Design Projects

Part of staying inspired as a graphic designer is viewing amazing designs churned out from a design business, through the labors of freelance design, or from an in-house design group. Get the scoop on stellar projects, see images of the work, and get to know the designers behind these projects that are are creating waves in the design industry. Have a current project you want reviewed by an expert, veteran designer? Now you can with HOW’s Critique Services.

Behind the Design: Hot Peanuts

Behind the Design goes, well, behind the design of a noteworthy project, with scoop from the creative team on how they developed an interesting concept or solved a business challenge. Featured in HOW’s July 2010 Issue: Now here’s a challenge: … More

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Behind the Design: Quite Appropriate

The campaign surrounding the book "How to be Inappropriate" grew into a fun-loving, elaborate project.
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Sidelines: OMFGCO

Three Wieden + Kennedy alumni hang out a shingle as the Original Manufacturing Company (OMFGCO), making prints and T-shirts—and sharing ownership of a bar in their hometown—in addition to client work.
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Designer Spotlight: Hyperakt Design Group

Brooklyn-based Hyperakt is a firm opposed to the notion that design is just about making something pretty. This team is committed to using design as a tool to create meaningful, engaging work that improves communication, clarifies meaning, and captures hearts … More

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Designer Spotlight: The Heavyweights

This monthly online series shines the spotlight on a design firm or solo designer creating amazing work. Meet The  Heavyweights.
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Sidelines: Hero Design Studio

Beth Manos Brickey and Mark Brickey subdivide their time among several enterprises: a healthy client business creating concert and event posters and local organizations; a screen-printing shop; two online outlets for their greeting cards and fi ne-art prints; and a bricks-and-mortar store selling not only their own goods but also products
from Kidrobot and other designers.
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Designer Spotlight: WORKtoDATE

This monthly online series shines the spotlight on a design firm or solo designer creating amazing work. Meet this creative who works a day job, and beefs up his portfolio by moonlighting as a freelancer.

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Designer Spotlight: Turnstyle

This NEW online series shines the spotlight every month on a design firm or freelance business creating amazing work. See who’s up first.
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Sidelines: 2010love

Sisters Tiffany Handshoe Bachman and Leslie Handshoe Suter created 2010love as a way to encourage others to spread the love … this year and beyond. Read how their sideline gig generated some online buzz that’s helped their design studio.
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Ideas That Matter: Design Revolution Roadshow

Dive deeper into the Design Revolution Road show and Project H.
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