Ask HN: Gift for web designer

3 pointsreion12y ago8 comments

My friend and fellow web designer is celebrating his birthday today. I don't have idea for a gift, but I am thinking about buying him some software, or licence for some design work. He php, drupal programmer and quite good designer. Any ideas?

8 comments

a3n12y ago

His first skydive: http://www.uspa.org/BecomeaSkydiver/ChooseaMethodampaSchool/...

And go with him.

Or a really unique dinner.

Because he'll remember and talk about an experience for years longer than he'll remember a license.

josso12y ago

If he's designing on a Mac, then I'm sure a poster such as Michael Flarup's Keep Calm would be a cool gift[1]. If he is on Windows I am sure he'll still enjoy some kind of design poster.

[1] http://society6.com/Flarup/Keep-Calm-nq1_Print

atdt12y ago

PragmataPro is a nice programming font. The regular width (which is all your really need, IMO) is $19; the full version is $170: http://www.fsd.it/fonts/pragmatapro.htm

reionOP12y ago

Thanks for the idea. It is really nice, I am just afraid if buying a single font not a little to small for a gift...

LarryMade212y ago

maybe something like the visibone charts:

http://www.visibone.com/

jmstout12y ago

Get him a blue beanie.

vanwilder7712y ago

what platform does he develop on?

reionOP12y ago

At his company they all use Drupal. He knows php, but I am not sure if he uses any other platforms.

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8 comments

a3n12y ago

His first skydive: http://www.uspa.org/BecomeaSkydiver/ChooseaMethodampaSchool/...

And go with him.

Or a really unique dinner.

Because he'll remember and talk about an experience for years longer than he'll remember a license.

josso12y ago

If he's designing on a Mac, then I'm sure a poster such as Michael Flarup's Keep Calm would be a cool gift[1]. If he is on Windows I am sure he'll still enjoy some kind of design poster.

[1] http://society6.com/Flarup/Keep-Calm-nq1_Print

atdt12y ago

PragmataPro is a nice programming font. The regular width (which is all your really need, IMO) is $19; the full version is $170: http://www.fsd.it/fonts/pragmatapro.htm

reionOP12y ago

Thanks for the idea. It is really nice, I am just afraid if buying a single font not a little to small for a gift...

LarryMade212y ago

maybe something like the visibone charts:

http://www.visibone.com/

jmstout12y ago

Get him a blue beanie.

vanwilder7712y ago

what platform does he develop on?

reionOP12y ago

At his company they all use Drupal. He knows php, but I am not sure if he uses any other platforms.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse