HOW Magazine Newsletter

Here's what you'll find in this edition:

• April's Top 10 Links for Creatives
  
• What Happens to Creativity When Budgets are Lean?
  
• Bring Back That Creative Feeling
  
• Conference Corner: Early-bird special extended
  
• Designer Question: Tell us What You Think
  
  

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Every month, we comb through tons of sites to find the best links for creatives. Check out what we chose this month, including Poketo, a site that specializes in collaborating with top international artists making functional wares with original designs.

• View the Top 10 Links!
• Submit Your Site

New: We've started archiving Top 10 Websites for Designers, starting last month.  Bookmark the HOW Blog so that you can refer back to a Top 10 List.*

*This does not apply to Top 10 Links for Designers posted prior to March 2009. 

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Inspiration on A Dime

When the going gets tough, does creativity suffer? Find Out

Plus, check out these 5 tips to promote Creativity at your job when budgets are lean.

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Bring Back that Creative Feeling



Check out some of our most popular Creativity articles from HOWdesign.com.

Make This Month More Creative
Creativity expert Sam Harrison spells out a to-do list to get your creative wheels spinning this month. It's not too late to start this for April.

Free Downloads from Von Glitschka
We interviewed Von Glitschka about how he approaches design, in a process he calls "illustrative design." This process emphasizes relying on creativity rather than computers to execute design projects.

10 Ways to get more Creative at Work
Incorporate the art and science of creativity to  your environment.

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Conference Corner

HOW Conference
When: June 24-27
Where: Austin, TX

• Early-bird deadline extended to May 1
  Save $100
  
  
• Build Your Own Program
  Sign up for the whole conference, individual days or particular sessions.
  
  
• Special Panel Session Added to Lineup
  This will address the effects that the economy's having on the design industry.
  

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Question for You

Are budgets lean at your office? If so, do you feel like creativity is suffering or branching out in new ways? Share your successes and failures in the HOW Forum.

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