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	<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 03:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>PhilWeavers Is Now An Open Forum</title>
		<link>http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/05/28/philweavers-is-now-an-open-forum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 03:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PhilWeavers, the Philippines&#8217; unofficial-but-authoritative organization for Web professionals, has today issued an official announcement regarding their shift to open membership:


Greetings Fellow Filipino Web Designers, Employers and Job Posters,
PhilWeavers (PW) is an online global network of Filipino Web Designers. Currently there are more than 400 active Filipino members based in a number of countries, that share [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Vista Fonts Ready for the Web?</title>
		<link>http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/04/01/are-vista-fonts-ready-for-the-web/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/04/01/are-vista-fonts-ready-for-the-web/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brownspank</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Windows Vista&#8482; ushered in a new set of screen-optimized typefaces, touted as successors to the Core Web fonts we&#8217;ve all become accustomed to. Already, we&#8217;ve seen early adopters and trendsetters updating their font-familys to prioritize the newer fonts (Calibri, Cambria, and Segoe UI being current favorites).
It&#8217;s been over a year (I know, a little too [...]]]></description>
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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>
		<comments>http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/03/13/fireworks-zone-tutorial-design-contest/#comments</comments>
		<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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rapid Fire #10: Circular Shadows &#038; Highlights</title>
		<link>http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/02/08/rapid-fire-10-circular-shadows-highlights/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/02/08/rapid-fire-10-circular-shadows-highlights/#comments</comments>
		<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 [...]]]></description>
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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>
		<comments>http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2007/12/18/rapid-fire-9-fun-with-the-satin-gradient/#comments</comments>
		<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 [...]]]></description>
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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>
		<comments>http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2007/09/20/rapid-fire-8-extracting-logos/#comments</comments>
		<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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Safari Gave Me Blurred Vision</title>
		<link>http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2007/06/12/safari-gave-me-blurred-vision/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2007/06/12/safari-gave-me-blurred-vision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brownspank</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve only worked on or played around with a Mac for a total number of hours that can be counted with my two hands, and most of those hours were spent testing how Web page layouts would hold up on Safari. So when Apple made available Safari 3 Public Beta to Windows users, it meant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lucida Hybrid: The &#8216;Grande&#8217; Alternative</title>
		<link>http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2007/03/14/lucida-hybrid-the-grande-alternative/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2007/03/14/lucida-hybrid-the-grande-alternative/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brownspank</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Lucida Grande is such a nice font to use in websites, but because it doesn&#8217;t come standard with Windows, we turn to Lucida Sans Unicode and Lucida Sans to make sure users get a similar look. Unfortunately, both typefaces have imperfections that make them less-than-worthy candidates for substitution. Oh, dear.

Update 2007-03-13: Check out my comment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CSS First-Aid for IE Peekaboo Bug</title>
		<link>http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2007/01/06/css-first-aid-for-ie-peekaboo-bug/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2007/01/06/css-first-aid-for-ie-peekaboo-bug/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2007 13:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brownspank</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bug]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[CSS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Internet Explorer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[That annoying IE peekaboo bug just doesn&#8217;t know when to stop. Apparently, even IE7 exhibits this bug, and it appears to be worse than its predecessor. If you happen to be pressed for time (or are lazy to search the Internets for a solution), applying a couple of stylesheet rules to the affected element should [...]]]></description>
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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>
		<comments>http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2006/12/21/rapid-fire-7-shiny-ribbon/#comments</comments>
		<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 [...]]]></description>
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