1. Veg. Out - There is a reason why they call it a break: don't think about school/design. At least for a while. If you start thinking about the review, classes, jobs, etc..stop, eat 4 high caloric cookies from grandma + an egg nog latte, throw in Muppets Christmas Carol, and sleep for 12 hours. You'll feel better about yourself.
2. Santa - You might as well take advantage of the opportunity and ask Santa for some useful things this year. Get some tools, sanding paper ( makes great stocking stuffers), a few hot sketching books (see below) or a maybe stop procrastinating on buying the complete set of grey markers and finish it already. See the complete gift list below.
3. Do Something - You can only watch Home Alone so many times, so maybe after you’ve caught up on sleep and you've gained 7 lbs off cookies and winter ales; consider making some of your time useful. Watch some documentaries or some TED videos ( my favorite documentaries = Helvetica, Planet Earth, Manufactured Landscapes, Man on Wire, Hoop Dreams, Objectified, Supersize Me, The Pixar Story) or maybe invest some time polishing your resume and portfolio. Check out Smashing Magazine for some graphic design related tips and advice.
ID Books & Gift Ideas:
Sketching: Drawing Techniques for Product Designers
Design Sketching
Cosmic Motors
Process: 50 Product Designs from Concept to Manufacture
Prismacolor Verithin Colored Pencils
http://www.core77.com/resources/
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