Design Inspiration: Creative Ideas for Designers

A graphic designer’s most valuable asset is his/her creativity — and it needs constant care and feeding. Here you’ll find creative thinking exercises, brainstorming tips, activities for creative teams and design inspiration, all geared toward helping you develop the best graphic design solutions. Don’t neglect your creativity. Feed it. Nurture it. And let it breathe. Let it be accessible for when you need it most.

Creative Bliss Day 20: 6 Brainstorming Techniques

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Michael Michalko

Are your brainstorming methods no longer effective? Use these 6 techniques to help revive your next team brainstorm. More

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14 Cool Business Card Designs

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Bryn Mooth

From super low-budget to ‘the world’s most expensive,’ these cool business card designs do a great job of representing the design firms and clients they personify.
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“Your Best Work”—Graphic Design Award Winners 2011

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Megan Lane Patrick

Check out the amazing design work from the 10 runner’s up in HOW’s “Your Best Work” Design Awards. Get inspired by this award-winning design work. More

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Q&A With Motion Designer Barton Damer

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Sarah Whitman

Under his studio moniker Already Been Chewed, motion designer Barton Damer designs in a variety of mediums for print, web, live productions and broadcast More

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Tattly Takes a Stand Against Ugly Temp Tattoos

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Jessica Kuhn

Tina Roth Eisenberg (@Swissmiss) and her team are partnering with top designers and freeing the world of rancid clip art one temp tattoo design at a time. More

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Top 10 Websites For Designers – May 2012

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Megan Lane Patrick

Every month HOW scours the web and pours through submissions from creatives to discover the top design websites. We’re looking for the best promo sites of talented designers and illustrators, as well as design tools, resources and fun sites for … More

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Creative Bliss Day 12: Inspiring Poster Featuring Gandhi Quotes

Posted on April 26, 2012 by HOW staff

Want instant inspiration that looks great, too? Download a free poster featuring Gandhi’s 10 fundamentals for changing the world. More

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Creative Bliss Day 6: Creative Stuff Free Download

Posted on April 16, 2012 by JakeHuhn

“Creative Stuff” is an activity workbook for visual thinkers. If you need an extra jolt of inspiration today, download a free activity from this new HOW book. More

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Creative Bliss Day 4: 5 Exercises to Get Your Creativity Unstuck

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Sarah Whitman

The book “Unstuck” features 52 exercises, divided by time commitment, to help you beat creative block. Here we sample 5 for a work-week’s worth of inspiration. More

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Creative Bliss Day 2: 11 Ways to Spice Up a Team Brainstorm

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Stefan Mumaw and Wendy Lee Oldfield

Give your design team the brain food they crave to come up with great design ideas. Use these creative exercises to boost your next brainstorm. Your clients will thank you for it. More

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