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Everything You Need to Know about Web Design

For graphic designers working on the web, HOW Interactive Design has great advice on web design tech and web design news. Check out all our designer interviews and videos, and design inspiration in our web design trend roundups and project features. We’ve also got career advice for designers, and resources for web design education.


HOW Design Live Speaker Spotlight: Mark O’Brien

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At the Creative Freelancer Conference, Mark O’Brien will teach freelance designers how to build their businesses with a content-based website. Read more

Career Advice: 5 Tips for a Smooth Transition to Management

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Trusted HOW partner, The Creative Group, explores the transition from “coworker” to “manager”–and offers tips for making this move as smooth as possible. Read more

HOW Design Live Speaker Spotlight: Matthew Richmond

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HOW gets up-close with Matthew Richmond before he presents on HTML and CSS for visual designers at HOW Design Live. Read more

Behind the Redesign: Great Design + Smart Marketing

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Big Duck NYC’s website gets a marketing-focused overhaul, with smart technology underlying a great website design. Read more

HOW Design Live Speaker Spotlight: David Sherwin

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David Sherwin, Principal Designer at frog, gets real with HOW about the importance of business strategy and diversifying the design craft. Read more

HOWU Sneak Peak: Brian Wood Teaches on Responsive Design [VIDEO]

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Catch a sneak-peak of Adobe-certified web developer Brian Wood on responsive design and CS6 in his HOWU Dreamweaver class. Read more

HOWU Instructor Spotlight: Brian Wood

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HOW University instructor Brian Wood shares career advice and tips for “how to” cultivate a rich, exciting life in the digital world. Read more

Designing for the Mobile Web

This single-column layout is standard for mobile web content. Notice how easy the streamlined page is to use and that the actionable buttons are really easy to find and touch.

Editor’s Note: This article is an excerpt from Designer’s Web Handbook by Patrick McNeil. Like what you read here? Then you’ll want to add the book to your design library. … Read more

Full-Time Web Designer, Meet Your Freelance Design Partner

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In-house creatives: Get tips for forging productive working relationships with freelancers for better collaboration in the workplace. Read more

Print to Web Series: Digital Magazines

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As print designers explore how to translate their skills to interactive projects, a comparison of print and online magazines reveals key similarities and differences. Read more