Part Two in our HOW Conference "Newbies" series, brings us to funny man Nate Voss out of Omaha, NE. Part of the popular Reflex Blue Show, Nate brings us his perspective on balancing the fun of HOW Conference with processing the massive amounts of information (and other goodies) received.

It's HOW Design Conference time again! We'll be there working our way through the sessions, pitching our wares in the exhibition hall, hosting a special edition of Talk Story with Jeni and throwing the infamous closing night party (this year's theme is all White baby- so get shopping!).

Late last summer we caught up last Jeff Fisher at LogoMotives (jeff@jfisherlogomotives.com), seen above relaxing in his garden in Portland. This informative interview deserves to be revisited because the advice Jeff offers designers on the importance of promoting themselves (tooting their own horn, as his mother would say) is just as important as their work ...