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Apr 11, 2019
3 min

Best Advice? At HOW Design Live, Be a Sponge

The size and scope of this year’s HOW Design Live offers a lot of benefits: With an array of separate programs, each with a broad array of sessions and a lineup of expert speakers, you can design an agenda that’s perfectly suited to your needs and interests. Spread over four days, however, and with several thousand people attending, the event might seem overwhelming to some. Wondering how to get your head around it all? We’ve gathered tips from longtime HOW Design Live attend

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Feb 11, 2019
2 min

Designing Your Perfect Conference Experience: HOW Design Live

A living room decorated with beloved family antiques and modern pieces from Ikea. A brand-new pair of jeans and your favorite 20-year-old boots. Ever notice how the old and the new blend to create something altogether awesome? Our HOW Design Live colleagues had that “something old, something new” mantra in mind when they assembled the program for this year’s event. What’s new at HOW Design Live 2019? Plenty: A totally new schedule that aligns every session in every time slot

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Oct 9, 2018
3 min

The Underground Press: Graphics of Outrage, Protest, and Provocation

Way back in the 20th Century, back before one small, viral meme could have more impact and influence than tons of Times op-eds, newspapers still mattered. But it was also a time of severely limited access to communication outlets. As A.J. Liebling noted: “Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.” Yet, during the youth counterculture movement from a half-century ago, presses were a pivotal part of bestowing power to the people. And as a reminder of that by

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Dec 20, 2017
5 min

A Site in A Nite?

A site in a nite? Is it possible? It was a super-tempting offer: The email read: “At this hands-on workshop, we’ll teach you how to use the Squarespace platform to build the functional, beautiful, easy-to-update website you’ve always wanted. Squarespace is a website platform and hosting service that offers beautiful modern aesthetics with easy HTML-based editing and loads of tools to help you with marketing, e-commerce, shipping, and so much more, at a super-affordable cost a

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Sep 15, 2017
4 min

Arlen Schumer’s VisuaLectures: Where Comics Scholarship Meets Design Showmanship

[Call for Entries: The International Design Awards] One big factor that sets apart Arlen Schumer’s presentations on comics from the others is his acute understanding of graphic design. His delivery—like the superhero stories he’s discussing—is a dynamic synergy of words and images, of form and function. Mix that together with a heaping helping of contemporary “more is more” postmodernism—more on that in a minute—and voila: “VisuaLectures.” The view from the audience as Arlen

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Jun 2, 2017
3 min

Virtual Reality and More at Maker Faire 2017

Imagine donning a virtual-reality rig and entering a workshop where you can build 3D objects and then print them in the real world. That’s the promise of MakeVR, an app that brings 3D modeling to the HTC Vive VR system. It was one of many creative wonders on display at the 2017 Maker Faire in San Mateo, Calif. Virtual reality made a big leap into the mainstream last year with the introduction of the Vive and Oculus Rift. I tried the Oculus system at a tech expo in San Francis

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Nov 20, 2015
2 min

Weekend Heller: Two (Count ’em) Exhibits in NYC Now

Gary Taxali‘s third New York exhibition “Gary Taxali: Hotel There” opens tomorrow, Nov. 21, at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery, 529 W. 20th St., 9th Floor (reception from 6–8 p.m.). He says about the work: “I have always been fascinated by time, and the recognition of present moment awareness. In my current body of work, I aim to capture some of these concepts by delving into themes of love, isolation, hope, relationship follies, pain and happiness. In the last 18 months, I have

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Feb 13, 2015
3 min

Michael Bierut Doubles Down at HOW Design Live

After writing and editing dozens of books chronicling the accomplishments and wisdom of his fellow designers, Michael Bierut is due to publish a monograph of his own this year — and it’s long overdue. After all, his body of work could fill as many books as he’s penned. Over the span of his 35-year career, Bierut has worked for some of the most renowned firms in the world, right alongside design legends like Massimo and Lella Vignelli and Paula Scher. In fact, “legend” is a ti

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Sep 19, 2014
1 min

10 Great Gig Posters + Free Exhibition

Print readers will know Powerhouse Factories from the brilliant cover they created for our June 2013 Color Issue, alongside their rock posters and brand work. Art and design lovers who have passed through Cincinnati in the last few years will know the 21c Museum Hotel for its contemporary design and fantastic curated exhibitions (also, next time you see Debbie Millman, ask her about the Yellow Penguin). Powerhouse and 21c have teamed up for their second annual “Flooded” exhib

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Apr 10, 2014
3 min

Online Event Preview: Strategies for Creative Freelancers

Starting and maintaining a freelance design business can be a challenging task—one that becomes much easier with support from your fellow freelancers. If you’re a freelancer, a creative professional who does independent work on the side, or you want to learn how to start a freelance business, you’ll fin yourself in good company at Strategies for Creative Freelancers – Spring 2014 on April 16, 2014. This all-day event is packed with resources for designers, creative profession

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Mar 21, 2014
4 min

Andrew Gibbs’s Personalized HOW Design Live

I’ve been working closely with the HOW Design Live team, both as the program director for The Dieline Conference and leading the design group for this year’s identity. I can’t wait to walk into the Hynes Convention Center in Boston May 12–16 and see all of our hard work pay off in the form of a life- and career-changing event for creatives. Since HOW Design Live has opened up the event to let attendees mix and match from across the entire program, I’ve put together my own per

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Jan 10, 2014
4 min

What’s YOUR Design Live, Sam Harrison?

