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<description>Design Float is a Digg style news website focused around the design community.</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 10:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How I Designed 3 CD Covers Just By Listening To Music]]></title>
<link>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/how-i-designed-3-cd-covers-just-by-listening-to-music/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 10:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Music shares many common ideas and themes with the visual arts. For example, repetition, rhythm, harmony, tone, texture and colour are terms common to both the musical and visual language and this project was focused around these points.<br/><br/>19 Floats ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[10 Steps to a Successful Design Project]]></title>
<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/10-steps-to-a-successful-design-project/</link>
<comments>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/10-steps-to-a-successful-design-project/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 23:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Web Design</category>
<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/10-steps-to-a-successful-design-project/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Building a complete and effective website truly is a process. In this post we'll take a brief look at the various steps that lead to a successful project. Of course, this will vary from case-to-case, but this is a pretty standard order of events.<br/><br/>17 Floats ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Easiest Tooltip and Image Preview Using jQuery]]></title>
<link>http://www.designfloat.com/CSS_WebStandards/easiest-tooltip-and-image-preview-using-jquery/</link>
<comments>http://www.designfloat.com/CSS_WebStandards/easiest-tooltip-and-image-preview-using-jquery/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>CSS &amp; Web Standards</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Another nice tutorial from CSS Globe.<br/><br/>14 Floats ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[7 Coolest Guerrilla Design Social Statements]]></title>
<link>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/7-coolest-guerrilla-design-social-statements-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/7-coolest-guerrilla-design-social-statements-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 22:18:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Graphic Design</category>
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<description><![CDATA[7 neat street art executions that not only make you look, but also make you think and act.<br/><br/>20 Floats ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The ultimate photoshop resource list part 1: brushes]]></title>
<link>http://www.designfloat.com/Resources/the-ultimate-photoshop-resource-list-part-1-brushes/</link>
<comments>http://www.designfloat.com/Resources/the-ultimate-photoshop-resource-list-part-1-brushes/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 20:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Resources</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The ultimate photoshop resource list part 1: brushes89 resources!<br/><br/>21 Floats ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[15 Great Examples of Web Typography]]></title>
<link>http://www.designfloat.com/Typography/15-great-examples-of-web-typography/</link>
<comments>http://www.designfloat.com/Typography/15-great-examples-of-web-typography/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 23:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Typography</category>
<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/Typography/15-great-examples-of-web-typography/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Welcome to iLT's second quarter roundup of sites that use type well. It may be that not all the sites listed here are to your taste, but it's hoped that something-even a detail somewhere-will inspire you. Invariably, these lists are subjective, so if you disagree, then feel free to do so in the comments below. If this list provokes discussion of what constitutes good web typography, then all the better. The designs are listed in no particular order. Click on the screen-shot to visit the site. Enjoy!<br/><br/>14 Floats ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Initial Impressions of Silverback]]></title>
<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/initial-impressions-of-silverback/</link>
<comments>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/initial-impressions-of-silverback/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 18:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Web Design</category>
<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/initial-impressions-of-silverback/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A beta tester of the new application Silverback reviews his first impressions. Silverback is an application for user testing for web designers.<br/><br/>12 Floats ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fighting Web 2.0 Part 2 - Textured Backgrounds | inspiredology.com]]></title>
<link>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/fighting-web-2-0-part-2-textured-backgrounds-inspiredology-com/</link>
<comments>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/fighting-web-2-0-part-2-textured-backgrounds-inspiredology-com/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 14:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Graphic Design</category>
<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/fighting-web-2-0-part-2-textured-backgrounds-inspiredology-com/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Textured Backgrounds is the first part of the Fighting Against Web 2.0 With Grunge 4 part series. Textured Backgrounds offer a great feel of depth to websites. In this post, these sites showcase great textures that give their site a more gritty look and allow the content to stand out.<br/><br/>10 Floats ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Life as inspiration | + fuel your creativity // find your spark +]]></title>
