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HOW Singles: A Cure for the Common Font
A type guru offers 9 alternatives to typefaces that are overused and underwhelming. Plus, he shares 9 better options for those awful system fonts your clients love. (Sorry, Comic Sans.)
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Get Inspired
As a designer, finding inspiration is essential—whether you’re working as an in-house designer, freelancer, in a design firm or as a design student. Let the successes, lessons learned and stories of others feed that inspiration.
The Rhythm of Design
When music and design intersect, the results can be mesmerizing. Tune in to these music-inspired design projects and find more in the September issue of HOW.
Categories: Design + Creativity, Get Inspired, HOW Magazine, Projects & Profiles, September 2011 Issue
Tags: animation, inspiration, music and design
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5 Questions With Chris Sickels
HOW first fell for Chris Sickels over 10 years ago. And since, his Red Nose Studio has continued to give birth to some of the most interesting 3D characters imaginable, which is why we had to catch up with the artist.
Categories: Design + Creativity, Get Inspired, Projects & Profiles
Tags: 3D, Chris Sickels, illustration
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February 2012: Top 10 Websites for Designers
Each month, HOW editors peruse hundreds of websites to find the best of the best—the Top 10 Sites for Designers. In reviewing these websites, the editors are looking for exceptional design as well as functionality.
Categories: Get Inspired, Top 10 Websites for Designers
Tags: Top 10 Websites, web design
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13 Designer Letterhead Systems
A design firm’s identity system is a chance to declare their mission to the world.
16 Emerging Creatives
After evaluating countless portfolios and projects, the editors of HOW selected a group of 16 highly talented emerging creative professionals who are poised to make a difference in the visual landscape.
Categories: Get Inspired, HOW Magazine, January 2012 HOW Magazine, Projects & Profiles
Tags: Designers, illustrators, young designers
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EPIC Empowers Creatives to Ignite Change
EPIC empowers creative people to make social change happen. Read about how this organization has united 170 volunteers with 21 nonprofits to create powerful ripples of change, using design.
Categories: Designing Change, Get Inspired
Tags: designing change, Designing for the Greater Good, Epic
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January 2012: Top 10 Websites for Designers
Each month, HOW editors peruse hundreds of websites to find the best of the best—the Top 10 Sites for Designers. In reviewing these websites, the editors are looking for exceptional design as well as functionality.
Categories: Get Inspired, Top 10 Websites for Designers
Tags: Top 10 Websites, web design
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17 Design Pros Dish Their Best Career Advice
You won’t believe what 17 seasoned design pros said when asked the question: If You could give young designers one piece of career advice, what would it be? In other words, what do you wish someone had told you?
Categories: Design + Creativity, Design Career, Get Inspired
Tags: career tips, designer advice, Designers
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December 2011: Top 10 Websites for Designers
Each month, HOW editors peruse hundreds of websites to find the best of the best—the Top 10 Sites for Designers. In reviewing these websites, the editors are looking for exceptional design as well as functionality.
Categories: Get Inspired, Top 10 Websites for Designers
Tags: Top 10 Websites, web design
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