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	<title>Design Instruct &#187; Jacob Gube</title>
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		<title>Font Collection: 10 Free Slab Serif Fonts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Gube</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A slab serif is a sub-type of serif fonts that has block-shaped serifs. A popular example of a slab serif font is the <a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/agfa/rockwell/">Rockwell font family</a>. Slab serifs may also be referred to as mechanistic, square serif or Egyptian. Their strong and sturdy appearance makes them great candidates as headline and display fonts. This collection of fonts presents some excellent and free slab serif fonts.]]></description>
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		<title>Inspiration: 30 Beautiful Textured Illustrations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Gube</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Illustrations -- before digital graphics software -- used to be highly textured; whether it came from the medium (e.g. paper, canvas), the painting method (like watercolors or chalk), or both. These textural components, as can be seen through <a href="http://designinstruct.com/drawing-illustration/how-to-create-textured-illustration-photoshop/" title="How to Create a Textured Snail Illustration in Photoshop">our textured illustration tutorial</a> by Ciara Panacchia, give artwork an organic and tactile element, and this visual showcase presents illustrations that embody these aesthetics.]]></description>
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		<title>Retro Abstract Circles: Photoshop Brush Pack</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Gube</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inspired by funky, abstract 70s patterns, vinyl records, and the popularity of employing retro elements in modern design, these Photoshop brushes are perfect as decorative ornaments in your retro-inspired projects. Experiment with layer styles such as color overlays and gradient overlays, apply a Noise filter, and overlay textures on them such as the <a href="http://designinstruct.com/free-resources/textures/rough-concrete-texture-pack/">Rough Concrete: Texture Pack</a> to produce interesting effects. There are 15 brushes in the set, each with 2,500px diameters.]]></description>
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		<title>Inspiration: 30 Web Designs with Beautiful Typography</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Gube</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Font choice, letter-spacing (tracking), line height, foreground/background colors, size, style -- all of these oftentimes disparate attributes must work together cohesively in order to produce typographic compositions that are harmonious and viewed by its audiences with resilient assiduity. For your visual inspiration, here are websites that exhibit skillfully composed typography.]]></description>
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		<title>Font Collection: 10 Free Bold Sans Serif Fonts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Gube</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This font assemblege is comprised of sans serif fonts with tall arms and wide stems, giving them a strong and striking appearance. They are fitting in situations where the designer wants to convey modernity and make a bold impact, such as in headlines and displays that crave attention.]]></description>
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		<title>No Designer Gets It Right the First Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Gube</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The work you do as a creative is for (and judged by) other people. No matter how much time, effort, blood, sweat, and tears you put into a design, it's unlikely that you'll get it wholly perfect in the eyes of the head honcho. From small tweaks in color schemes to flat out rejections and having to start over, top design professionals recount their experiences in revising and polishing their designs for their clients.]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing with Design Critiques</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Gube</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even the most talented designers in the world receive negative feedback on their work. Design is, to a large extent, a matter of taste -- and the people we work for sometimes dislike the flavors we employ in the designs we make for them. We asked a few designers and artists how they handled feedback to get a glimpse of the strategies they use for handling critical appraisals of their work.]]></description>
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		<title>Showcase: Modern Retro-Futuristic Digital Art</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Gube</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retro-futuristic art, which refers to how artists in the past envision the future, bring to mind classic movies such as Mad Max, Star Trek, and The Terminator. When today's designers and digital artists — armed with digital graphics software such as Photoshop and Illustrator — interpret retro-futuristic styles from the past, the results are quite enthralling. For your inspiration, feast your eyes on this collection of retro-futuristic digital art.]]></description>
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		<title>Paint Blobs: Photoshop Brush Pack</title>
		<link>http://designinstruct.com/free-resources/brushes/paint-blobs-photoshop-brush-pack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Gube</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This free Photoshop brush pack is released exclusively to our readers. There are 9 different brushes in this set consisting of big organic paint blobs. The download comes to you as an ABR file. The brush diameters range from 844px to 1141px, so they're fairly large and suitable for most screen-sized work. Experiment with them and show us how you've used them by linking to your work in the comments.]]></description>
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		<title>Inspiring 3D Typography Artworks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Gube</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using three-dimensional objects--though made less arduous in  the recent years due to the proliferation of 3D computer graphics software such as Maya, 3ds Max and  even <a href="http://designinstruct.com/graphic-design/text-effects/a-guide-to-creating-3d-text-in-adobe-illustrator/">Adobe  Illustrator</a>--continues to be one of the more difficult styles of artwork.  In this visual inspiration collection, we present to you a few exceptional  pieces that use 3D typography well.]]></description>
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