<link>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/life-as-inspiration-fuel-your-creativity-find-your-spark-/</link>
<comments>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/life-as-inspiration-fuel-your-creativity-find-your-spark-/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 13:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Graphic Design</category>
<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/life-as-inspiration-fuel-your-creativity-find-your-spark-/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Life as inspiration, a different view from my normal posts of design. Guest post written by Michelle Krasniak.<br/><br/>8 Floats ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Student Designers, Do You Know Who is Critiquing Your Work?]]></title>
<link>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/-student-designers-do-you-know-who-is-critiquing-your-work/</link>
<comments>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/-student-designers-do-you-know-who-is-critiquing-your-work/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 01:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Graphic Design</category>
<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/-student-designers-do-you-know-who-is-critiquing-your-work/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[How knowing who is critiquing your work is the key to collecting the best advice and developing as a designer.<br/><br/>10 Floats ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Photoshop Video Tutorial: Clean 3D Text]]></title>
<link>http://www.designfloat.com/Tutorials/photoshop-video-tutorial-clean-3d-text/</link>
<comments>http://www.designfloat.com/Tutorials/photoshop-video-tutorial-clean-3d-text/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 21:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Tutorials</category>
<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/Tutorials/photoshop-video-tutorial-clean-3d-text/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Step by step video showing you how to create 3D text with soft gradients and reflections.<br/><br/>15 Floats ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Turning the Default Wordpress Theme into Something Wonderful: Structure]]></title>
<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/turning-the-default-wordpress-theme-into-something-wonderful-structure/</link>
<comments>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/turning-the-default-wordpress-theme-into-something-wonderful-structure/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 14:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Web Design</category>
<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/turning-the-default-wordpress-theme-into-something-wonderful-structure/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is the first in a series on turning the Default WP Theme into something wonderful. Today we're going to go over the basic structure of a Wordpress Theme. If you are having any issues with the install, feel free to contact either through the comments or e-mail.<br/><br/>10 Floats ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Must  See: The Top 10 Very Best Dark Portfolio Sites!]]></title>
<link>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/must-see-the-top-10-very-best-dark-portfolio-sites-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/must-see-the-top-10-very-best-dark-portfolio-sites-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 13:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Graphic Design</category>
<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/must-see-the-top-10-very-best-dark-portfolio-sites-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's roundup time for The Top 10 Very Best Dark Portfolio Sites! Here is a list of my all time favorites.<br/><br/>17 Floats ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Top 5 Groundbreaking Graffiti Artwork]]></title>
<link>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/top-5-groundbreaking-graffiti-artwork/</link>
<comments>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/top-5-groundbreaking-graffiti-artwork/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 12:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Graphic Design</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Graffiti artwork has come dangerously close to becoming an expected cultural clich, but these 5 are truly unexpected ones.<br/><br/>12 Floats ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[9 Options for Tracking Downtime]]></title>
<link>http://www.designfloat.com/Resources/9-options-for-tracking-downtime/</link>
<comments>http://www.designfloat.com/Resources/9-options-for-tracking-downtime/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 23:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Resources</category>
<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/Resources/9-options-for-tracking-downtime/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Having your website go down is not only frustrating to you, it can also be an inconvenience for your visitors and customers. Most of us aren't on our sites all day long in order to know when it is down and how often it happens. Fortunately there are a number of tools and online services to accomplish this task for you. There are some basic free tools that will get the job done for most of us who simply want to know the status of our website. However, there are also much more advanced services for larger companies that may want to track downtime for all of their systems. We'll take a look at several of the options.<br/><br/>11 Floats ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bad Habits: 8 Ways Freelancers Disrespect Their Own Time]]></title>
