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.

3 Cool Ways to Take Photos

Camera apps are so over. While every startup in Silicon Valley is trying to be the next Instagram, these three new photo technologies are what’s up. Read more More

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Explore Your Web Font Options with Typecast

The web community is abuzz with developments in online typography; you’ve no doubt heard of groundbreaking tools like Typekit  and Google Web Fonts. Here on HOWID, we’ve covered the history … Read more More

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Making Sense of the Data: Google Analytics + User Testing

Learning how to use Google Analytics and conduct user testing will improve your web design work and help turn your design opinions into bulletproof facts. Read more More

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Creative Cloud News: Adobe Really Wants You to Subscribe

By pushing out regular updates to its Creative Suite software, Adobe is making its online Creative Cloud subscription service irresistible. Read more More

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Web Type Revolution

Web typography, according to Jason Cranford Teague, has made a dramatic change for the better in the past decade. Find out why in “Web Type Revolution.” Plus, read about 10 trends in web type. More

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Creating a Good User Experience

To help you understand what information architecture means today, Brian Miller explores the basics of creating a good user experience. Read more More

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31 Great Email Newsletter Designs

With a bit of planning and HTML skills, it’s possible to create great email newsletters. We scoured Pinterest for the best email designs and picked these 31. Read more More

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Motion Graphics for Beginners: 4 Essential Tools

Motion design is most commonly associated with video and film, but incorporating motion graphics into your websites is easier than ever before. Read more More

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Web Font Revolution: Web Typography Basics

In the web’s 20-year history, fonts for the screen have remained almost unchanged. But the rise of web fonts is changing the way we design for the web. Read more More

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Screen Resolution for Web Design Beginners

Even though a screen size of 1024×768 is standard, that’s not actually the Photoshop file size you should use when you start your web design. Read more More

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