Always have in mind the 72dpi drafts we're working on are not good for printing;i'm working on a method to get 300dpi images for all elements. If it's not satisfying, we can always make a A4 format instead of a A3.

I have saved my 72dpi calendar layer in .psd format but the file is bigger than the 500k limit for attached files. I'll upload it somewhere soon.

But i wouldn't want the calendar part to be more sophisticated than the photo part, hence the B&W background; the focus should be on the artwork on top of the calendar. ( i initially wanted to make a 2/3 photo and 1/3 calendar template but i realized it could be difficult to achieve with the photo material we have, hence the 1/2 template).

Where can i upload a template for you to use? The background image for the calendar (ie Summer lying on the beach) can be changed or there can be no background image and play with the transparency.

I had in mind to find a great template and use it for every month like in any regular calendar. But your idea is great, although it means finding 11 more ideas for the calendar section. As i said before, i wouldn't want the calendar section to be more sophisticated than the top graphic and i'm glad your work respect that. More, when i compare the proportion of the top graphic and the calendar section for your picture and mine, i'm more convinced than ever that 2/3 and 1/3 are the correct proportions : we should use it in next works.

I didn't want to use filmstrip because i thought this was not graphic enough and too amateurish but i like the way you did it.

I think the last two examples we produced are great and i wish we could maintain or even improve this quality of design.

How big is the file? I've changed the maximum size for attachments

Here is an old 72 dpi calendar template

This picture might work better
http://jaynelovesvera.files.wordpress.com/2009....-03.jpg

The smallest size would work well. It would be better that you change those backgrounds I've no idea how those are constructed. The graphic in message 63 I think could be used for a cold month like January.

Esquire shoots we can use with the mermaid picture (Message # 38). The fist picture in your post would be the best choice. For the filmstrip for that month the Deadly honey moon bikini screen caps would work best. This could be used for a warm month like June so you need to change the date.

If this format suits you, i shall provide all monthly template; btw i create the board in OpenOffice because it's very easy to manipulate them.The background image, previously modified with Gimp, is added in OpenOffice as a background.
I display it full-screen on my 26' monitor and make a print-screen then paste it on a new 300dpi Gimp image.

We start with completing the first month and then we continue with the same formula with next month. Each month will have a different theme

Credit will be written on separate page The credit for January will look like this:

• Fanart Fermi
  
• Calender Micheangelo
  
• Comment Devo
  
• Photo Tyler Shield

I suggest a few improvement on the text (see draft jpeg below) :
* lowercase for the first letter of the month
* more "design" looking font; i used Perpetua for the comment and Perpetua Bold for the title but there is plenty on your image software.
* comment section should not intersect with month (the quote used here is very long and shorter comments should look even better); i justified the text so that it fills the whole text box.
* "Summer Glau Wiki 2012 Calendar" should be much smaller (i used Perpetua Bold)

Beware of spelling errors :
* my username is michelangelo with no capital letter (too pretentious) and an "l"
* you wrote calendar on the title but calender on the credit

It's not about grammar, it's just more aethetically pleasing and saw it this way on professional calendars.

This one or another font but not the font that is used on most sites; i'm sure there is plenty that looks great in photoshop.

Edit : i left a message inviting people to submit picts and quotes.