Designers are known for their finicky love for aesthetics. Give them a gift that celebrates their ability to make the world a prettier place.

1. TYPOGRAPHY MEMORY GAME; $22

Language on deck: This memory game challenges typography lovers to remember the names of various font types. The 50-card kit also includes a typographical glossary detailing the main terms and the evolution of type design.

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2. DUST CLOUD SCREEN CLEANING SET; $18

The screens that some designers need to create clean images can get dirty pretty often. Present your loved one with this whimsical approach to desktop hygiene. The cloud-themed collection includes a cleaning cloth, a misting bottle, and three cleaning stickers, which can can hang out on the back of a smartphone until they’re needed.

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3. RAINBOW TEMPORARY TATTOOS; $15

Temporary tats aren’t just for kids anymore. These non-toxic tattoos from Tattly are made in the U.S. with safe, vegetable-based ink and each of the eight designs feature colorful images by Swiss artist Tina Roth Eisenberg.

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4. RAINBOW GRADIENT CARDS; $9

Is there anything more satisfying than a good rainbow gradient? These colorful cards from Brooklyn duo Frederick & Mae are sure to make any artistic giftee swoon. The colorful deck—housed in a thick black box with a silver foil design printed on the front—features a small booklet that explains the history of card decks and various traditional games.

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5. FACE BANK; $30

This bank from Japanese designer Takada is nothing like the traditional change-holding pigs. The mechanical bank resembles a mouth and nose and reacts to touch by beginning to chew. It’s unclear if anyone really wants a battery-operated bank that nibbles on loose change, but it’s likely to be a hit with fans of the comic artist Joan Cornellà.

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6. WORD CLOCK; $80

Mix up your loved one’s routine with a time piece that breaks the mold of traditional clocks by spelling out the time. The out-the-box approach to time is sure to inspire some other groundbreaking ideas.

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7. POLAROID DIGITAL CAMERA; $99

Go retro: This Polaroid instant camera is less than 5 inches long and fits neatly into a shirt pocket or small purse. Despite its small size, it has a 10-megapixel sensor and a micro DS that holds up to 32 GB. It uses ZINK to print out vibrant 2 by 3-inch prints that have adhesive backs in under a minute. (That’s right—instant stickers.)

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8. CMYK PIN; $8

Enamel pins are all the rage. This particular pin is designed after the CMYK color model, which is commonly used in color printing. Cyan, magenta, and yellow overlap to create black (key) at the center.

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9. COLOR MATCHING MUG; $13

These ceramic MyCuppa mugs offer color matching swatches on the inside, designed to help determine the strength of each cup of tea or brew. Each mug has four colors for comparison, ranging from black/just tea to milky.

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10. PANTONE CARD HOLDER; $9

Business cards will have a nice home in one of these sleek card holders modeled after Pantone paint chips. They come in real Pantone colors—like Keepsake Lilac, Sunshine, and Indian Teal— but are not meant for color identification. Instead, the vibrant colors are just a celebration of the company and their iconic color matching system. They can fit eight to 10 credit cards or about 20 business cards.

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11. DESK HAMMOCK; $8

Long hours at the computer can take a toll on anyone. If you know a web designer who’s working late into the night, gift the chance to secretly kick back while on the clock. This tiny, 25-inch-long hammock fits comfortably under most desks and includes rope and brackets so that it can be installed just like a regular hammock.

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12. KEYBOARD WAFFLE MAKER; $70

Ever want to eat your keyboard? No? Well, you still can, in the form of a waffle. Give your friend this keyboard-shaped waffle press and then invite yourself over for breakfast. This aluminum iron features a heat-resistant handle, so it can be placed on the grill or a stovetop for quick cooking.

Find it: Uncommon Goods

13. ELECTRIC OBJECTS; $299

Art lovers don’t have to be restricted to a single, motionless image. With Electric Objects, designs can be changed instantly, right in their frame. Once the EO is installed, a corresponding app will allow the user to change the artwork right from a phone or tablet. Owners can upload their own pieces or choose from the expansive EO library that’s filled with over 30,000 different works.

Find It: Electric Objects

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Google trends can tell us a lot, from the country’s top political concerns to the likelihood of traffic jams. They’re also a good indicator of what Americans have on their plate in any given season. What’s on the menu for December? Hot chocolate, peppermint, and tamales. According to The Rhythm of Food, a collaboration between Google News Lab and Truth & Beauty, searches for all three peak around this time of year.

