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		<title>Moving your WordPress Site</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a little tip for anyone that was using a test server before publishing there website to the world. Before putting this blog up I was running it from my computer, so that I could muck about in the coding without everything going to hell. Once I had everything in some semblance of order [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spec Work</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest questions of design, To Spec or not to Spec. For those of you not familiar with the term, Spec work is short for Speculative Work, any job for which the client expects to see a finished product before agreeing to pay. It&#8217;s like ordering a Big Mac then refusing to pay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brief Design Briefs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you’re starting on a new design project, it is of the utmost importance that you get a detailed design brief. This is the first thing that must be done, before you even think about picking up your sketch book or computer. There are two reasons for this: • First, it ensures that you, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of Communication</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent experience with a client who had rather poor communication skills that thusly affected the relationship and design process, made me realize just how important it is to have good communication. You can&#8217;t just be a yes man, you have to talk to your client and make sure you BOTH understand each other. When [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zoddesign.com/communication</link>
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		<title>What do you choose not to see.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s a Zoo approached looking for a poster, flyer, and program, for there upcoming play, about social apathy. Picking up clues from the script two major elements popped up, a movie, and a abused female. The typography helps reenforce the theme of urban decay, and gives it a grunge look.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zoddesign.com/blarg-honk</link>
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		<title>Go ahead, grab a pint of Yale</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The newest micro brewery to hit the shelves, of your local liquor store (well not really). Yet one more school project. We had to design a company from the ground up. It all started with a list of businesses that we had to chose from. With my rather extensive knowledge of barley wines, I went [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zoddesign.com/yale-brewery</link>
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		<title>What’s my name</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was contacted by the Band looking for a design for there CD cover. The band had the concept for this CD “When every one is gone all that’s left is a name.” They also were working on a budget and thusly needed something that was low cost, the simple answer was to design the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vicious Circle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of those projects that every thing just seamed to fall into place. I was contacted by the band looking for a cover design for there Cd&#8217;s. The second I heard the name of the band I had this in mind instantly. I drew a few sketches right there to give them an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zoddesign.com/vicious-circle</link>
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		<title>Level</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Band was looking for a logo and CD art for there new CD release. The Cd cover and logo was made in a rush for an upcoming gig. With plans for a new logo to be used in future covers, t-shirts, and promo material. There style of music definitely falls with in the heavy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of the Olympic Poster</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As we wrap up the Olympic season, lets take a look back at this year’s posters and graphics and how the designs have changed over the years. But first some art history, so that we have some idea about what the hell where talking about The first modern Games were held in Athens ( how [...]]]></description>
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