The Designers Xmas List

I am inspired to write this by a Tweet I read this morning.

The holidays are quickly upon us again. Horribly annoying Walmart commercials flood TV programming with generic white-bread families smiling maniacally while engaged in all-American activities. I hate that shit. We all know the holidays usually are pretty crappy, sans a few fleeting moments of alcohol induced euphoria and the roller coaster ride of gift giving. Blah, I'll have another bloody-mary and when is my next ten-thousand-calorie meal ready, mom?

But, there is one part of this season that I truly do enjoy—the christmas list. I love thinking of all the shit I didn't buy myself already, gauging how much I want, researching which is the best and dolling out my demands upon my loving loved ones. There is something empowering and sinister about this process/tradition. So I am starting to think of mine now, which isn't odd for me, I add stuff to me Amazon Q all year to remind me what I want people to buy for ME. (I bought myself a new MBP last year with CS4, so that isn't on my list, besides, no one would buy that for me anyway).

Here is my expanded designer Xmas list, 2009:

1. Wacom Medium Tablet (seriously, I'm not sure how I never splurged for one yet, but this might be the only thing I want this year).

2. Meggs' History of Graphic Design

3. Emigre No. 70 the Look Back Issue: Selections from Emigre Magazine 1-69. Celebrating 25 Years of Graphic Design - Rudy Vanderlans

4. Subscription to PSDTUTS+ (badass tutorials and stuff for adv Ps madness!)

5. Livescribe 1GB Pulse Smartpen (APA-00001)

6. Iron Fists: Branding the 20th-Century Totalitarian State - Steven Heller

7. Ray Gun: Out of Control - Marvin Scott Jarrett

8. Tres Logos - Robert Klanten

9. Canon 430EX Speedlite Flash for Canon Pro1, Pro 90, G Series and all EOS SLR Cameras - Canon Cameras US

10. Necronomicon I & II (this has been on my list for about ten years)

I'll be happy if I get any two off this list, feel free to buy me any of these, trust me you will feel great that you did.

What is your designer Xmas list for 2009? I'd love to see what you guys think is the hot item for your home studio.