Help! Xmas gift for graphic design student?

thehurricane

Hey all, doing a secret Santa this year and my subject is a 23 yr old male Graphic design student.. I have a €10 or so budget to spend on him.. ive no idea what to get him... can any1 help??
it obviously doesnt have to be design related tho...
lets me see what else is he into...
music, film, typography, his room is messy, etc..

i know, dreadful thread but need

CuLT

Heh, naught you can get for ten euro... maybe a nice pencil or some paper. I'd go down the DVD route. Find some film he likes within your budget.

thehurricane

you see the €10/15 limit was to get me and my house mates to be inventive and creative... like any1 can buy gifts for €50 or more.. difficult i know..

CuLT

thehurricane wrote:

you see the €10/15 limit was to get me and my house mates to be inventive and creative... like any1 can buy gifts for €50 or more.. difficult i know..

Ah, nice idea.

Hmm, I suck at buying presents... heh, you've got your work cut out for you

Phat Chance

Graphics tablet? (but what self respecting gaphic design student doesn't have one of those?)
Aldi had one going for €40 there last week. Check the web site for left overs perhaps.

heggie

a good design related book maybe, although at that price u may need to look online

sionnach

How about an M.C. escher book?

DonkeyStyle \o/

What about an etch-o-sketch (or whatever they're called)... oooh! oooh! or a spirograph!!

thehurricane

DonkeyStyle \o/ wrote:

What about an etch-o-sketch (or whatever they're called)... oooh! oooh! or a spirograph!!

me likes!

Shrimp

Phat Chance wrote:

Graphics tablet? (but what self respecting gaphic design student doesn't have one of those?)
Aldi had one going for €40 there last week. Check the web site for left overs perhaps.

what self respecting graphic design student would use an aldi one. ha.

To be honest I'd get him this,

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1568985592/102-4904705-5339325?v=glance&n=283155

both books are the same just different publishers I think.. Deffo get this, prolly the best buy ur gonna get foe the budget.

I'm getting one and I hope on becoming a graphic design student.

thehurricane

that link didnt work man...

Shrimp

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1568985592/102-4904705-5339325?v=glance&n=283155

Strange how the other one didn't work. Ah well, thats the book, definatly get it, there's even a review in computer arts magazine which is the biggest graphic design magazine in the world. You cant go wrong. I'm sure you can get it in waterstones or something.

thehurricane

cheers, bought How to Be a Graphic Designer: Without Losing Your Soul!

thanks for every1's input

Shrimp

i just ordered it last night on amazon, it's prolly the best thing you coudl have bought him, and it's said to be a must have for any GD'er