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		<title>Free November 2009 Illustrator Calendar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a free Illustrator calendar file for November 2009. It is editable and can be used as a base for creating your own custom calendars. Enjoy!
(click link below to download)

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		<link>http://rubberspark.com/free-november-2009-illustrator-calendar/</link>
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		<title>Glossy 3D Type In Photoshop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the big graphic trends is glossy type. Here&#8217;s a tutorial on how to make 3D glossy type in Photoshop.




CREATE THE BACKGROUND

In a new document, create a background using the gradient tool. I&#8217;m using a light grey and dark grey color, with the gradient tool set to Radial Gradient. I start at the upper [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rubberspark.com/glossy-3d-type-in-photoshop/</link>
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		<title>Free October 2009 Desktop Calendar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a desktop calendar I&#8217;ve made for October. Influenced by the halloween.


DOWNLOAD LINKS
1440 x 900 &#124; 1680 x 1050 &#124; 1680 x 1200 &#124; 1920 x 1080 &#124; 1920 x 1200 &#124; 2560 x 1600  
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		<link>http://rubberspark.com/free-october-2009-desktop-calendar/</link>
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		<title>Free October Illustrator Calendar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a free Illustrator calendar file for October 2009. It is editable and can be used as a base for creating your own custom calendars. Enjoy!
(click link below to download)

]]></description>
		<link>http://rubberspark.com/free-october-calendar-illustrator/</link>
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		<title>Free Illustrator Calendar File</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a free Illustrator calendar file for September 2009. It is editable and can be used as a base for creating your own custom calendars. Enjoy!
(click link below to download)

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		<link>http://rubberspark.com/free-illustrator-calendar-file/</link>
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		<title>Free Halftone Patterns</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are seven halftone patterns that can be used in your designs as backgrounds or texture effects. They can be cut and pasted into channels, loaded and fill with your desired color, or they can used as masks. The uses are endless!
CLICK ON PREVIEWS TO SEE FULL SIZE:







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		<link>http://rubberspark.com/free-halftone-patterns/</link>
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		<title>Glossy Button In Adobe Photoshop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a quick and easy tutorial on making a nice, glossy button in Adobe Photoshop.


Here is what the image of the button will look like when we are finished with this tutorial.

DRAW THE BUTTON SHAPE
Using the Ellipse Tool, draw a circle. It doesn&#8217;t matter what color it is, that will all be changed in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rubberspark.com/glossy-button-in-adobe-photoshop/</link>
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		<title>Keyboard Shortcuts In Adobe Illustrator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Keyboard shortcuts are a great way to help you work faster while working on Illustrator documents, and assigning the keyboard shortcuts you&#8217;re used to working with makes it that much faster.


If you want to assign keyboard shortcuts to your menu commands or tools in Adobe Illustrator, this is how you do it:
Go to &#8220;Edit–Keyboard Shortcuts&#8221;


If [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rubberspark.com/keyboard-shortcuts-in-adobe-illustrator/</link>
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		<title>How To Load Symbol Libraries In Illustrator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The symbol libraries in Illustrator have tons of artwork that can be used in any of your print or web designs. &#8220;Mad Science&#8221;, &#8220;Retro&#8221; and &#8220;Tiki&#8221; are some of the unique themes you can find in the list.


To load one of these symbol libraries, go to Window–Symbol Libraries. Once you&#8217;ve selected a library, a palette [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rubberspark.com/how-to-load-symbol-libraries-in-illustrator/</link>
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		<title>Creating Chrome Type in Adobe Illustrator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This has to be one of the easiest ways I&#8217;ve found to create chrome type in Illustrator.


CHOOSE A FONT
In a new Illustrator document, select a font you like and type in the copy you want to make chrome. The typeface I&#8217;m using is Gill Sans Ultra Bold.

