year of Artful Agenda planner for just $35; learn more about why I love this planner & gifting it.

  • a nice pen set* for people who love to write things down, but tend to misplace things frequently so getting them a “really nice” forever-pen doesn’t make sense. (Totally not speaking from experience here! … 😉)

 

8 gift ideas for Designers

 

9 gift ideas for Anyone

  • the coolest Hand-warmer coffee mugs on Etsy; they’re often in local giftshops in smaller towns or touristy areas too.

  • Ember mug* or Brumate mugs - no matter what the hot beverage is, these make it better. 🤩

  • the Artist of Life workbook is an annual planner & workbook to plan goals & reflect; great for creatives!

  • the Full Focus Planner* is a quarterly planner (per book) that seemingly everyone raves about! I have one too, but haven’t used it yet.

  • a customized music playlist (Spotify, Pandora or Apple Music) for your favorite person who loves to blare music while they work; this is a super thoughtful gift that doesn’t cost a dime!

  • A photoshoot with a local photographer doing a special for a small batch of brand photos or family photos, etc

  • Coffee or tea from your favorite local shop

  • a HelloFresh (or similar) giftcard to give an easy home-cooked meal to someone who’s busy during the holidays

  • Share a couple of your favorite recipe(s) to make holiday cooking a bit less stressful to manage, or bring them freshly baked sweets to make them smile & put them in a sugar-induced coma ––I mean, to help them get some much-needed rest over the holidays with a fresh dose of sugar’d fatigue. 😉

 
 
Katelyn Dekle

This article was written by me, Katelyn Dekle, the owner & designer behind Launch the Damn Thing®!

I love coffee & chai, curse like a sailor, make meticulous plans, am very detail-oriented, and love designing websites on Squarespace. As a Web Designer & Educator with nearly 20 years of professional design experience, I’m still passionate about helping & teaching others how to finally 'launch the damn thing' –and have fun in the process!

https://www.launchthedamnthing.com
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