Design Inspiration: Creative Ideas for Designers

A graphic designer’s most valuable asset is his/her creativity — and it needs constant care and feeding. Here you’ll find creative thinking exercises, brainstorming tips, activities for creative teams and design inspiration, all geared toward helping you develop the best graphic design solutions. Don’t neglect your creativity. Feed it. Nurture it. And let it breathe. Let it be accessible for when you need it most.

Behind the Design: Showing Off

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Carmen Sechrist

Mattson Creative developed vibrant illustrated animation sequences for CBS prime time TV shows like “Two and a Half Men,” “CSI,” “The Big Bang Theory,” “60 Minutes” and “Survivor.” More

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Top 10 Websites for Designers – November 2012

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Megan Lane Patrick

Are you looking to get inspired by cool design websites? Check out this month’s top picks! HOW editors browse hundreds of sites each month to select the top 10. More

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5 Traits of Creative People + Recordsetters

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Sam Harrison

Get inspired by these oddball recordsetters to get going on your next creative achievement. You’ll find common 5 traits that are possessed by highly creative people and recordsetters, including “being a bit weird.” More

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Team Sense Project Uses Design to Aid Visually Impaired

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Jessica Kuhn

Team Sense imposes a thought-provoking question: Imagine if you were to lose your eyesight or only see shades of gray. How would you be able to experience color? More

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10 Tips On Creating Killer Gigposters

Posted on October 22, 2012 by John Foster

Designer and gigposter aficionado John Foster has been in the biz more than 20 years, and divulges his 10 tips for designing your best music, band posters. More

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Fourth Annual Logo Design Award Winners

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Jessica Kuhn