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	<description>LaDonna Brezik</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Something Different</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaDonna Brezik</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for something different to talk about?  Are you tired of cnn, msnbc, fox?  Then check this out!  I frequently watch &#8220;The Daily Show&#8221; and &#8220;The Colbert Report&#8221; when I want a different perspective on life.
Now I know these guys are not &#8220;serious&#8221; news, well, maybe they are!  Think about it! Just because these are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are we there yet?</title>
		<link>http://www.houstongraphicdesigner.blogspeaks.com/2008/10/08/are-we-there-yet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaDonna Brezik</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I know everyone is familiar with this phrase, but come on!  I feel like I have been watching cnn for years now!
I really am anxious to go out there and cast my vote and get this ball rolling, aren&#8217;t you? Every day seems endless, hours of debate, mud slinging, beer bashing - (well the beer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hurry up and wait!</title>
		<link>http://www.houstongraphicdesigner.blogspeaks.com/2008/07/16/hurry-up-and-wait/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaDonna Brezik</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you feel like you are always waiting for something?  I do. All the time!  I am not sure why I feel this way but seems like something important is about to happen, and when it does - That&#8217;s IT!  It&#8217;s all over - no more waiting!
Now we know that is not true - we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hmmm, where DID the time go?</title>
		<link>http://www.houstongraphicdesigner.blogspeaks.com/2008/07/11/hmmm-where-did-the-time-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaDonna Brezik</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Just the other day I started thinking about technology and how far it has gone in just - drum roll please - 20 YEARS?  Yes that is correct - only 20 years ago everyday folks started buying computers for their home. Now obviously there were some geeky ones out there that might have had one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping up with the &#8220;Jones&#8217;s&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.houstongraphicdesigner.blogspeaks.com/2008/06/27/keeping-up-with-the-joness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaDonna Brezik</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you ever feel like your loosing ground? I do! Sometimes - all of this new technology get&#8217;s me down. I try to keep up - getting new books, new software, trying new techniques - unfortunatley we all get bogged down eventually with our new stuff.
 Stuff everywhere - seems we never get enough stuff to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elements of Design - Shape</title>
		<link>http://www.houstongraphicdesigner.blogspeaks.com/2008/04/14/elements-of-design-shape/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaDonna Brezik</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A shape in the design world is basically a geometric or organic form, when created will also display both positive and negative aspects in the work.
For example if I draw a box and place a circle inside the box - I have 3 shapes. I have the box, the circle and the shape in the middle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elements of Design - Line</title>
		<link>http://www.houstongraphicdesigner.blogspeaks.com/2008/04/14/elements-of-design-line/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaDonna Brezik</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Line is a very important element. Without it we cannot see where the beginning and the end are, how the piece flows, how large, small, textured, grouped it is.
Line helps walk our eyes across the page and creates the shape on the image. It helps maintain balance, and pulls the whole image together.
 When we speak [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Elements of Design</title>
		<link>http://www.houstongraphicdesigner.blogspeaks.com/2008/04/09/7-elements-of-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaDonna Brezik</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In designing a peice of art there are 7 Basic Elements.
LINE
Line can be considered in two ways. The linear marks made with a pen or brush or the edge created when two shapes meet.
SHAPE
A shape is a self contained defined area of geometric or organic form. A positive shape in a painting automatically creates a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Design - what is design?</title>
		<link>http://www.houstongraphicdesigner.blogspeaks.com/2008/03/24/design-what-is-design/</link>
		<comments>http://www.houstongraphicdesigner.blogspeaks.com/2008/03/24/design-what-is-design/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaDonna Brezik</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I was very young I&#8217;ve had that instinct - I see design.  Light, color, balance, a theme, a feeling&#8230; I suppose that is why photography has always been my favorite media. Photography made it easy for me to try to capture that feeling before the image in my mind faded away.  When I design websites or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic Designer No Longer &#8220;for hire&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.houstongraphicdesigner.blogspeaks.com/2008/03/17/graphic-designer-no-longer-for-hire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.houstongraphicdesigner.blogspeaks.com/2008/03/17/graphic-designer-no-longer-for-hire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaDonna Brezik</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I am very excited about my new position with Blue Sand Design!  I have only been here for 3 months but I can already tell this will be a great adventure. Many jobs have crossed my path, some in design, some not, although I have always hoped for something just like this one to come [...]]]></description>
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