Design Inspiration: Ideas for Designers

When you’re inspired, creativity flourishes. So as a designer, finding inspiration is essential Let the successes, lessons learned and stories of others feed that inspiration and approach your graphic design career with a new invigoration. You’ll find not only tips and advice, but also the amazing design work of other professionals. Get inspired and then get to work on your own design project.

4 Exercises for Boosting Your Creative Energy

By: Robin Landa | May 1, 2019 | Comments 1

Creative energy needs a work out. Robin Landa gives us 4 tips for exercising creative muscle for a project or just for you.

Graphic Design Trends To Dread, Delight In and Feverishly Await

By: HOW staff | December 27, 2018 | Comments 3

Graphic design trends 2019? Predictions galore here! Our panel of industry insiders and leaders tell us what they think we'll be seeing in the next 365.

Bright Lights, Big City: Award-Winning Immersive Design

By: Sarah Whitman | July 16, 2018 | Comments 0

100 million pixels of visual storytelling transformed a Dubai retail destination into a jaw-dropping immersive design experience.

4 Gorgeous Typography-Heavy Design Portfolios

By: Tobias van Schneider | April 20, 2018 | Comments 0

Tobias van Schneider sees hundreds of design portfolios each month thanks to his work with Semplice, a portfolio builder made by designers for designers. Occasionally, a designer surprises him by using typography in a unique way—to display not only their work, but their personality. These four portfolios do just that.

11 Drool-Worthy Self Promotion Designs & Resumes

By: Callie Budrick | April 9, 2018 | Comments 0

As we gear up for the deadline of the HOW Promotion & Design Awards, we wanted to share a few examples of the unique and gorgeous types of self promotion designers are creating today. From business cards and augmented reality counterparts to flip books and gif sets, if you're proud of your self promotion,...

7 Must-See London Sights for Designers

By: Nadja Sayej | March 13, 2018 | Comments 1

Without a doubt, London is a culture capital in its own right. Of course, the city has Buckingham Palace and Big Ben, but if you want something besides the same-old sights

Peripheral Branding: A Methodology for Disruptive Branding

By: Matthew Manos | February 25, 2018 | Comments 0

To ignore what's happening in the periphery is to develop brand tunnel vision. That's why global agency verynice is sharing their step-by-step ...

Product Packaging Could Be Your Greatest Missed Marketing Opportunity

By: Guest Contributor | February 23, 2018 | Comments 1

Developing breakthrough packaging that truly connects with your brand’s audience is more important today than ever before. These 3 guiding principles ...