Design Resources & Online Design Education

We know a thing or two about design, so we’ve worked hard to bring you an online design education experience. Browse below for articles and other design resources that can help you learn graphic design skills, from beginner to advanced, and help you stay abreast on news and trends designers need to know. Be sure to visit our sister sites: HOW Design University for the best way to learn web design, marketing, typography skills and more through online graphic design courses and tutorials, and HOW Interactive Design for a regular flow of expert advice regarding interactive and web design.

Best of 2012: Best Websites of the Day

Patrick McNeil, HOW’s interactive content director and author of Web Designer’s Idea Book, looks at a lot of excellent website designs … a lot of them. For his book and … Read more More

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Website Usability Testing: “We Are Not Our Users”

Chris Butler will tackle the important topic of HOW Simple Usability Testing Benefits Your Web Design in an upcoming Design Tutorial. First, view a Q&A with Butler on the topic. More

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Print to Web Series: The One-Page Site = The New Poster?

Single-page web designs, perfect for laser focus and fast communication, have evolved into an art form all their own. See how designers are putting twists on one-page sites. Read more More

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Paul Boag Answers: Do You Need An App for That?

Paul Boag is one of the leading web design gurus in the U.K.—he’s the founder of digital strategy and development agency Headscape, and he’s the creative genius behind Boagworld, a blog … Read more More

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Web Hosting 101, part 3: Hosting Services & Plans

Editor’s Note: This is the final installment of a three-part series on web hosting. See author Patrick McNeil’s previous two articles: Web Hosting 101, part 1: Domain Names Web Hosting … Read more More

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Stock Image Index

Each year, HOW magazine compiles a list of stock-photo and illustration companies to help graphic designers find the best images for their projects.
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Web Hosting 101, part 2: Domain Name Services

Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of a three-part series on web hosting. See author Patrick McNeil’s previous article: Web Hosting 101, part 1: Domain Names In the first … Read more More

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Click-Throughs and Catvertising: Designing Digital Campaigns

Kam Diba, VP of marketing for the Game Show Network, talks about the opportunities provided by technology, and what makes digital campaigns effective. (Photo courtesy of Shutterstock.) More

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Web Hosting 101, part 1: Registering a Domain

Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a three-part series on web hosting. Be sure to move on to read author Patrick McNeil’s next two articles: Web Hosting 101: … Read more More

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Inside the Design: Uebersee and AirFIELD

Can interactive design bring glamour back to air travel? Maybe if you’re lucky enough to find yourself standing underneath Uebersee’s AirFIELD installation at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Look up … Read more More

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