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	<title>Graphics &#38; Design Blog</title>
	<link>http://www.lucascobb.com</link>
	<description>The design portfolio and blog of Lucas Cobb</description>
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		<title>Design Blogs To Follow On Facebook</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not as many design blogs have gone the route of Facebook as gone the route of Twitter, but I went ahead and compiled a list of design blogs on Facebook that you should be following anyway. Facebook allows you to interact with your subscribers so much more than through RSS and even Twitter. Along with [...]


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		<link>http://www.lucascobb.com/design-blogs-to-follow-on-facebook/</link>
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		<title>The Difference Between Pixel &amp; Vector Based Design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pixels
In digital imaging, a pixel (or picture element) is a single point in a raster image. The pixel is the smallest addressable screen element, it is the smallest unit of picture which can be controlled. Each Pixel has its address. The address of a pixel corresponds to its coordinate. Pixels are normally arranged in a [...]


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		<link>http://www.lucascobb.com/the-difference-between-pixel-vector-based-design/</link>
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		<title>Design A Blog With Photoshop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this photoshop tutorial you will learn how to create a blog design from scratch using a combination of gradients and selections. Here is a .psd of the final to compare your final with. You can download the .psd here. Let me know your thoughts and feelings on this project in the comments below and [...]


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		<link>http://www.lucascobb.com/design-a-blog-with-photoshop/</link>
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		<title>The Design Blogs I Read</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve seen a few posts floating around dealing with the best design blogs to read on a daily basis and I wanted to put my two cents in. These are the design blogs that I read on a daily basis and I find they help me improve as a designer because of the tips and [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.lucascobb.com/how-to-break-into-the-design-community/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: How To Break Into The Design Community'>How To Break Into The Design Community</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.lucascobb.com/the-design-blogs-i-read/</link>
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		<title>CSS3 Is All It&#8217;s Cracked Up To Be</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CSS level 3 is currently under development. The W3C maintains a CSS3 progress report. CSS3 is modularized and will consist of several separate recommendations. The W3C CSS3 Roadmap provides a summary and introduction.
Many exciting new functions and features are being thought up for CSS3. I&#8217;ll showcase some amazing examples below and let me know what [...]


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		<link>http://www.lucascobb.com/css3-is-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/</link>
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		<title>Inspiration: Graffiti</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Graffiti is all around us if you know where to look. While taking these shots for this post I found quite a few new places I would have never seen if I wasn&#8217;t looking for graffiti. I went behind buildings (unheard of from most people) and in backyards following the trail of the paint can. [...]


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		<link>http://www.lucascobb.com/inspiration-graffiti/</link>
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		<title>How To Break Into The Design Community</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This has been a thought bouncing around in my mind for a while being a newcomer to the design community. I&#8217;ve really been wondering just how to break into the design community and get myself in with the rest of the bloggers in this niche. Is the best way through posts, email, social media (twitter [...]


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		<link>http://www.lucascobb.com/how-to-break-into-the-design-community/</link>
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		<title>Website Prelaunch Checklist Perfected</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
All of a sudden the site you have been working on for months is approved and the client wants it live. However, things can still go horribly wrong if you are not prepared.
We’ve all been there.
After months of development, meetings, conference calls, protracted arguments over typography, photography, colour ways and copy. All of a sudden [...]


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		<link>http://www.lucascobb.com/website-prelaunch-checklist-perfected/</link>
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		<title>New Facebook Rollout</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well I&#8217;m one of the lucky ones who have the Facebook rollout before everyone else. I&#8217;ll go into some of the features below so you can drool over the brand spankin&#8217; new Facebook layout.
New Homepage
The new homepage design has moved your friends, messages and notifications up to the logo pane. Seems a better position than [...]


