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.

Tools for finding creative inspiration

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. More

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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. More

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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? More

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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. More

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Packaging Design Trending Now on The Dieline

The Dieline features a curated selection of beautiful, innovative and inspiring package designs. Now, see a roundup of those trending items on HOWDesign.com. More

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A Look Back at HOW’s Website

Flashback to 1995, the year the Internet became commercialized. Let’s take a journey back to an age when pages took several minutes to load and watch howdesign.com develop into the site we know today. More

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November 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. More

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6 Secrets from the Etsy Design Team

While you may not actually work at Etsy, you can make it feel like you do with these tips from their in-house design team for instilling inspiration into any office. More

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October 2011: Top 10 Websites for Designers

Each month, HOW editors peruse hundreds of websites to find the best of the best—the Top 10 Websites for Designers. In reviewing these websites, the editors are looking for exceptional design as well as functionality. More

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2011 Promotion Design Awards Best of Show

For this year’s Promotion Design Awards Best of Show winner, A client promotion for Puma Canada leaves a memorable footprint and shows that every medium offers a chance to be your best. More

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