HOW (magazine)

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HOW was a bimonthly magazine for graphic designers published between 1985 [1] and 2019. It was edited by Megan Lane Patrick. It was published by F+W Media of Cincinnati, Ohio. The magazine covered business, creativity, design, and technology.

HOW organized six annual creative competitions, covering graphic design, logo design, promotion and marketing, interactive media, and in-house design. Since 1990, HOW held an annual design conference HOW Design Live. [2] [3]

In 2011, HOW introduced an online education platform HOW Design University (HOW U), which offered online classes, boot camps, and webinars for creative professionals.

F+W Media, the publisher of HOW, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 10, 2019. [4] Consequently, HOW magazine and its related websites were discontinued, except for the HOW Design Live conference which was most recently held in 2024. [5] [6]

References

  1. "14 Essential Magazines for Graphic Designers". Web Designer Depot. January 14, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Most Innovative Meetings 2019: #12 How Design Live". www.bizbash.com. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  3. Dooley, Michael (June 20, 2013). "The Year the How Design Conference Got "Ugly"". PRINT Magazine. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  4. Milliot, Jim (March 12, 2019). "F+W Media Files Chapter 11, Will Sell Assets". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  5. "HOW Design Live 2024" . Retrieved August 15, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "HOW Design Live | HOW Design Live" . Retrieved August 15, 2025.