Designers are unique people, although the word "unique" could probably just be a nice word for obsessive, perfectionists, nerdy, creative and maybe just a little OCD aswell. Designers are fond of strange things that most people dont even seem to notice like beautiful fonts and the amazing vector work on the billboard you just passed. So what do you buy a person like this as a gift you might ask. Well I’ve just so compiled a small list of possible gifts to buy your designer friend…

1. Apple Mac

If for some strange reason your designer friend does not have a Mac then it will most certainly be on their wishlist! While a little (or maybe a lot) on the expensive side, this is probably the gift of all gifts for a Graphic Designer!

2. Apple Iphone

Ok so still in the Apple category here but designers LOVE Apple products. Why? Because they are just beautiful….sigh! Anyway the new Apple Iphone is a must have gadget with its sleek shiny feel and touch screen. Definately a great gift!

3. Wacom Graphics Tablet

Graphic Designers or Illustrators who work with vector art would love to get a Wacom Graphics Tablet. These nifty pieces of technology make an illustrators work a lot easier!

4. Flickr Pro Account

Obviously designers have many many images including photos, works of art and logos that they need to not only store but share with the public. A flickr Pro Account is the perfect gift as it includes a ton more space for all those precious works of art!

5. Moo Mini Cards

The london based printing company Moo offer an amazing service where you can easily upload your designs/photos and they will print them on to a range of different products. One of the most popular being Moo Mini Cards, a cute little card just a bit smaller than a business card. Moo offers Gift Certificates where you can buy your friend or loved one a card that has a special code on it so that when he or she orders their mini cards they are already payed for! What could be better?!

6. ZipZip USB Memory Stick

ZipZip has designed a USB Stick that is in the form of the ever popular Lego Brick! These cute little USB’s come in a range of different colours including red, green, yellow, blue and black. They can also hold up to 4GB of memory! In my opinion these are just the cutest!

7. CoolFeet Laptop Airspace Stands

Does the designer you know use a laptop? If so it probaby gets very hot running all the large design programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator, especially when they are open at the same time. The people over at ThinkGeek.com have come up with the perfect solution. CoolFeet are little stands that your laptop sits on leaving a nice clean airspace for the heat to escape your laptop!

8. Geek T-Shirt

Know a Web Designer that works using HTML and CSS? Well they will absolutely love this geeky t-shirt from Cafepress! The t-shirt has a great geeky caption on it that only your web developer friend will understand!

9. Broken Image Necklace

Once again the people over at ThinkGeek.com have come up with an awesome little gift. This hilarious little necklace a broken image icon on it so it appears your pendant has failed to load! This is a fun inexpensive little gift is bound give its reciever a laugh!

10. Geeky Travel Coffee Mug

Designers need their caffeine, really really need their caffeine. This awesome coffee mug will definately do the trick as it not only holds a delicious cup of coffee, but also is a first line of defense against all their office co-workers and friends with petty computer problems. (as stated by ThinkGeek.com)