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3 Fun Team-Building Tips

Following are 3 team-building tips to set the tone for lively, playful engagement during design team-building gatherings. More

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“Your Best Work”—Graphic Design Award Winners 2011

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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Tattly Takes a Stand Against Ugly Temp Tattoos

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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Creative Bliss Day 12: Inspiring Poster Featuring Gandhi Quotes

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 4: 5 Exercises to Get Your Creativity Unstuck

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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Behind the Design: Yeah Burger! Restaurant Branding

YEAH! Burger is a quirky burger joint that needed in store graphics and restaurant branding. Tad Carpenter drew inspiration from vintage newspaper cartoons and illustrations to craft branding elements. More

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Design Firm Heat Moves to New Digs

When the team at Heat had outgrown their San Francisco office, they embraced the move, less than a mile away, as an opportunity to create a new kind of office, one that almost feels like home. Read the full story … More

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Designing Buttons: 8 Tips from Busy Beaver

Designer Jason Caldeira loves buttons. “They’re just one of those little things that make people smile,” he says. “They’re whimsical, impactive, affordable, and most importantly fun.” Caldeira is a veteran button designer. You can add this design skill to your … More

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Crowdsourcing Design: Pro or Con?

Is crowdsourcing an unfair business practice, or an unstoppable movement that’s not to be feared? Two design-industry experts weigh both sides of the argument. More

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3 Secrets to Standard Deluxe’s Success

Laid back screen printing shop Standard Deluxe encounters wild success despite their remote location. See how this shop attracts big clients from the comfort of its small-town roots. More

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