Abstract: A desk pad comprisinga) a substantially transparent stiff bendable upper sheet having top and bottom faces and including a linear edge,b) a substantially opaque, porous flexible and slightly elastic lower sheet of substantially the same configuration as the upper sheet, the lower sheet having top and bottom faces and including a linear edge substantially underlying the linear edge of the upper sheet;c) first and second double faced adhesive tapes of approximately the length of the straight edges, one face of the first tape being secured by its adhesive along the bottom face of the upper sheet parallel to and adjacent the sheet edge, one face of the second tape being secured by its adhesive along the bottom face of the lower sheet parallel to and adjacent its edge, andwhereby the upper sheet in its entirety may be pivoted relative to the bottom sheet.