Designers have a way of finding the hippest places in town. We went to Los Angeles and got the scoop on all the best places to stay, eat, drink and play while you're in town. Plus, get the insider's pulse on what the creativity community and job market look like there. Whether you're looking to visit or make the move, this Designer's Guide will point you everywhere that you'll want to be.

Designers have a way of finding the hippest places in town. We are journeying across the U.S. to bring you the scoop on all the best places to stay, eat, drink and play at the country's most creative cities, from L.A. to Seattle to Philadelphia, even the best of Omaha and Kansas City. Plus, get the insider's pulse on what the creativity communities and job markets look like in each town. Whether you're looking to visit or make the move, let these Designer's Guides point you everywhere that you'll want to be!

In My Best Work, we ask a noted designer to recall their best, favorite or most successful project. This month, AIGA medalist Gail Anderson shares her best work.

Behind the Design goes, well, behind the design of a noteworthy project, with scoop from the creative team on how they developed an interesting concept or solved a business challenge. Featured this month: a pop-up shop for cleaning products company method.

One designer shares his story about how one simple project he did for fun became his most successful self-promotion piece—and how you can accomplish that, too.

Behind the Design goes, well, behind the design of a noteworthy project, with scoop from the creative team on how they developed an interesting concept or solved a business challenge. Featured this month: Old Navy packaging.

Behind the Design goes, well, behind the design of a noteworthy project, with scoop from the creative team on how they developed an interesting concept or solved a business challenge. Featured this month: Pure & Green packaging for Williams-Sonoma.

Behind the Design goes, well, behind the design of a noteworthy project, with scoop from the creative team on how they developed an interesting concept or solved a business challenge. Featured this month: the Kilo Kai brand and packaging.

Graphic designers are seizing on the DIY trend and creating their own lines of paper products. In a companion piece to HOW's August 2008 special issue on handmade design, here's a look at 4 designers who've put ink on paper.

Bring creativity back into the office with simple outings and exercises that stretch your conceptual skills and bring your team together. Read on for an example from one firm does that every month; all you need  to incorporate this exercise at your own office is to stop and smell the roses.