How Recap

The HOW Design Conference was a whirlwind of networking, resources, networking, classes, networking and workshops. Some bits were better than expected, some were worse, but most of it was really great and inspirational. There's nothing quite like being surrounded by 3500 designers! The highlight was definitely the presentation by Bill Strickland. He's an amazingly inspirational speaker. I would sum up his speech, but could do no justice. So I would highly suggest purchasing his book: Make the Impossible Possible. I know I will. Of course, there were other juicy nuggets that I picked up and will share with you over the next few weeks. So stay tuned.
Here's one fun taster...



Stefan Bucher of 344 Design and Daily Monsters spoke in a session about arriving at creativity. He believe that you should do one creative thing every day... aside from your regular work. This will allow you to explore your creativity without limits, and get your mind working in different ways. That was how he devised the Daily Monster. He creates an ink blot on a piece of white paper, and makes a monster out of it... every day. If you're lucky, you'll get signed on for a book deal, like he did (100 Days of Monsters in now available). Either way, you'll stretch your creativity and mind... which can only be a good thing.

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