Our 2010 wall calendar, STAND UP STRAIGHT, is almost more storybook than stationery item.

The watercolour illustrations look like they come from a children's book, but the themes are more grown up, such as ennui or getting the hots. Starting with a New Year's resolution — to stand up straight — we follow the six nameless characters through 12 months of letter writing, music mixes, childhood fears, old stereo equipment and perhaps a parallel universe.

The days of the year are told through the characters' new experiences, fantastical childhood memories, correspondences and personal record collections. Certain months are set up with an inventive format: For instance, August is a printer's tray displaying souvenirs, and the days of December read like the squares of a comic strip.

This year's calendar measures at 297 mm high x 230 mm wide, printed with vegetable-based inks on heavy matte 100% recycled paper. It is spiral bound and ready to hang. Our London-based printer is a co-operative organization that uses renewable energy.