Author Archives: Bryn Mooth

About Bryn Mooth

Bryn is the former editor of HOW. Nowadays, she's an independent journalist and copywriter focused on food and healthy living, and she writes the Midwest-based food blog Writes4Food.com, which shares recipes and kitchen wisdom and explores regional foods and producers.

New App Development Tools from Mag+

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Bryn Mooth

Mag+ has released new enhancements to its tools that allow digital designers to create content-rich apps for mobile and tablet devices. Here’s what’s new. Read more More

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How To Overcome Self-Criticism and Lack of Motivation

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Bryn Mooth

Designers face all kinds of creative roadblocks, from procrastination to self-criticism to lack of energy. Here’s how to overcome them. More

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Planning Your Web Design Project

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Bryn Mooth

The success of any web design project depends on how well you plan the design process. Unfortunately, too often planning doesn’t begin early enough—or it’s done with an unrealistic timeline … Read more More

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Getting the Most From Your HOW Design Live Experience

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Bryn Mooth
Sam Harrison rocks the opening keynote to HOW Design Live 2012

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HOW Design Live is a great conference for designers—if you’re thoughtful about getting the most inspiration from it. Here’s how to maximize your HOW experience. More

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Be Brave: A Quest for Creative Inspiration

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Bryn Mooth

Jennifer Sukis lays siege to the continental United States in her quest to understand creative inspiration. Her weapons of choice are a pen and an open mind. Protecting the battlements are creative superpowers who have boldly changed their life using creativity alone. More

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Unleashing Creative Inspiration at Landor

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Bryn Mooth

Multinational branding agency Landor re-energizes its staff and its reputation with an infusion of creative culture. More

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Best of 2012: Best Websites of the Day

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Bryn Mooth

Patrick McNeil, HOW’s interactive content director and author of Web Designer’s Idea Book, looks at a lot of excellent website designs … a lot of them. For his book and … Read more More

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In-HOWse Design Awards Best of Show Winner: Buffalo Roundup

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Bryn Mooth

This suite of materials for a South Dakota signature event captured the state’s energy and spirit — and our judges’ attention.
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Paul Boag Answers: Do You Need An App for That?

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Bryn Mooth

Paul Boag is one of the leading web design gurus in the U.K.—he’s the founder of digital strategy and development agency Headscape, and he’s the creative genius behind Boagworld, a blog … Read more More

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Making time to work ON your business

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Bryn Mooth

This is a slow period for copywriter, Bryn Mooth, and she’s using it to implement ideas she learned at CFC 2012. Here’s what she’s doing to build her business. Continue reading → More

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