<link>http://www.designfloat.com/Business_Freelancing/bad-habits-8-ways-freelancers-disrespect-their-own-time/</link>
<comments>http://www.designfloat.com/Business_Freelancing/bad-habits-8-ways-freelancers-disrespect-their-own-time/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 23:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Business &amp; Freelancing</category>
<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/Business_Freelancing/bad-habits-8-ways-freelancers-disrespect-their-own-time/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Many freelancers struggle with seeing the true value of their own time and respecting it for what it is worth. In order to have a truly successful career we all need to understand that our time is what allows us to make a living, and the more efficiently we use it, the more profitable our work will be.<br/><br/>14 Floats ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[11 Inspiring Lessons from Web Design Experts]]></title>
<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/11-inspiring-lessons-from-web-design-experts/</link>
<comments>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/11-inspiring-lessons-from-web-design-experts/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 20:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A few compellingly-sound advice and viewpoints from recognized personalities in the field of creating kick-ass websites.<br/><br/>17 Floats ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[6 Places that Flash Does Not Belong]]></title>
<link>http://www.designfloat.com/UserExperience/6-places-that-flash-does-not-belong/</link>
<comments>http://www.designfloat.com/UserExperience/6-places-that-flash-does-not-belong/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 20:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>User Experience</category>
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<description><![CDATA[When flash is more of a detriment and a liability...<br/><br/>12 Floats ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 Tips for Agile and Effective Usability Testing | On the Rise]]></title>
<link>http://www.designfloat.com/UserExperience/5-tips-for-agile-and-effective-usability-testing-on-the-rise/</link>
<comments>http://www.designfloat.com/UserExperience/5-tips-for-agile-and-effective-usability-testing-on-the-rise/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 18:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>User Experience</category>
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<description><![CDATA[You've spent months developing your website, researching your core user base and their needs and wants, but if you don't conduct usability testing you may be wasting your chance at success. Here are 5 quick tips on how to conduct agile and effective usability testing sessions.<br/><br/>10 Floats ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[15 Inspirational Album Covers]]></title>
<link>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/15-inspirational-album-covers-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/15-inspirational-album-covers-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 03:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Showcase of 15 of my favorite, inspirational album covers. Be inspired by the happy marriage between music and graphic design. Album covers are a great executor of concept art.<br/><br/>12 Floats ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Stock Photography Sucks |    information rain]]></title>
<link>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/-stock-photography-sucks--information-rain/</link>
<comments>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/-stock-photography-sucks--information-rain/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 13:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Graphic Design</category>
<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/-stock-photography-sucks--information-rain/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Reasons why stock photography sucks.<br/><br/>5 Floats ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[3 SEO Tools Worthy of Your Time]]></title>
<link>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/3-seo-tools-worthy-of-your-time/</link>
<comments>http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/3-seo-tools-worthy-of-your-time/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Web Design</category>
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<description><![CDATA[3 new and free tools for optimizing your site.<br/><br/>16 Floats ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Ambiguous Feature Request]]></title>
<link>http://www.designfloat.com/Business_Freelancing/the-ambiguous-feature-request/</link>
<comments>http://www.designfloat.com/Business_Freelancing/the-ambiguous-feature-request/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Business &amp; Freelancing</category>
<guid>http://www.designfloat.com/Business_Freelancing/the-ambiguous-feature-request/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's not always easy to say a4no' or a4yes' to each feature request. There exists an ambiguous gray area in between the two. Navigating this gray area, and extracting the ideas that will enhance your offering without stagnating or bloating it, is what makes a web-based service successful.<br/><br/>7 Floats ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Manage the mundane - create the extraordinary]]></title>
<link>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/manage-the-mundane-create-the-extraordinary/</link>
<comments>http://www.designfloat.com/GraphicDesign/manage-the-mundane-create-the-extraordinary/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Creative Time Article!(pdf article - &quot;Manage the mundane - create the extraordinary&quot;) written by Mark McGuinness *I just added a &quot;download page&quot; where I will be adding useful resources or downloads from time to time. Enjoy!<br/><br/>9 Floats ]]></description>
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