This morning I was reading a calendar on the bus to work. Not terribly logical behaviour, granted, but it did make the journey that bit more enjoyable. The calendar in question is from the Newspaper Club, fittingly it's produced on newsprint and it's both useful and entertaining – containing notable print-related dates in history, such as John Baskerville's birthday on 28^th January, and "opening of the first paper mine, 1753". No prizes for guessing which date that's attached to. I also like the cover design: "Print Something 2013". As a motto for the year, that's hard to beat. Calendars are a great way for printcos to put print in front of clients and potential clients, and I am very much enjoying this year's selection. I have been admiring the beautiful fine art printing on the Healeys Print Group calendar, as well as the large-format loveliness of Scheufelen's 2013 stunner. Agfa has opted for a clever combination of personality meets print, by using photographs taken by Agfa staffers worldwide, produced using a variety of interesting print techniques and each with a little story attached. Garnett Dickinson is ensuring all goes swimmingly on my desk with its "what the fish is that?" selection of weird and wonderful aquatic creatures, providing some piscine pleasure. Fenner Paper's simple standee on gold Stardream gives off a gleaming glow to brighten any dull day. And GI Direct has produced an unusual (unique, possibly) and engaging 24-month calendar format that promotes a different creative print format on each month – even the padded envelope it arrived in had stand-out, very clever. I'm grateful to Print Research International's John Charnock for some letterpress loveliness, in the shape of the witty designs and great use of this particular print technique in the "lucky number 13 edition" calendar, all the way from Studio on Fire in Minneapolis. Meanwhile, back at Francis Towers the kitchen is adorned with the BBC Countryfile calendar, produced by APS Group. These various calendars are providing colour, texture, useful information and visual pleasure. No way could I ever ditch my printed calendars in favour of some sort of dull digital equivalent. Print something indeed, and here's to a lucky 2013.