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.

Kid-Tested, Designer-Dad Approved

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Rob Kimmel

Designer dad Rob Kimmel offers 7 games to kick-start any kid’s imagination and learning process with creative play. More

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Top Designers Divulge Guilty Pleasure Fonts

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Allan Haley

Yes, it’s true, graphic designers have guilty font pleasures. Even the most sophisticated type users can’t help themselves. See which fonts these famous designers secretly pine after. More

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Creative Jam: 7 Exercises to Enliven Your Office

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Heather West

In this seven part series by Heather West, she tells the story of how one design firm has brought creativity back into the office with simple outings and exercises that stretched conceptual skills and brought a team together. More

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Choosing to Stretch for Creativity’s Sake

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Sam Harrison

Sam Harrison urged HOW Design Live attendees to seek and spark “catalytic choices” — choices that become catalysts for creative energy and idea generation. More

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My Best Work: Stefan Bucher Discusses Monster Making App

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Stefan Bucher

This My Best Work installment lets Stefan Bucher divulge his experiences about making a unique design interface, in a new medium. More

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Top 10 Websites For Designers – July 2012

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Megan Lane Patrick

Every month HOW scours the web to find the best design websites. Then we compile the top promo sites, design tools, resources and sites for creative time-outs. More

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7 Typographic Sins Thou Shalt Not Commit

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Jim Godfrey

Typographic Hell. It’s not a pleasant place to be. Some of us are headed there, and we’re making others suffer along the way. But fear not: Redemption is here. In the July Issue of HOW, designer and typography junkie Jim … More

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My Best Work: Mikey Burton, From Mishap To Miracle

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Mikey Burton

In this My Best Work, Mikey Burton talks about how although his college thesis fell to pieces as a school project, its application in the real world was profitable. More

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Creating Infographics: Not Your Grandma’s Pie Chart

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Julia Reich

Creating infographics is a design skill that can not only be used as a storytelling tool, but as a way to raise awareness and convey complex information. Read tips to consider and pitfalls to avoid when designing infographics. More

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Typography Crash Course

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Denise Bosler

Get typography tips and tricks from the author of Mastering Type. Learn about everything from kerning to font pairing. More

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