Introducing The 2021 Dated Calendars!

I am beyond excited to be sharing the 2021 dated calendars with you today. Sharing the new calendars is always fun and a little nerve-wracking. Will you like the new design? Is the format going to work for you?

I hope you like the new calendars as much as I do.

The 2021 dated calendar feature a simple but bold design I hope will be versatile enough for all planning styles.

I always sit on the edge of my seat and fight the urge to bite my nails after I hit publish on new calendars. Mostly because the new calendars aren’t just one set of printables. The design shapes all the printables I’ll make to go with them so that your planner can match.

My goal is always to deliver something that will be useful but will also look nice too. I take all the feedback I get each year and use it to give me a direction to start in. Some of the feedback I received from the 2020 Calendars that I used to help shape this year’s design were:

• pastel colours don’t print well in grey scale
• the numbers for the dates were too small
• some people found the decorative strip to be a little too busy or not really their style
• bold colours would be great
• simple calendar would be awesome
• move the notes column back to the right hand side

I listened to the feedback and used it to help shape my design ideas. This year I opted for a simpler, minimalist design. Bolder jewel-tone colours look great printed in both colour and greyscale.

Ready to check them out?

The 2021 Dated Calendars

As I mentioned above, this year I opted to create a simpler design for the calendars this year. Each month features a grey date grid, dot grid notes sections and a monochrome colour scheme.

I chose a bold font with clean lines for the month and days of the week labels and I paired it with a more classic serif font for the dates. It turned out to be a nice combination.

I also opted to colour block the quarters of the year. In my Facebook group I asked people to tell me how many colours they wanted and how they’d like to see them. A number of people suggested one colour per quarter or season so I thought I’d give it try. They are:

• Sapphire for Quarter 1 (January – March)
• Peridot for Quarter 2 (April – June)
• Amethyst for Quarter 3 (July – September)
• Garnet for Quarter 4 (October – December)

A Few Things to Note

Before we jump to the 2021 dated calendar printables there are a couple of things worth mentioning. I used a new program to design the calendar this year and there has been a change to the half-size calendars.

If half-size is your planning jam please be sure to read the printing instructions carefully. For all of my other half-size printables I always design them two printables to a page. This new program creates them as individual pages which changes how they need to be printed.

It’s also worth noting that each calendar comes with a cover page and a spare page at the end to make printing easier.

And now – on to the calendars!

Two Pages Per Month 2021 Calendars

A few things to note about the changes to this layout. The notes section, which has been on the left hand side for the last few year is now back on the right. As well, instead of a lined notes section I opted to test out a dot grid.

Remember to read the printing instructions carefully for the half-size calendars.

Full-Size

I know that there are a lot of people who enjoy the uncluttered look and that there are people who enjoy decorating their planner pages to suit their own style and needs. My hope is that the simple design will work well for everyone.

Half-Size

Printing Instructions for the Half-Size Two Pages Per Month 2021 Calendars

For Best Results

1. Open in Adobe Reader
2. Select Print
3. In the Page Size and Handling Section (just under the Pages to Print) select booklet option
4. . Make sure the Booklet Subset is set to both sides and that the Binding is on the left.
5. Make sure the orientation is set to Portrait
6. . Print

Once printed you can either fold in half and use as a booklet or you can trim the pages down the middle and punch them to put in your planner.

You can also print each page individually but this means you’ll need to trim all four sides of each page.

1. Open in Adobe Reader
2. . Select Print
3. In the Page Size and Handling Section make sure to select Actual Size
4. If you have a duplex printer select Flip on Long Edge
5. Make sure the orientation is set to Portrait
6. Print

To trim these you need to trim 1 1/2 inches off each side and 1 1/4 inches off the top and bottom.

Single Page per Month Calendars

There isn’t too much to note about these printables. Again, aside from changing the fonts and colours, switching the lined notes section for dot grid, they are the same as they always are.

Again, if half-size is your size, please read the printing instructions carefully.

Full-Size

Each month still has at least one notes section. Just like with the two pages per month calendars, I replaced the empty date boxes with a dot grid to give you a place for jotting down notes or reminders.

Half-Size

Printing Instructions for the Half-Size Single Page Per Month Academic Calendars

For Best Results

1. Open in Adobe Reader
2. Select Print
3. In the Page Size and Handling Section (just under the Pages to Print) select booklet option
4. Make sure the Booklet Subset is set to both sides and that the Binding is on the left.
5. Make sure the orientation is set to Portrait and that you select the Auto-Rotate pages within each sheet Option.
6. Print

Once printed you can either fold in half and use as a booklet or you can trim the pages down the middle and punch them to put in your planner.

You can also print each page individually but this means you’ll need to trim all four sides of each page.

1. Open in Adobe Reader
2. Select Print
3. In the Page Size and Handling Section make sure to select Actual Size
4. If you have a duplex printer select Flip on Short Edge
5. Make sure the orientation is set to Landscape
6. Print

To trim these you need to trim 1 1/4 inches off each side and 1 1/2 inches off the top and bottom.

That concludes the 2021 dated calendar collection. Well, aside from the year at a glance pages. Those are coming soon. I’m working on a few other yearly planning pages and I thought it would be neat to share them all together.

In the mean time, I’d love to hear what you think? Is the simpler design something you like?

If you’d like to get sneak peeks of up coming printables or if you’re looking for a place to hang out and talk about planners, planning, and other home and life stuff come check out The Scatter-Brain’s Guide Facebook group. We’d love to have you join us.

Now It’s Your Turn

With the release of a new calendar design comes the slow trickle of planning pages to match. I’d love to know what kind of planning pages you need right away. Do you need a daily or weekly to match? Drop me a line in the comments below and let me know.

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