Design Inspiration: Up Close with the Creators of BLIK Wall Decals + Surface...
One evening, architect Scott Flora and food editor Jerinne Neils found themselves staring at a large, white wall. It was a simple enough question: Paint or wallpaper? But, after much debate, they still...
View ArticleDo Something Else!
In early 2005 I was stuck. In a creative rut. The ideas weren’t coming as fast. Sometimes they weren’t coming at all. Basically, my Mojo wasn’t working. So, I went on an audition. Although I’ve been...
View ArticleWatch This! This Too Shall Pass
One of the most incredible and amazing intersections of music, art, engineering and pure fun can be experienced by watching the pop band, OK Go’s video for their song “This Too Shall Pass”. The video...
View ArticleTop 10 Websites for Designers – October 2013
With the seasons changing, it may be time to revamp your trove of go-to design inspiration. HOW’s art director has you covered. Take a look into the 40-year history of a design firm, discover a...
View ArticlePoster Design Inspiration: Where Hero Design Studio, TOMMYINK and These Are...
It’s pretty easy to find jaw-dropping poster designs. They’re at rock festivals. All over Pinterest and Facebook. Not to mention your favorite design blogs. But where do all the ideas for those great...
View ArticleHOW Creative Inspiration—DIE EMPTY: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day
Editor’s Note: This excerpt is taken from Chapter 3. Reprinted from DIE EMPTY: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day, by Todd Henry with permission of Portfolio, a member of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, A...
View Article2014 Graphic Design Salary + Hiring Trends
It’s a timeless and burning career question: How does my salary stack up? Luckily, you can find the answer in The Creative Group’s 2014 Salary Guide. It features starting salary ranges for more than...
View ArticleTop 10 Websites for Designers – November 2013
HOW’s art director is at it again and has collected a great new set of top website designs. With everything from type to mobile web design, this month’s list will jump start your creativity. Be sure to...
View ArticleCreative Tarot Deck Predicts Your Future
Think you need to see the future to ensure success with upcoming creative endeavors? You’re in luck. The Tarot of Creativity deck by artist Aliyah Marr has been designed with your needs in mind. You...
View ArticleSend Us Your Knock-Out Poster Designs – Deadline Extended
Fine, we’ll admit it: We love posters. We have posters of various sizes decorating our offices – some that show off the things we’re into and some that are intriguing designs we’ve come across. But the...
View ArticleTattoo Comic Panel: Patrick Yurick’s Very Personal Project
Some days it’s hard to be creative, but many artists develop projects to constantly keep themselves sharp or as a personal challenge. You may have seen images of Patrick Yurick‘s project floating...
View ArticleFive Different Fonts: Maker Movement Inspired Faces
Perhaps it’s because of the maker movement where handmade things are more appealing than those mass-made. Maybe it’s because graphic designers are looking for something distinctive, a little more...
View ArticleFuzzyMug: A Cuddly Tale of Graphic Design Inspiration
Brooke Behnken Mulholland was a busy freelance designer in 2008 when the recession hit. By the end of the year, she saw that some of her clients were cutting back, and she started to worry about how...
View ArticleDesign Career Advice for Cold + Flu Season
Every designer has been there: You feel the aches and sniffles coming on the week before a big project is scheduled to wrap up. Maybe you chalk it up to stress, bad luck or that under-the-weather...
View ArticleTop 10 Websites for Designers – December 2013
A free type resource, a voice against logo design plagiarism (finally!) and a travel site that works—these are just a few of the gems that Adam Ladd, HOW’s art director, found while assembling this...
View ArticleHOW Live Speaker Malcolm Gladwell’s David and Goliath
Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book, David and Goliath, isn’t about the ways in which underdogs sometimes have a few advantages over giants—it’s about the ways that the underdog often isn’t even the...
View ArticleTop 10 Websites for Designers – March 2014
Dieter Rams’ principles for good design have been around for awhile. But this new site captures them in a fresh way. Plus, as AIGA dives into its centennial year, the celebration kicks into gear with...
View ArticleTop 10 Websites for Designers – April 2014
This month’s top 10 cool websites for designers has something for everyone, whether you are looking to celebrate global design by exploring a blog dedicated to Spanish graphic design pioneers, or, you...
View ArticleWebinar Recap: How to Make an Infographic
Have you ever created an infographic before? I’ve made a few ungainly attempts at the art myself, and I was blown away by how much work goes into infographic design! Performing the research, laying out...
View ArticleCelebrating the Beauty of Letterpress
It’s no surprise that designers of all walks are enamored by letterpress printing. There’s the tactility, precision, depth and dimensionality that comes with the handiwork that begs you to take a...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....