LOAD GRAPHICS STYLE
Then, load the &#8220;Image Effects&#8221; graphics style [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rubberspark.com/creating-chrome-type-in-adobe-illustrator/</link>
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		<title>How To Load Graphic Style Libraries In Illustrator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The graphic style libraries in Illustrator can help inspire you by giving you many styles and effects, and could also save you time. 


To load a graphic style library, go to Window–Graphic Style Libraries. If you&#8217;ve never used the graphic style libraries in Illustrator, I suggest you open a new document, draw some shapes or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rubberspark.com/how-to-load-graphic-style-libraries-in-illustrator/</link>
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		<title>Twitter Invite E-cards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a set of Twitter invite e-cards you can email to those who might not know that you are on twitter.

You can either add your twitter name to the e-card using a photo editing program, or you can put the image in a layout program, overlay your twitter name and save it as a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rubberspark.com/twitter-invite-ecards/</link>
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		<title>How To Load Brush Libraries In Illustrator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want more variety when using the Paint Brush Tool in Illustrator, you can load a number of brush textures. There&#8217;s every type of brush from chalk charcoal pencil to watercolor to borders and banners.


To load a brush library, go to Window–Brush Libraries. There you will have a great selection of brushes to choose [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rubberspark.com/how-to-load-brush-libraries-in-illustrator/</link>
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		<title>Business Card Die Lines For Illustrator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a set of four business card die lines. They are all 3.5&#8243; x 2&#8243; with rounded corners of .125&#8243;, .25&#8243;, .375&#8243; and .5&#8243;.
3.5&#8243; x 2&#8243; business card die lines

If you need custom business card die lines, contact me here: order@rubberspark.com
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		<link>http://rubberspark.com/business-card-templates-for-illustrator/</link>
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		<title>Screen Capture In OS X</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Making a screen capture in OS X is easy.  Here is how you do it.
 
There are two ways you can do this. The first method takes a screen capture of your entire screen. You do this by pressing shift-command-3. You should hear a camera shutter sound and an image file will show up on your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rubberspark.com/screen-capture-in-os-x/</link>
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		<title>Type On Path In Illustrator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Putting type on a path is simple in Illustrator using the Type on a Path Tool.


You can put type on any shape path, but in this example, I&#8217;ll put type on a circle.
First, draw a circle.

Then, select the Type on a Path Tool. There are many other type tools in this palette, so be sure [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rubberspark.com/type-on-path-in-illustrator/</link>
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		<title>Making A Contact Sheet With Photoshop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve ever had a large number of images and you needed to make a contact sheet, Photoshop has a great feature that will create contact sheets for you.


STEP 1
In Photoshop, go to File-Automate-Contact Sheet II

STEP 2
This will bring up a palette where you select the images you will use in the contact sheet. Select [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rubberspark.com/making-a-contact-sheet-with-photoshop/</link>
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		<title>Pantone to CMYK In Illustrator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is how you convert a Pantone color to cmyk in Illustrator:


Select the object that has the Pantone color fill.

In the color palette, go to the options drop down menu and select CMYK. This will change the Pantone color to a cmyk mix.

If you have multiple objects in your document that have Pantone color fills, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rubberspark.com/pantone-to-cmyk-in-illustrator/</link>
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		<title>Free Texture: Grunge Pan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I found this old pan texture I had scanned and used years ago. It can come in handy when needing a subtle or not-to-subtle effect for any new designs. I hope you like it!
Preview:

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		<link>http://rubberspark.com/free-texture-grunge-pan/</link>
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		<title>Glossy Button In Adobe Illustrator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Creating a glossy button in Illustrator is easy. Here is how you do it:


STEP 1
Create a new document in Illustrator. Make sure the document is set in RGB color mode (File-Document Color Mode-RBG Color)

STEP 2
Next, draw the shape that you want the button to be.


STEP 3
Add a color gradient to the button shape, with the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rubberspark.com/glossy-button-in-adobe-illustrator/</link>
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