I believe this is the first time I have designed packaging, or at least something that was sold as a consumer product. I do not know the exact quantity of the run, but theoretically the majority of Dollarama stores across Canada–which number 603–may be carrying this line of 365-page desk calendars from PAPP International Inc.

Under the excellent art direction of Alisa Baldwin, I came up with a series of designs that I hope will be eye-catching among all of the myriad products in the Dollarama stores. There are a total of six original designs I created as English-language only versions (this year). There are also four calendars designed by Alisa that I updated and typeset for 2011. Green Tip-of-the-Day also exists in french. Il y a aussi une version français du calendrier Conseils Écolos.

These calendars have black and white pages with a quote or factoid for each day. (I will try to get some shots up after the holidays.) At only $2 each, they are a very competitive alternative to the $10-20 versions in major bookstores. I had a hard time finding all of these in stores here in Montreal, but the language laws may allow sale of only the versions that exist in french as well. If my designs sell well this year, perhaps there will be french versions. Si mes dessins seront bien vendus, peut-être on va avoir les versions français (mis à jour pour 2012).

See the rest of the images here.