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	<title>Donna Vitan</title>
	<link>http://donnavitan.com</link>
	<description>Toronto based graphic artist, website designer</description>
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		<title>Informative legal insight into creating well-informed RFP (Request for Proposal)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In my experience of receiving RFPs and creating proposals, I tend to err on the side of caution and prefer to deliver proposals that detail exactly what is included in the estimated price, while unforeseen requests will incur additional costs. Most often, an RFP will likely be vague and all encompassing, simply because a client [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://donnavitan.com/blog/2012/01/19/informative-legal-insight-into-creating-well-informed-rfp-request-for-proposal/</link>
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		<title>Ultimate Guide to Business Cards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A pretty good summation of the path to creating a good business card. If you&#8217;re interested in doing this yourself, you should totes follow this. Otherwise, your designer should already know this key elements. Cheers! Created by BusinessCards.com]]></description>
		<link>http://donnavitan.com/blog/2012/01/04/ultimate-guide-to-business-cards/</link>
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		<title>Design Business Advice from Mike Monterio: F*ck You. Pay Me.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This video has spread like wildfire amongst the design world, but if you haven&#8217;t seen it yet, have a look at some hard hitting truthiness! The following advice found in this presentation is straight up the most important business advice that you should take to heart in order to grow financially and successfully as a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://donnavitan.com/blog/2011/04/11/design-business-advice-from-mike-monterio-fck-you-pay-me/</link>
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		<title>Object Oriented CSS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It wasn&#8217;t till a few weeks ago that I learned there was an actual term to what I have been building and practising when working with CSS. Object oriented CSS is basically creating robust and reusable CSS to style blocks of HTML &#8211; which can then be reused in various layouts without having to create [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://donnavitan.com/blog/2010/12/05/object-oriented-css/</link>
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		<title>Another Infographic: All You Need To Know About Web Designers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My two cents: This needs more contrast. Otherwise, quite cheeky. Infographic: All You Need To Know About Web Designers by Tech King]]></description>
		<link>http://donnavitan.com/blog/2010/10/15/another-infographic-all-you-need-to-know-about-web-designers/</link>
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		<title>Freelance to Freedom Flowchart</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a hilarious take on a graphic designer&#8217;s journey from working for the man to working for yourself. This decision is never easy, nor the path straight but this illustration takes a jab at some of the milestones that can relate to. [Via: Free Website Builder]]]></description>
		<link>http://donnavitan.com/blog/2010/09/28/freelance-to-freedom-flowchart/</link>
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		<title>Install Essential Applications In A Breeze with Ninite Easy PC Setup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently came across this new tool that will likely speed up my application management process. At any point where you have to reinstall or setup a new computer, you have to arm yourself with all the applications essential to your work/fun flow. Sometimes, that requires you to search your archives or search for them [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://donnavitan.com/blog/2010/07/12/install-essential-applications-in-a-breeze-with-ninite-easy-pc-setup/</link>
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		<title>WordPress 3.0 &#8220;Thelonious&#8221; Unleashed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m super duper, mega excited about the new WordPress 3.0 &#8220;Thelonious&#8221; release. I love WordPress and the ease in which it can be themed and customized for various clients, needs and purposes. Sometimes I had to do the odd hack here and there but with the new release, I can do even more natively. I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://donnavitan.com/blog/2010/06/17/wordpress-3-0-thelonious-unleashed/</link>
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		<title>A Few Free Fun Fonts To Download</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a designer, I collect a lot of assets that I find online, in magazines and promotional materials, and from other people. Through my wanderings online, I have found that there are plenty of websites that offer free downloads of icons, images, brushes, textures, and even typefaces! I bookmark, download, doodle and clip everything that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://donnavitan.com/blog/2010/05/20/a-few-free-fun-fonts-to-download/</link>
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		<title>Interview with Designer Selene M. Bowlby of iDesign Studios at Michaelbox.net</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a big fan of Selene and she&#8217;s currently being featured on Michael Beckwith&#8217;s website, Michaelbox.net. I don&#8217;t even remember how long ago I came across her website, iDesign Studios but since then she&#8217;s been an inspiration and helpful guide to me. You can look back on her portfolio and blog to see her beautiful [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://donnavitan.com/blog/2010/05/12/interview-with-designer-selene-m-bowlby-of-idesign-studios-at-michaelbox-net/</link>
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