''HOW'' (ISSN 0886-0483) was a bimonthly magazine for
graphic designers
A graphic designer is a professional within the graphic design and graphic arts industry who assembles together images, typography, or motion graphics to create a piece of design. A graphic designer creates the graphics primarily for published, ...
. Launched in 1985, ''HOW'' was edited by Megan Lane Patrick. ''HOW'' was published by
F+W Media of
Cincinnati, Ohio
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. F+W Media filed for Chapter 11 on March 10, 2019.
HOW Design, Print and their affiliated web sites are no longer in business.
The magazine had regular sections on business, creativity, design, and technology to help designers.
''HOW'' published six issues a year and hosted six creative competitions in graphic design, logo design, promotion and marketing, interactive media and inhouse design.
''HOW'' also offered an online education program, launched in December 2011 called ''HOW Design University (HOW U)''. ''HOW U'' provided online learning opportunities for creative professionals in a variety of formats including online design courses, online design bootcamps and live tutorials (webinars). ''HOW U'' was professional-level continuing education that helped designers get the tools to prepare them for the most popular graphic design jobs.
References
External links
How Design official website
HOW Design Competitions official competition website
HOW Design University official HOW U website
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