If you’ve attended a HOW Design Live event sometime in the past decade, you’ve probably seen Sam Harrison on stage. Harrison is a conference programmer’s dream: the ideal mix of actionable, inspiring information wrapped up in an entertaining presentation. One of the major changes coming to HOW Design Live in 2014 is the opportunity to seamlessly move among sessions and programs. Feel like a little web design inspiration in the morning, followed by an in-the-trenches session o

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Nov 8, 2013
4 min

Debbie Millman Introduces New HOW Conference

You know Debbie Millman: In addition to her active contribution to Print, she’s a tireless advocate for design excellence, an instructor at the School of Visual Arts, a passionate and prolific writer. And in her “spare” time, she’s the curious and insightful host of the online radio show Design Matters. Earlier this year, Debbie added “conference program director” to her extensive resume. When we asked Debbie to help curate a conference on leadership, she was hesitant. She fe

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Jul 15, 2013
3 min

Beyond Comic-Con: The Wonder Women of Comics

One of the most significant comics events during San Diego Comic-Con this week isn’t even part of the official program. It’s the “Wonder Women: On and Off Paper” exhibition, and it’s at the Women’s Museum, an intimate space that’s separate and away from the mammoth Convention Center. Mary Fleener, 1995 The show chronicles a century of progress, progress in how women depict women in comics, and in how they’ve persevered to overcome countless obstacles and achieve recognition a

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May 9, 2013
2 min

UPDATE: Saul Bass Contemporary Teaches Logo Design Class

SPECIAL EVENT UPDATE: Breakthrough Logo Design and Branding Success with Dr. Bill Haig: May 13th. Bass was a mentor to Haig, providing him with insights and inspiration on engaging audiences through design, textures and animation. In the 1960s, Haig worked with Saul Bass as his logo planning and account manager, working with all client logo accounts for many years. If you’re interested in learning how to speak the client’s language, this course is invaluable.REGISTER NOW –

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Apr 1, 2013
2 min

ROY G. BIV: An Exceedingly Surprising Book (and Talk) About Color

ROY G. GIV: An Exceedingly Surprising Book About Color by Jude Stewart. Design by Oliver Munday. Buy now: http://www.amazon.com/ROY-G-BIV-Exceedingly-Surprising/dp/1608196135/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1364581531&sr=1-2&keywords=roy+g.+biv Color mavens, I’m busting my buttons with pride as I announce that my first book, ROY G. BIV: An Exceedingly Surprising Book About Color, is now available for pre-order via Amazon and elsewhere on the web. You’ll get it in your hot litt

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Mar 15, 2013
2 min

How to Meet a CEO and Showcase Your Work

The design industry is filled with undiscovered, extraordinary talent. The internet has made it somewhat easier to find great work via blogs and social media shares, but if an illustrator or designer really wants to connect with industry influencers, it has to be done in a one-on-one meeting or through a conference that an industry influencer is keynoting. I thought I would provide our Print Magazine audience with a rundown on some of the speakers that will be headed to our s

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Nov 23, 2011
4 min

Long Beach Comic Con: My "7 Highlights" List

Kevin Eastman These days, the so-called San Diego “Comic”-Con‘s main attraction is sugary TV and movie confectionery. But if you enjoy graphic novels and cartoons – and, well, scary stuff – you may have attended the recent Comic & Horror Con at Long Beach, CA’s Convention Center. While SDCC has been around for over 40 years, the relatively pint-sized LBHCC just started in 2009. But it certainly doesn’t seem new. In fact, it feels downright retro. Sure, it had its panel sessio

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Nov 9, 2011
2 min

Love, New York Times Style

Last Thursday, The New York Times opened its doors, and its heart, for an exhibition of illustrations by Brian Rea and Christopher Silas Neal. Culled from their fruitful output for Modern Love—a much beloved column in the paper’s Sunday Styles section—the work speaks for itself, of course, but also for the talent and intelligence of the art directors. The illustrations are strong enough to stand on their own, even divorced from their newsprint context; and when they’re collec

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Best Advice? At HOW Design Live, Be a Sponge

Designing Your Perfect Conference Experience: HOW Design Live

The Underground Press: Graphics of Outrage, Protest, and Provocation

A Site in A Nite?

Arlen Schumer’s VisuaLectures: Where Comics Scholarship Meets Design Showmanship

Virtual Reality and More at Maker Faire 2017

Weekend Heller: Two (Count ’em) Exhibits in NYC Now

Michael Bierut Doubles Down at HOW Design Live

10 Great Gig Posters + Free Exhibition

Online Event Preview: Strategies for Creative Freelancers

Andrew Gibbs’s Personalized HOW Design Live

01/21/2014: AIGA 100 Years logo

What’s YOUR Design Live, Sam Harrison?

Debbie Millman Introduces New HOW Conference

Beyond Comic-Con: The Wonder Women of Comics

UPDATE: Saul Bass Contemporary Teaches Logo Design Class

ROY G. BIV: An Exceedingly Surprising Book (and Talk) About Color

How to Meet a CEO and Showcase Your Work

Long Beach Comic Con: My "7 Highlights" List

Love, New York Times Style

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