As WIRED reports, the data visualization project consists of hundreds of infographics representing 12 years worth of food-related searches. The graphs below show how certain keywords rise to prominence during specific months. For instance, more people search for stew during the winter than the fall, and searches for gefilte fish see a sharp spike around Passover.

The website’s clock graphs chart the trajectory of food trends though the seasons as well as through the years, with each year represented by a different color. One chart shows that—surprise, surprise—pumpkin spice lattes trend around autumn, but it also illustrates that searches for the term have been cropping up earlier in recent years.

The Rhythm of Food project began by plotting data points linearly. This is a handy way to look at the rise and fall of shorter-lived food trends (kale, for example, has been declining in popularity since 2014, while searches for cauliflower are on the rise). But as their circular infographics show, breaking searches down by week can tell us even more, like that chia seeds are a hot post-New Year’s diet food and people are more likely to search for marshmallows around Thanksgiving than summertime because of its popularity as a sweet potato topper.

[h/t WIRED]

All images courtesy of the Google News Lab/Truth & Beauty.

Searching for the perfect gift for the James Bond fan in your life? We’re still a few months away from a Thunderball-style jet pack becoming a reality, and an Aston Martin DB5 is sure to put a hefty dent in your wallet. But for just under $100, Amazon is offering a limited-time Cyber Week deal that will net you The Ultimate James Bond Collection on Blu-ray.

The 25-disc set includes all 24 007 movies, including last year’s Spectre, plus more than 120 hours of special features which, when binge-watched, should take you straight into 2017. That’s nothing to shake a martini at.

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Forget New Year’s resolutions. The real time to wrangle with your personal finances is the fall—when you can still maximize your 2016 financial situation and also avoid the holiday debt that most of us drag into the next year. “We get so wrapped up in our families and travel and last-minute work stuff this time of year,” says Farnoosh Torabi, personal finance expert and author of You’re So Money. “But it’s really important to take a pause and think about what your year-end goals are.” Not quite sure what you should be tackling before 2016 comes to a close? Consider this your cheat sheet:

1. STUFF YOUR RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS.

Socking away more money in an IRA or 401(k) is a win-win: You’ll have dramatically more dough in your golden years than if you delay saving until later, and you’ll be able to lower your tax bill come April. “The more you contribute, the more you can deduct from your taxable income,” explains Torabi. “It’s really worth it to see if you have any room in your budget to increase your contributions over the next few months.”

Health insurance might have an open enrollment period, but retirement savings doesn’t work that way—you can head down to HR for help on how to bump things up at any time. (The upper limit for 401(k) contributions is $18,000 for 2016 and, if you’re under age 50, up to $5500 in a traditional IRA.)

Not quite sold on the power of compound interest, or why retirement savings should edge out some of your holiday shopping? Let’s assume you’re 25 years old and make $40,000 a year. If you can put an extra $400 yearly in your 401(k) account starting this year, you could have an extra $3870 in annual income when you’re ready to retire, according to Fidelity.com.

2. GET YOUR EYES CHECKED.

Health insurance deductibles have surged 67 percent over the past five years, according to a report by the Kaiser Family Foundation. And workers now pay an average of $1318 out of pocket before health coverage begins to cover part of their bills, up from $584 a decade ago. That means healthcare is probably eating up more and more of your monthly budget. But if you’ve already reached your deductible for 2016, you’ll pay dramatically less for any healthcare you get between now and the new year. So start making appointments! “If you need an eye exam or a flu shot or there’s a procedure you’ve been putting off, why not schedule it for the fall and take advantage of the fact that you’ve already covered your deductible,” says Torabi.

3. SPEND EVERY LAST CENT OF YOUR FSA.

If you set aside funds in a Flexible Savings Account (FSA), that money is “use it or lose it”—and you don’t want to kiss even one dollar good-bye. Torabi recommends checking the balance now, to avoid a frantic December 31 CVS run for stuff you might not actually use. Qualified expenses range from acupuncture to antacids, childbirth classes to copays, according to benefits provider WageWorks. Just make sure you’re mindful of which expenses require you to show a prescription (such as some OTC medications) so you’re not denied down the road.

