Design Sweepstakes

HOW magazine features products that graphic designers will love in the Look column of each issue. Then we make these products available to our readers via our design sweepstakes. Throughout October and November 2014, you can enter our online design sweepstakes for a chance to win these items that were featured in the November 2014 issue of HOW Magazine.

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The November 2014 issue of HOW magazine is our Creative Business issue. This issue delves into the different aspects of the business of design, whether you’re a designer working from a remote location or in a small design firm we’ve got you covered. Plus, find out if your creative process is killing your creativity, and what steps you can take to avoid stifling your creative mojo.


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Pantone Coffee Maker

The Pantone Stove Top Coffee Maker comes in six different Pantone colors to brighten your kitchen. Packaged in a gift box, it also makes a great present for any design and coffee lover. $30–$46; color and size may vary
www.howkapow.com

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Dreaming Whale Tea Infuser

Did you know the excrement of the sperm whale is considered one of Earth’s best restorative medicines?
The motif of this product is a sperm whale dreaming a peaceful dream somewhere in the deep sea…
as you enjoy the best restorative medicine on Earth! The whale’s detachable water stream-shaped muddler can be used for stirring or decoration.
$20; color may vary
www.gongdreen.com

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Pocket Pals

Is storage at a premium in your home or office? Taking inspiration from clusters of barnacles, Ampersand created Wallpockets to add textural depth and enliven spaces with a splash of geometry and color while providing functional storage. Made from recycled corrugated cardboard, the 12-by-12-by-3-inch pockets come in packs of two in nine different colors. $19.95–$24.95; colors vary
www.ampersandbrand.com

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Highlights of Your Life

Highlights of Your Life: A Journal That Glows as Your Child Grows is a keepsake book that brings together the two things forever attached to parents’ hips: their kids and their phones. Simply turn on your phone’s flashlight feature and strap it to the back of the book by sliding it into the attached elastic bands. The light will shine through the book’s die-cut pages to illuminate an illustration on every page, including lampposts, lighthouses and magic wands. $16.95
Watch a video of it in action here.

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For Your Bookshelf

Each month, HOW features 6 books that we think every designer would love. One lucky winner will receive all six books that were featured in the September 2014 issue of HOW Magazine. You can add all of these titles to your collection: Design: Logo | Manage Your Day-To-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus & Sharpen Your Creative Mind | Type on Screen: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Developers and Students | Best Practices for Graphic Designers: Color Works | The Graphic Designer’s Guide to Clients, Second Edition | Cool Beer Labels: The Best Art & Design From Breweries Around the World

Read more about the books below!

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About the Books

Design: Logo

by Paul Howalt & Von Glitschka

Rockport Publishers, $45

This “exploration of marvelous marks, insightful essays and revealing reviews” features a curated collection of nearly 1,700 high-impact logo designs from around the globe. Authors and leading identity designers Paul Howalt and Von Glitschka dig deep into some of the most successful logos of the past few years and discuss why they work so well—and what makes them so irresistible. The book also includes essays on logo creation from prominent identity designers including Alina Wheeler, Bill Gardner, Sherwin Schwartzrock, Justin Ahrens and Tracy Sabin.

Manage Your Day-To-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus & Sharpen Your Creative Mind

edited by Jocelyn K. Glei

Amazon Publishing, $14.95

With wisdom from 20 leading creative minds, Manage Your Day-to-Day offers advice and inspiration for tackling the new challenges of a 24/7, always-on workplace. The book includes contributions from creative heavyweights such as Erin Rooney Doland, Seth Godin, Todd Henry, Stefan Sagmeister, Tiffany Shlain, Linda Stone and James Victore, plus a foreword by Behance founder & CEO Scott Belsky.

Type on Screen: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Developers and Students

edited by Ellen Lupton

Princeton Architectural Press, $24.95

This guide helps designers navigate the digital age using classic typographic concepts of form and structure to make dynamic compositions for screen-based applications. Covering a broad range of technologies, the book includes how to choose typefaces for the screen; how to style functional text and navigation; and how to generate new forms and experiences with code-based operations.

Best Practices for Graphic Designers: Color Works

By Eddie Opara & John Cantwell

Rockport Publishers, $40

Touted as “an essential guide to understanding and applying color design principles,” this primer draws upon historical theory, in-depth case studies and wisdom from leading designers, who share tips on color as it relates to print, space, motion, branding and subjectivity. The book is for both students and design veterans who want to brush up on applying color in a broad range of applications and media in order to create compelling designs.

The Graphic Designer’s Guide to Clients, Second Edition

By Ellen M. Shapiro

Allworth Press, $19.95

Leading designers Milton Glaser, Drew Hodges, April Greiman and others reveal their personal experiences and insights on how to stay true to their creative standards while fulfilling clients’ needs. Updated with new info about social media and crowdsourcing, you’ll learn how to identify what makes your services distinct; market yourself effectively; meet and court clients; speak the corporate lingo; make effective presentations and more.

Cool Beer Labels: The Best Art & Design From Breweries Around the World

By Daniel Bellon & Steven Speeg

Print Books, $27.99

This fun book explores the indie aesthetic of beer packaging design and celebrates the craft brew culture. It features labels from craft and small breweries, alongside interviews with brewery owners, master brewers and designers. Cool Beer Labels is a book for lovers of art, design, craft beer, and anyone interested in how packaging design can be elevated to a whole new level of awesome.