As the holiday season of 2009 approaches, selecting the perfect gift for your designer or developer friend, family member, or significant other can be a daunting task. Fear not, for we are here to assist with a curated list of 25 exceptional presents that are sure to delight and inspire. Feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments section if they haven’t been featured here! [Image: 25 Awesome Gift Ideas for Designers & Developers]
1. iPhone ($99 – $299)
2. The Smashing Book (~$30)
3. Macbook Pro (starts at $1,199)
4. Kindle 2 ($259)
5. Notebooks: Moleskine (~$12) or Field Notes (~$10)
6. A Wacom Tablet (starts at ~$200)
7. Magic Mouse ($69)
8. USB coffee heater (~$9)
9. Paper Email (~$4)
10. App Pillows ($15)
11. G-drive (starts at $179)
12. Typophile T-shirts (starts at $15)
13. IronKey (starts at $79)
14. Staple Free Stapler (~$10)
15. Bose QuietComfort (~$300)
16. Lynda.com subscription ($375 a year)
17. .NET Magazine (~$113 for 13 issues)
18. Layers (~$50 for two years)
19. Digital Arts (~$195 a year)
20. Threadless monthly t-shirt ($200)
21. iStockphoto.com subscription (starts at ~$970)
22. CSSEdit 2 (~$45)
23. Textmate (~$59)
24. Coda ($99)
25. Things ($~50)
For additional gift ideas, check out these related articles:
– 20 Useful Web Design Books Worthy of Your Collection
– 10 Useful Gadgets for Mobile Computing
– 10 Ways to Cut Down Web Development Time
