How is HOW Magazine?
Posted by Nam-o | Filed under Rambling, design
It has been about a month and a half since I submitted a subscription for HOW magazine (via Amazon.com), and now I have finally received my first issue of six total issues over a year span.
So how is HOW? Unlike other graphic/web design magazines, HOW doesn’t really publish articles in regards to design tutorials and any technical how-to; HOW talks more about the business aspect of web & graphic design. It’s like reading Money magazine tailored for the art and design industry. As a designer, sometimes we’re so involved with creative deveopment for our clients but we never really think about the legal side of the business and how to sustain a constant flow of business until the IRS comes knocking or when we’re just desperate for any type of work during the those rough times. This is probably the only magazine I know of that publish articles that deals and reminds us with those matters.
A portion of the magazine do some showcasing from various designers. Unfortunately, if you’re strictly a web designer, the magazine doesn’t really showcase various works from web industry but a bit more biased towards the print industry. Some of the showcased print media are very creatively impressive which have become a great source of inspiration for some of my own web designs.
Give it a look whenever you get the chance. The only bookstore/newsstand storefront that I have found HOW magazine is Books-a-Million. A subscription of HOW magazine consists of six magazines for a year (an issue every two months) for about $30 bucks.
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