4. MAKE A HOLIDAY BUDGET.

Even if you’ve been diligently rocking your cash flow each month, the holidays can mean a major loop. Last year, the average American spent $830 on Christmas presents—and for nearly one-third of celebrants, that figure topped $1000, according to a Gallup poll. Add in holiday travel, parties, and decorations, and celebrating the season can get seriously pricey. Finding that extra scratch is hard to do without some advance planning—which might explain why credit card debt tends to rise in the last few months of the year.

Rather than trying to hold back in the moment, Torabi suggests mapping out a strategy well before Jingle Bells takes over the radio. “Maybe instead of everyone in the extended family buying a bunch of gifts, you suggest picking a name out of a hat for a gift exchange and setting the limit at $50,” she says. Or you start buying gifts earlier this year, so you have more time to bargain hunt on sites like Groupon and Giftcardgranny.com. Or, if you’re loathe to trim any line items from your holiday budget, you balance out all of that extra spending by earning more income. “If you have time on the weekends or evenings, a small side gig for a couple of months can really help,” she says. Seasonal workers are in high demand this time of year, or you can jump into the gig economy by checking out Uber or Taskrabbit.

This week, the BBC reports, Nestlé announced that its researchers have discovered a way to restructure sugar. This will allow company confectioners to reduce the sweet stuff in chocolate products by as much as 40 percent, they claim.

Chocolate candy isn’t the biggest source of sugar in the average American’s diet (that would be soda), and for the most part, people know they’re not doing their bodies any favors by eating it. But since recent studies link added sugars in foods to an increased risk for obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and heart disease, confectioners have new incentive to provide customers with reduced sugar options. Until now, a tricky question remained: Could they do so without sacrificing flavor?

Nestlé thinks so. According to the company, their scientists have developed a method of altering sugar’s structure. “It is sugar, but it is assembled differently so it can disassemble easily in your mouth with less going into your gastrointestinal tract,” Dr. Stefan Catsicas, Nestlé’s chief technology officer, told The New York Times. This reportedly allows food companies to use less of it in products. And considering a single Kit Kat bar contains almost all of your added sugar intake for one day (the candy contains 21 grams of sugar, while the the American Heart Association recommends eating no more than 24 to 36, depending on your gender), this reduction could go a long way toward combating the U.S.’s obesity epidemic.

Nestlé hasn’t divulged the secret to its breakthrough technology and is currently pursuing patents. However, the company expects to begin using its new, reformulated sugar in products from 2018 onwards. Eventually, Nestlé might also sell it to other companies for use. Keep in mind, however, that Nestlé’s emerging sugar technology won’t be able to replace all sugar; it can’t be used to sweeten soda or coffee, for starters.

[h/t BBC News]

Every city produces sewage, but now, Aarhus, Denmark is hoping to prove that their waste doesn’t have to be, well, wasted. As New Scientist reports, the Danish metropolis will become the first city to power its water system using energy harnessed from sewage and wastewater.

After undergoing a $3.2 million renovation, Aarhus’s Marselisborg Wastewater Treatment Plant is now capable of creating heat and electricity out of biogas. The waste is served up as a meal to bacteria kept in 100-degree “digesters,” or large tanks. Byproduct gases like methane are then burned, generating more than 150 percent of the electricity required to power the plant. Any surplus electricity is either used to supply fresh water to the city of 200,000, or is sold back to the grid.

The concept of using human waste as an energy resource isn’t a new one: Last year a study from the United Nations University’s Institute for Water, Environment, and Health reported that biogas produced by all the world’s human poop could provide energy to up to 138 million homes. Aarhus is the first city to integrate this innovative idea into their water system, and now cities like Chicago, San Francisco, and Copenhagen are interested in following suit.

For Aarhus’s success to be recreated elsewhere, water plants need to be big enough to produce large amounts of biogas and the wastewater they use has to be the right makeup (too much water dilutes the energy content). Cities also need to have the funding to make the necessary infrastructure upgrades. Aarhus Water’s investment in their plant was pricey, but savings in maintenance and electricity sold to the grid are expected to make it up in five years.

[h/t New Scientist]

The new year is sneaking up once again, and that means it’s a time for a new calendar. Sure, you could go with a free one you got in the mail, but why not keep track of time in a more interesting way? These calendars will get you pumped for the changing months ahead.

