Now in its 22nd year, the HOW Design Conference has become one of the best events to attend for a creative boost. It takes place June 22-25 in Boston, with more than 3,000 creatives expected to attend.

This year’s conference will feature 55 speakers, 50+ sessions and 8 pre-conference workshops. There are nine tracks: Creativity, Design Disciplines, Business, Your Career, In-House, Freelance, Software, Student, & Web/Interactive Design. There are also networking lunches, studio tours, a Stock Photo Expo, and a Portfolio Review.

If past events are any indication, this one-of-a-kind conference will leave you filled with inspiration and practical ideas for improving your design work and your career.

They’ve offered subscribers to Design Tools Monthly a $100 discount off an individual full-conference registration — and I’m sharing it with Planet Quark readers. Just enter Coupon Code DESIGNTOOLS when you register at www.HOWconference.com.

Jay Nelson

Jay Nelson is the editorial director of PlanetQuark.com, and the editor and publisher of Design Tools Monthly. He’s also the author of the QuarkXPress 8 and QuarkXPress 7 training titles at Lynda.com, as well as the training videos Quark includes in the box with QuarkXPress 7 . In addition, Jay writes regularly for Macworld and Photoshop User magazines and speaks at industry events.