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		<title>28 Bone Crunching Illustrated Zombies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Rhinehart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s something innately frightening about zombies. Perhaps, it&#8217;s the fact that they are a reminder of the inevitable end magnified and twisted into a grotesque world of the unknown waiting for us all after we take the final dirt nap. Or maybe it&#8217;s the thought of becoming a mindless cannibal damned to walk the Earth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>25 Examples of Fantastic Sci-Fi Illustrations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Rhinehart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since I saw Star Wars (Episode IV) as a wee young one at the Mann Grauman&#8217;s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood I have been fascinated by Sci-Fi. I don&#8217;t know what exactly first got me hooked, maybe it was the laser spewing space ships, talking robots, the other worldly creatures or just the fantasy of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mega Collection: 101 Examples of Game Concept Art</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Rhinehart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many times have you been running around fragging your best bud in your favorite FPS and stopped to look at the surroundings? I&#8217;m guessing none, not often or just to see where you might get a better vantage point, but that&#8217;s okay, you&#8217;re not alone. The environment of the game is supposed to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>45 Illustrated Reasons Not to Go into the Water this Summer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Rhinehart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From crystal mountain lakes to the azure lagoons of the Pacific, Summer travelers flock to these locations to find some respite from the day&#8217;s heat. But no matter how clear the water, there is always a deep spot. A place where the bottom drops out from beneath your vulnerable bare feet into the cold dark [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unsticking Your Brain</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 15:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Rhinehart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tips on Seeing Your Designs Differently It happens to all of us at some point or another. You&#8217;ve been toiling over a design or illustration for countless hours and yet &#8220;something&#8221; seems off and you can&#8217;t quite put your finger on it. The problem is that after a certain amount of time your brain has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wacom Cintiq 12wx Review: Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 15:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Rhinehart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been nearly three months since my original review and I&#8217;m happy to report that all is still well in Wacom land. Thanks to the felt nibs, PhotoDon protective film and my trusty SG2 from SmudgeGuard&#174;, my frequently used Cintiq looks just as brand spanking new as it did the day it came out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Illustrator/Designer Rod Hunt</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Rhinehart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I first came across Rod&#8217;s work a few years back and was intrigued by the depth of his compositions. At first glance, the work is overtly colorful and well defined, but look a little closer and you are rewarded by detailed character filled landscapes. Rod is a London based illustrator &#38; designer who has built [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Artist &amp; Designer Steve Morris</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Rhinehart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was first contacted by Steve when he submitted a single piece of work for inclusion in the Illustration Art gallery here on Illustration Toolbox. Intrigued by his style, I headed over to his portfolio to have a look at some of his other work. Upon viewing a few more pieces, I decided that including [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trends in Illustrated Web Design</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Rhinehart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Running a design gallery does have its perks. One of them being I get to see new designs almost every day. In the process of reviewing numerous examples of illustrated web design, I have noticed a few trends that are specific to illustrated sites. Whether it&#8217;s clouds, landscapes or animals, these trends can lend themselves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Illustrator &amp; Designer Michael Heald</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Rhinehart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was fortunate enough to grab Michael Heald the creator and loving owner of Fully Illustrated, a multi-award winning creative agency, in-between projects to sit him down for a minute to answer a few questions about his illustration work. Some of Michael&#8217;s work can be seen on Joy Stick Generals, Trenches iPhone game, Voodoo Controllers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Illustrator Alex Mathers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Rhinehart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not only is it important to spend time practicing and improving your craft as an illustrator, but you should also spend part of each week promoting yourself. So when I was contacted by illustrator Alex Mathers about his new ebook, 10 Steps to Powerful Online Self Promotion for Creatives, I thought it would be a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wacom Releases New Cintiq 21ux</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Rhinehart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, Wacom released a new version of its top of the line pressure sensitive tablet, the Cintiq 21ux. Among some of the noted improvements is a new tip sensor that captures the slightest pen pressure (as little as one gram of force) allowing for an even more natural feel. Other improvements include a step up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>20 Illustrated Website Footers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Rhinehart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When reviewing a well designed illustrated site for inclusion in the gallery, it&#8217;s always nice to find there was a little extra attention paid to the footer. Just a little bit more that rounds out the entirety of the page design. Footers are often overlooked when it comes to the design of a site. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: inklet and Pogo Sketch</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Rhinehart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I first heard about Ten One Design&#8217;s inklet 1.0 application a few weeks ago an I couldn&#8217;t have been more excited. The idea of using the trackpad on my Macbook Pro as a tablet was something that I had always hoped for since Apple introduced the new multi gesture design. Unfortunately, I&#8217;m still waiting. Ten [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wacom Cintiq 12wx Review: Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Rhinehart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since all new and shiny toys eventually lose their luster, I figured that I would chronicle my experience and impressions of using the Cintiq 12wx in a three part review. That of initial impressions, after three months of working with it and lastly at six months to provide a more complete picture to anyone thinking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CSS Illustrated is now Illustration Toolbox</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Rhinehart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the title states, CSS Illustrated has gone the way of the rotary telephone. It started out as a fun experiment/distraction based on the illustration trend I noticed in CSS design. During the course of a little more than a year running the site, I found myself wanting to do more with it than just [...]]]></description>
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