Break out the cake and bubbly, HOW is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2010. We're not only celebrating our special day, but we're celebrating the design industry, which is why we asked readers to tell us why they became a designer or to share an experience that influenced their decision for this career path.

Check out these gifts and goodies for designers this holiday season.

In celebration of HOW's 25th year of publication in 2010, we've pored through the 160 or so issues on our bookshelves to find the 25 most memorable quotes, most amusing headlines and most interesting predictions about graphic design that we've published over the years.

The Workspace column of HOW gives you a sneak peak inside some of the coolest firms. Check out this video tour from Clockwork.

Get a brief recap from the HOW Blog, plus see all the tweets from conference goers. The 2009 HOW Conference in Austin, TX, was truly memorable. Follow a link to the forum to post links to your own blog posts from Austin.

Steven Grasse and staff team up to give you a " bleak and scary" travel guide of Philadelphia. They give you the scoop on the design scene as well as killer hotels, restaurants, bars, museums, shops and more to put on your Philly to-do list.

Designer Terry Marks enumerates a slice of his Seattle for designers to enjoy.

Japanese Master Itchiku Kubota, who painstakingly created 7-by-5-foot kimonos, won international acclaim for his creativity and dedication to his craft. Now, read a basic breakdown of how he did it.

The Creativity column of the April 2009 issue of HOW featured the story of two designers, Fashion Week in Italy and absolutely no agenda. View the photo gallery of designers Jennifer Juan and Chad Gordon of designRoom Creative.