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		<link>http://www.lucascobb.com/new-facebook-rollout/</link>
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		<title>Get Your Fan Page Found In Facebook Search</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you have a Facebook page or are you creating a new one? Do it right and be proactive in setting your page up so users can find you when they are searching. Many times, companies and brands don’t take the proper steps to be found and have to make adjustments in order to show [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.lucascobb.com/apps-for-your-brands-facebook-page/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Apps For Your Brands Facebook Page'>Apps For Your Brands Facebook Page</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.lucascobb.com/get-your-fan-page-found-in-facebook-search/</link>
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		<title>How To Make Money Freelancing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the glamorous reputation, freelance design is no walk in the park. It takes an incredible work ethic, significant entrepreneurial prowess, and a little bit of insanity to pull it off effectively. This article will discuss how to effectively make a living as a freelancer (designer or otherwise). Since we are in fact a design [...]


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		<link>http://www.lucascobb.com/how-to-make-money-freelancing/</link>
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		<title>Increase Your Local Awareness With Google</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Google now holds a 70% market share of the search engine game and increasing your visibility in Google Search is key to gaining new clients. In addition, you may have noticed that Google now displays 7 local listings and a map when you search for a local business or service. Guess what? Graphic design is [...]


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		<link>http://www.lucascobb.com/increase-your-local-awareness-with-google/</link>
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		<title>The Guide To Writing Guest Posts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Guest articles (articles written for a website other than your own) are popping up all over the place. Web design websites are rapidly growing at a rate that would not be possible without the help of guest articles. Many websites are delivering quality articles on a daily basis. It is hard to imagine one person, [...]


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		<link>http://www.lucascobb.com/the-guide-to-writing-guest-posts/</link>
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		<title>Creating Focal Points In Your Design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you first come across a new design where does your eye go? What’s the first thing you see on the page? Where in the design is your attention drawn? The answer to all three questions is one of dominance.
Dominance through emphasis of one or more particular elements creates a focal point in your design. [...]


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		<link>http://www.lucascobb.com/creating-focal-points-in-your-design/</link>
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		<title>Advertising Contest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am giving away ad spots on my blog this month and your ad will be up till the end of February! The spots are 125&#215;125 and will be given away to the first 4 commenters below. I&#8217;d appreciate some feedback on making the blog better or what I should post on in the future.
Thanks [...]


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		<link>http://www.lucascobb.com/advertising-contest/</link>
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		<title>Keystroke Shortcuts In Wordpress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a slick list of several keystroke shortcuts to use when making a post in Wordpress. This saves you a whole lot of time, especially if you post every day. With these simple keystroke shortcuts you can cut at least an hour a day out of posting. Hope these help and if you know [...]


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		<link>http://www.lucascobb.com/keystroke-shortcuts-in-wordpress/</link>
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		<title>Impressive Package Design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One thing we have no shortage of these days is stuff. We have so much stuff that I&#8217;m not really sure where we&#8217;re going to get the room to keep buying all the new stuff that we seem to be constantly on the hunt for. And I can&#8217;t judge; I&#8217;m just as bad. I always [...]


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		<link>http://www.lucascobb.com/impressive-package-design/</link>
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		<title>15 Ways To Get The Creative Juices Flowing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We’re all creative, there’s no doubt about that. Nobody is born without creative tendencies and abilities; it’s just that some people are better at putting their ideas on paper and relaying them to other people. A lot of it is to do with confidence. If you’re confident that your ideas are great, other people will [...]


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		<link>http://www.lucascobb.com/15-ways-to-get-the-creative-juices-flowing/</link>
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		<title>Premium Wordpress Themes: January</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is nearly a month since the beginning of the new year and Wordpress developers created some great premium wordpress themes for us.The search for Wordpress themes is never ending and developers know that.
Now,why to choose a premium wordpress theme?If you want an eye-catching wordpress layout or something unique or perfectly coded to render with [...]


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		<link>http://www.lucascobb.com/premium-wordpress-themes-january/</link>
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		<title>Stunning Use Of Light Effect In Webdesign</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lighting effects are often used in modern web design to give a site an interesting and different look and feel. There is something about strong lights and colours – used right the combination will catch our attention and affect our emotions in certain ways. Skilled designers know this and use it. Light effects are typically [...]


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		<link>http://www.lucascobb.com/stunning-use-of-light-effect-in-webdesign/</link>
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