invention / innovation: the sticky note cube calendar receptacle

   I’ll be working on more textbook modules today, and I had this thought come to me this morning; so I’m offering up this sketch. Effectively, the plug in units for this as yet un-offered product are already in existence: the 3-M company makes post-it cubes. They’ve pre-printed them in the past as well. What this as yet unrealized product would need is 31 cubes pre-printed with each number in a limited choice of colors that would fit into a custom crate that hangs on your work space wall (with color coordinated blank cubes to fill the excess). The days of the week would be actual cubes in matching colors. The months, as well, would follow such a consideration (though they’re not represented in the sketch).

   Alterations to the basic sketch might include a sizeable hole in the back of each cell to push cubes out when necessary. And the individual vertical cell walls might slant at an angle from the top back to the bottom front; also for ease of use.

   The value of this is for folks who make notes on their calendar, then feel compelled to transcribe them to post-its as small carry-around to do lists.

   I don’t mind including this idea for a product design on the blog since it embraces a number of tag lines already established here: applied arts, business, etc.

   So tell 3M – maybe they’ll pay me some desperately need moola!