This document discusses ways to make calendars more creative and informative for planning projects. It provides examples of updating default calendar tables by recoloring cell borders and using modern fonts. Projects are added to the calendar by specifying time frames using arrows and highlighting milestones with markers. Status icons are used to illustrate the timeline and reflect the project implementation status. The document contains examples and encourages the reader to get more calendar graphics for inspiration.

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2. Replace boring calendars
by a more creative one
See how you can
do it yourself…
Planning projects or presenting
timeline to your team?

3. February 2018Before
MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28

4. After February 2018
MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28
February 2018
Project 1 Project 2
Project 3 Project 4
MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28

5. Before Three year plan
MONTH Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept Oct. Nov. Dec.
2018
2019
2020

6. After Three year plan
MONTH Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept Oct. Nov. Dec.
2018
2019
2020

7. Update default look of the calendar table
Creating project calendars
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Example visuals from infoDiagram.com collection

8. Update default look of the calendar table
MONTH Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
2018
2019
2020

9. Update default look of the calendar table
MONTH Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
2018
2019
2020
Recolor table cell borders
to let reader focus on the table content.
Use modern fonts
(Calibri Light, Century Gothic, Segoe UI…).

10. Specify the time frame for every project
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Creating project timeline

11. Specify the time frame for every project
MONTH Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
2018
2019
2020
Project 1 Project 2
Project 3 Project 4

12. Specify the time frame for every project
Use creative looking
hand-drawn arrows
MONTH Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
2018
2019
2020
Project 1 Project 2
Project 3 Project 4

13. Highlight important milestones
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Creating project timeline

14. Highlight important milestones
MONTH Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
2018
2019
2020
Project 1 Project 2
Project 3 Project 4

15. Highlight important milestones
Add eye-catching
markers, pins, flag
symbols
MONTH Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
2018
2019
2020
Project 1 Project 2
Project 3 Project 4

16. Illustrate your timeline by status icons
Creating project timeline
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17. Illustrate your timeline by status icons
Project 1 Project 2
Project 3 Project 4
MONTH Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
2018
2019
2020

18. Illustrate your timeline by status icons
Update status icons
to reflect the project
implementation status
MONTH Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
2018
2019
2020
Project 1 Project 2
Project 3 Project 4

19. Update default look of the
calendar table
Summary
Specify the time frame
Highlight important
milestones
Illustrate your timeline
by appropriate icons
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20. See more Calendars presentation graphics
for inspiration

21. Get Calendar PPT Graphics
at infoDiagram.com
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