We have more and more things on our minds: medical appointments, events to attend, daily tasks, etc. And that causes us to need to carry with us an agenda or, for example, a calendar mockup.
But What a calendar mockup? What can it do for us? Do you have functions for a project of a graphic designer? If you are wondering all this, here are the answers.
What is a mockup
The first thing of all is to know what a mockup is. It's about a photomontage in which a graphic designer suitably assembles a design. For example, imagine you have a t-shirt design commissioned by a client. And you want to show him that design as realistic as possible. But of course, to do that you would have to go to a store where they make custom t-shirts, pay for it and wait for them to give it to you. What if you don't like the design? Would you have to go back to work and invest to get it out again?
To avoid this, mockups are used since you can use a semi-realistic image of how the design would look on a real shirt.
We can think the same for the cover of a book, a notebook, a skateboard, etc. And, of course, even for a calendar.
Why use one
A calendar mockup has multiple uses depending on its design. For example, imagine a large calendar, the kind that hangs on the wall. It could be that a client commissioned you to design the calendars that they are going to give to their workers and clients and they need you to prepare it for them.
Another option, a calendar to be able to write down all the important appointments and events so that everything is well reflected and that it is also in accordance with the personal brand or the company (so that everyone uses the same system).
As you can see, it is feasible and allows you to have a balance and control in the tasks to be done. What does this imply? Greater organization, less stress and more satisfaction because the person sees how they are able to carry out each task without forgetting anything.
How to make a calendar mockup
Making a calendar mockup is not difficult. As you know, a calendar is made up of 12 months, which is the usual. Now, the design that your client can ask for does vary. For example:
- A calendar where the 12 months appear on the same sheet. Normally, in this case, a mockup would be made in A3 format to encompass all the months. These may be rather small, but enough to be seen for days and months without any problem. It can also be made larger (such as two A3 joined together) to increase the final size.
- A calendar that encompasses 3 months. For example, January, February, and March on one sheet; April, May and June in another, etc.
- Calendars with photos. The most common is that each month it takes a photo, although these are more out of use and are only used for solidarity calendars since most are opting for a single image and the months underneath die-cut to tear off the pages as the months go by.
Do we have to take all this into account in the design? Of course, it is not the same to make a one-page calendar than twelve plus the cover.
The months you don't have much trouble designing, since there are templates, and the same thing happens with calendar mockups. If you don't want to do them, or you want to use a template to modify it to your liking and work on your design with a base, you can take advantage and use it.
But if you want to do it yourself, you must take into account:
- The image or images you should use.
- The typography of the numbers, but also of the text (because some companies want to include their names, website, etc.).
- The calendar (that is easy).
There will only be a little creativity left with the image design programs to go sheet by sheet or a large one with all the months together.
Examples of calendar mockups
As we know that the best way to see what calendar mockups would be is to show you examples, here are some pages where you will find mockups as well as some designs that may be interesting, both on a personal / professional level, as well as for clients.
Freepik
In this case we have over 3000 calendar mockup resources, some that will help us to show the client what the calendars would look like and others that can help you see how to assemble one like this.
You got it here.
Envato Elements
In this case you must bear in mind that the The vast majority of items that you will see here are paid. Even so, some are not too expensive and you can consider them, especially if you have clients who usually ask you for these projects since it is a way to present them in a more realistic way.
You got it here.
365PSD
Another page to find calendar mockups is this. Actually, you have many types, although really It is not so much a collage as the result of having worked on a calendar.
As a way of ideas, it can serve you.
Desk calendars
If your client, or yourself, want a desk calendar, the kind that are little ones and the months go by as you pass the leaves from front to backHere is a mockup that will show the cover and some interior photos.
You get it out of here.
Wall calendar
In this case, this calendar stands out because, on a single sheet, you have three months. In fact, as it is, we might think that the client is going to stamp out the months three at a time so that the user can remove them little by little.
The background is going to be an image that will also encompass the months.
You can find it here.
Wall calendar mockup
Another of the wall calendars is this one. In this case it would be two months on each sheet and relies more on the layout of the text and numbers than on including images.
You have it available here.
Classic calendar
Do you want a classic calendar? Of those that was there one sheet per month and one image in each one? Well, here is a mockup that can help you show it to your client.
You can get here.
As you can see, there are many ways to make calendar mockups, whether for every month or monthly to work on it. Which one would you choose to present your designs to your client?