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Do you have a portfolio piece you love? Is there a design project in your past that you remember fondly? We asked design stars like Ken Carbone, Sean Adams and Carin Goldberg to share their favorites. Find out about Michael Bierut's hand-drawn poster, Gail Anderson's high-school doodles and more, and read their own words about their work.  See My Best Work.

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COMPETITIONS
Don't miss the chance to enter our newest competitions. Deadline is December 1. Submit your work today in the HOW Poster Design Awards and the HOW Logo Design Awards. Judges are Steve Hartman (Poster) and Jeff Fisher (Logo); the top 10 winners in each competition will be featured on HOWdesign.com and win a prize package from MyDesignShop.com. Need some inspiration? Check out the online gallery of winners in HOW's 2009 Poster Design Awards.

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Creating 20 years of stellar design work for a single self-promotion project can be challenging, but Duffy & Partners (featured in HOW magazine's October 2009 issue) has done it with style for their holiday wine bottles sent to clients annually.

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