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		<title>Graphika Manila 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2010/07/07/graphika-manila-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brownspank</dc:creator>
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Graphika Manila 2010 is the fifth installment of the Philippines&#8217; premier multimedia design conference. Creative professionals and passionates will once again gather on August 7, 2010 at the SM Mall of Asia to be treated to a whole day of design wisdom and inspiration from both local and foreign talents. If you&#8217;re into art and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rapid Fire #11: Dot Matrix Effect</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brownspank</dc:creator>
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In this resurrection post for the Rapid Fire tutorial series, we make use of Adobe&#174; Fireworks&#174;&#8217;s Grid Fill Texture to apply a dot matrix effect to any vector element.
 Begin with a vector or text element of your choice. For this tutorial, let&#8217;s download a world map vector EPS by Studio 7 Designs on Vecteezy [...]

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		<title>Arched Text: An Inkscape Tutorial</title>
		<link>http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/11/11/arched-text-an-inkscape-tutorial/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brownspank</dc:creator>
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This tutorial shows you how to create a baseline arch on a block of text and add some basic treatments to it, using open source vector graphics editor Inkscape. Basic knowledge of Inkscape is recommended. 
Part I: Arching the Text
Once you&#8217;ve fired up Inkscape, create a new canvas and use the Text tool (F8) to [...]

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		<title>Fireworks Zone: Tutorial Design Contest</title>
		<link>http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/03/13/fireworks-zone-tutorial-design-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brownspank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our good friends over at Fireworks Zone are holding a tutorial contest for Adobe&#174; Fireworks&#174; users. At stake are three (3) copies of GenoPal Pro and other goodies for the Fireworks enthusiast. The deadline for entries has been moved to the 30th of March, 2008, so send in those awesome Fireworks tutorials, already!
Proceed to the [...]

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		<title>Rapid Fire #10: Circular Shadows &amp; Highlights</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brownspank</dc:creator>
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Gradients and masks are all it takes to create lighting effects for circular shapes in Adobe&#174; Fireworks&#174;. Generate as many layers of shadows and highlights as you need. Let me show you how&#8230;

We start off this tutorial by putting into our canvas a circular graphic that we wish to add shadows and highlights to. In [...]

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		<title>Rapid Fire #9: Fun With The Satin Gradient</title>
		<link>http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2007/12/18/rapid-fire-9-fun-with-the-satin-gradient/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brownspank</dc:creator>
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One of the things that make image editing apps exciting to use is the constant thrill of stumbling upon something unexpected, but produces interesting results. One such thing is Adobe&#174; Fireworks&#174;&#8217; Satin Gradient, and how its (kinda) unpredictable behavior makes it easy to create abstract glowing light swirls with.

This&#8217;ll be a breeze&#8230;
Start with a white [...]

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		<title>Rapid Fire #8: Extracting Logos</title>
		<link>http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2007/09/20/rapid-fire-8-extracting-logos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brownspank</dc:creator>
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After a short hiatus, I&#8217;m back with a tutorial that shows you how to extract a logo and/or logotype from a raster image, using only Adobe&#174; Fireworks&#174;&#8216; Live Filters. With this method, you also have the option to re-color the lifted logo in anyway you want: solid, gradient, or textured. All of this, while avoiding [...]

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		<title>Rapid Fire #7: Shiny Ribbon</title>
		<link>http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2006/12/21/rapid-fire-7-shiny-ribbon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brownspank</dc:creator>
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Just in time for the the holiday season, this Adobe&#174; Fireworks&#174; tutorial will show you how to create a silky, flowing ribbon; the type that you could slap onto your graphic elements to make them more festive. I hope you enjoy my tiny Christmas present.

I apologize in advance for the shoddy typography. If anyone knows [...]

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		<title>Simple Relative Font Size Equation</title>
		<link>http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2006/11/27/simple-relative-font-size-equation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brownspank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you working with relative font-sizes in your CSS, here is a basic equation for getting the exact size equivalent in ems, given a desired px value:
emr = pxt &#247; pxp, where&#160;emr = result font size, in ems;pxt = target font size, in px;pxp = parent element&#8217;s font size, in px;

This equation allows [...]

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		<title>Rapid Fire #6: Sticky Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2006/10/09/rapid-fire-6-sticky-notes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2006 15:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brownspank</dc:creator>
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Sticky notes are little pieces of bright-colored paper with an adhesive strip on the back, allowing you to jot down reminders, checklists, or *gasp* passwords and post them onto a surface. This Adobe&#174; Fireworks&#174; tutorial will show you how to recreate them digitally, with a certain degree of realism, for your own design projects.

The Paper
Start [...]

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