Calendars

Calendars: A Guide to Types & Their Uses

Calendars are essential tools for organizing our days, weeks, and months. Whether at home, school, or work, they help us plan ahead, remember important dates, and stay on track. While digital calendars are common, printed calendars continue to offer unmatched convenience and visual presence. There are several types of printed calendars, each with a specific design and purpose. Here’s a beginner-friendly guide to the most popular ones:

Wall Calendars

Wall calendars are large, visual planners and are typically hung in environments like offices and boardrooms, making a bold statement while adding to the décor of a room.

Large Wall Calendars provide a great way to view a month or year at a glance. Perfect for teams, allowing everyone to see days and months with schedules and upcoming events,.

Their format is perfect for big-picture planning—ideal for project managers, teachers, or anyone tracking long-term goals or for strategic planning.

These calendars are normally well designed and colourful  to maximize their impact. They last for a year making them one of the most sought-after marketing pieces available providing a perfect platform for branding and messaging.

Normally printed in full colour on 250gsm Gloss or Matt and rimmed at the top with a hanger and then rimmed on the bottom edge to prevent curling.

The perfect size is A1 (841mm x 594mm) for the year-to-view Calendars and A2 (594mm x 420mm) for a month-to-view multipage Wall Calendar.

Tent Calendars (also called A-Frame Calendars)

Tent or A-frame calendars are small, stand-up calendars that sit on desks or counters taking up minimal space.

They are extremely cost effective making them perfect for mass handouts to promote a brand or message while displaying a year across both sides of the frame. Their triangular strong board base supports them in a standing position. These are extremely popular in offices for quick date referencing.

Their full colour design promotes a friendly attractive way to view a year quickly and their A5, A6 or DL size is small enough to not clutter a desk making them ideal desk companions.

Normally printed one side only in full colour on 300gsm White Board to provide the sturdy triangle structure that won’t bend or sag.

Multipage Calendars

Multipage calendars show one month per page making them 12 or more pages. They require wire binding at the top to ensure you can flip a month easily. They provide a great way to have a larger view of each month with the ability and space to note or highlight important dates.

Usually printed on full colour on 170gsm Matt with a 350gsm unprinted single sided SBS Board for the backing to ensure they stand upright and secure on a flat surface.

A versatile way to view a year on your desk and have at your fingertips offering  the convenience to simply take it to a meeting to plan up coming days with events or meetings.

Due to each sheet having its own month the attractive design creates a new monthly engagement. The multiple pages further allow for unique seasonal messages to promote various services or products throughout the year.

Their importance in marketing and promoting services and brands are unique providing a good year long message to the user.

Each type of calendar has its own strength depending on the need and pallication. Printed calendars are not just functional—they’re reliable, visually appealing, and offer a tactile experience that helps many people stay more organized than digital versions alone.

Order your Calendar online

Remata offers an easy way to order and upload your print ready artwork. Simply go onto the Remata Online Printshop and order anytime of the day or night, 24/7.

Not only can you upload your own artwork but there are templates to choose from that will make your design decision simple and easy. Pick the type of calendar and design template, provide your details and let us do the rest. Simple, convenient, fast.

To order any of the calendar types online click the relevant range below and be directed to the easy to use Online Printshop.

» Wall Calendars
» Desk Pad Calendars
» Tent Calendars (A-frame)
» Tent Calendars (Multipage)