1. I COULD PEE ON THIS; $11

It turns out cats make pretty good poets. Francesco Marciuliano’s book, I Could Pee on This and Other Poems by Cats is a great collection of poems from the viewpoint of housecats. Now you can get these felines’ verses in calendar form. Each month features a different cat and a corresponding poetic masterpiece.

Find it: Amazon

2. UNDERWATER DOGS; $15

Photographer Seth Casteel is known for his shots of dogs jumping into bodies of water to fetch balls and other items. It turns out all those jowls and extra skin look pretty funny when pushed up by the water. This 18-month calendar comes with 12 amazing shots of wide-eyed dogs underwater.

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3. LIL BUB; $12

It’s no secret that mental_floss loves Lil Bub. The funny little cat has been named “nature’s happiest accident,” and sports the most irresistible mug in the animal kingdom. This calendar comes with plenty of cute pictures of the slack-tongued feline, as well as some fun stickers to stick on your books, folders, and friends.

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4. THIS IS GUACWARD; $8

Looking for a little honesty from your calendar? New York-based illustrator David Olenick has got you covered. His new calendar is filled with delightful drawings sharing some harsh, albeit true sentiments. The simplistic designs are perfect for the realist in your life.

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5. CATS OF 1986; $12

These cats are living the glory days of the mid-’80s in this super radical monthly calendar. Who knew felines could look so good with big hair and shoulder pads? 

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6. GOATS IN TREES; $9

This incredibly specific calendar comes with 18 months, so you can start using it immediately. And it’s never too soon to start enjoying athletically skilled goats that made it up into trees.

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7. SPACE CATS; $10-$15

Evidence the world is a beautiful place: You have multiple options when shopping for the perfect space cat calendar. Choose between TF Publishing’s hallucinogenic and seasonal calendar, or Rock Point’s more straightforward alternative. Either way, you win with cats flying through space.

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8. AWKWARD FAMILY PHOTOS; $12

The novelty blog Awkward Family Photos has been around for a long time and with good reason. These real family portraits are equal parts awkward and hilarious, reminding you that it’s okay to laugh at your own blunder years. Curators Mike Bender and Doug Chernack share some extra cringe-worthy photos for this day-to-day calendar.

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9. SUPER MARIO BROTHERS; $10

For nostalgic gamers, this Super Mario Brothers calendar features all the vintage artwork you could want. Each month has a different scene of one of the many iconic levels in the game.

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10. NUNS HAVING FUN; $11

As we’ve covered in the past, nuns can totally still have fun. Enjoy pictures of nuns playing sports, taking selfies, and winning prizes at the fair. 

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11. CARTOONS FROM THE NEW YORKER; $12

If you find yourself flipping through The New Yorker just looking for the comics, you might as well cut out the middle man and buy this calendar.

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12. SLOTHS; $11

Sloths are seriously cute. You can have the cuteness all year round with this second-annual sloth calendar. Zoologist Lucy Cooke shares some of the most adorable sloth pictures out there for your monthly enjoyment.

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13. THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC; $10

If you’re a fan of mental_floss, then you’re definitely a fan of cool facts. The Old Farmer’s Almanac calendar is filled with just that. Learn the answers to pressing questions like: How fast can an ostrich run? And why are cashews never sold in the shell? On top of important trivia, you also get folklore, tips, quotes, proverbs, and puzzles.

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14. HYPERBOLE AND A HALF; $10

Beloved cartoon artist and writer Allie Brosh is back again with a calendar featuring some of her charming illustrations and comics. The calendar features some of the best material and characters from Hyperbole and a Half.

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15. FUN PUGS; $11

Pugs are already fun but wait until you see them Photoshopped into seasonal scenes. From a fancy date in February to dressing up in October, the situations these pugs find themselves in are pretty adorable. The 12 month calendar features 12 pugs that you definitely don’t want to miss.

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16. A YEAR OF GOOD BEER; $13

Beer connoisseurs can find new selections and celebration old favorites with this calendar packed with facts, trivia, and beer recommendations.

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17. THE LITTLE WORLD OF LIZ CLIMO; $13

Illustrator Liz Climo creates whimsical animal comics that are almost guaranteed to brighten up your day. This calendar gives owners one new cartoon a day, so you know it’s going to be a good year.

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This story originally appeared in 2015.