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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>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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		<title>Exciting New Chapter of Growth and Inspiration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve recently embarked on a recent journey that has taken me across the world to Brisbane, Australia. I&#8217;m super excited to take on this new adventure and the challenges that come with being out of my own element. Certainly there are doubts and questions in my mind, but I ask the universe for divine inspiration [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://donnavitan.com/blog/2010/04/09/exciting-new-chapter-of-growth-and-inspiration/</link>
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		<title>Think Twice Before Using Letterpress Text Effect</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CSS3 has loads of new effects to help beef up your designs with less work. Though the new styling features look neat and easy to implement, it does not necessarily mean they should be used all willy nilly. Just like Photoshop default effects, be careful of their use and make sure they are relevant to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://donnavitan.com/blog/2010/02/15/think-twice-before-using-letterpress-text-effect/</link>
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		<title>A Few More Tips To Build Better Links</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s still annoying surprising that there are plenty out there who insist on creating websites without taking into consideration usability and accessibility, in particular building better links. Smashing Magazine has a very useful article on improving the links in your website. Read The Definitive Guide to Styling Web Links and help make the web a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://donnavitan.com/blog/2010/02/14/a-few-more-tips-to-build-better-links/</link>
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		<title>Great Introduction to the Best Open Source CMS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Best Open Source CMS Mainly Used for Blogging Posted by Ray Cheung as Framework All websites require their content to showcase in a very professional manner. Since it is very hard for a single person or team to do it by himself/herself, they look for help in designing and maintaining the websites. This is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://donnavitan.com/blog/2010/01/22/great-introduction-to-the-best-open-source-cms/</link>
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		<title>Starting Fresh by Paul Gallant</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I was interviewed by Paul Gallant for an article he was writing about FreshBooks, an online invoicing service. I have been a client of theirs for a very long time, and actually recall when they were rebranded to FreshBooks from 2ndSite with a neat Brand Murder Mystery, so it was really neat to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://donnavitan.com/blog/2010/01/13/starting-fresh-by-paul-gallant/</link>
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		<title>Inspired to Keep Moving Forward</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I can get too busy being busy that I hardly ever give time to myself, time to mentally relax from juggling projects for other people in my brain and re-ignite the passion and inspiration that I have for design. As humble as I can be, I really want to showcase a lot of what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://donnavitan.com/blog/2010/01/10/inspired-to-keep-moving-forward/</link>
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