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		<title>The Creative Brief</title>
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When you’re brainstorming concept ideas for your ad agency’s  next campaign, those ideas have to begin somewhere. As brilliant as us creative  folk are, we sometimes need help to hone in on a good idea. We need to be  pointed in a certain direction. Without knowing which way to go, a creative [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.mytemplatebox.com/2010/08/30/the-creative-brief/</link>
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		<title>10 Useful WordPress Contact Form Plugins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are running a blog, you need a contact form that let your viewers reach you for more information. For instance, if you run a personal blog, you need contact form so that advertisers can contact you easily. Contact form is one important entity for all websites / blogs.
Here are ten popular WordPress plugins [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.mytemplatebox.com/2010/08/28/10-useful-wordpress-contact-form-plugins/</link>
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		<title>Finding the Right Career Path in Design</title>
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When you have a solid background in design, the world is your oyster. Today there are countless avenues that you can explore if you’re a skilled designer with the education and experience to back it up. Design has become such an integral part of many industries, so opportunities to explore different areas of design are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.mytemplatebox.com/2010/08/23/finding-the-right-career-path-in-design/</link>
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		<title>10 Useful eCommerce Plugins for WordPress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Following are ten useful eCommerce plugins for WordPress which enable you to customize and use WordPress content management system as an online store.
1. PHPurchase: It is one of the best plugins that many Wordpress e-commerce sites use. This plugin let you quickly integrate online shop with fully functional shopping cart.

Some of the features of this plugin:

The most [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.mytemplatebox.com/2010/08/19/10-useful-ecommerce-plugins-for-wordpress/</link>
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		<title>Creative Differences</title>
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It’s no surprise that the advertising industry is full of egos. A company full of creative minds is bound to have some friction from time to time when ideas don’t agree. And of course some of those stereotypes about creative people are true – that they can be overly passionate and attached to their own [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.mytemplatebox.com/2010/08/17/creative-differences/</link>
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		<title>10 Useful CSS Tools for Web Developers and Designers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Useful web based tools are always great. Following are some handy CSS tools and resources for web designers and developers.
CSS Type Set
CSS Type Set is a web based typography tool that enables web designers and developers to interactively test and learn how to style their web content.

This tool allows you to set the font family [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.mytemplatebox.com/2010/08/12/10-useful-css-tools-for-web-developers-and-designers/</link>
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		<title>Networking in Design</title>
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Every job has its ups and downs. And depending on who you are and what you like, those ups and downs are different for everyone. No matter how you slice it, networking is a part of the advertising industry. If you’re an outgoing, bubbly and talkative person then this aspect will not only come naturally [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.mytemplatebox.com/2010/08/09/networking-in-design/</link>
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		<title>5 Useful Tools and Resources for Web Designers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Following are five useful tools and resources for web designers and developers. These utilities help in improving your work flow and in enhancing the functionality of your websites. The resources include CSS generator, JavaScript debugging tools, APIs for building web applications and more.
JS Bin
JS Bin is an open source collaborative JavaScript debugging tool. It allows [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.mytemplatebox.com/2010/08/05/five-useful-tools-and-resources-for-web-designers/</link>
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		<title>Design Can Change</title>
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Once in awhile, I start feeling just a tad selfish for going into advertising. I have friends who are going through hell to become doctors, occupational therapists, nurses, and friends who just do charity work and volunteer in their spare time. I on the other hand, love to write. So that’s what I do. I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.mytemplatebox.com/2010/08/03/design-can-change/</link>
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		<title>The Pros and Cons of Becoming a Freelance Designer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Freelance art direction and design work is a path considered by most designers at some point in their career. The thought of designing work for big clients while in your pajamas just sounds too tempting to pass up. You get the comfort of working from home, on your hours, and you only answer to yourself [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.mytemplatebox.com/2010/07/26/the-pros-and-cons-of-becoming-a-freelance-designer/</link>
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		<title>7 Useful Project Management Resources for Freelancers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are a freelancer, the  following resources will help you stay organized and manage your clients and projects effectively.
Backpack –  Helps you better organize your business. With backpack, you can quickly share information with your team and keep your documents, discussions, and schedules at one place. A Backpack page can have any combination [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.mytemplatebox.com/2010/07/24/useful-project-management-resources-for-freelancers/</link>
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		<title>The Creative Team</title>
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When art directors and copywriters work as a team, it’s important that they work well together. But it’s hard to say where one’s role ends and the other’s begins. Of course advertising is an industry full of big egos, and creatives don’t usually appreciate their work being critiqued. As a copywriter, I want to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.mytemplatebox.com/2010/07/19/the-creative-team/</link>
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		<title>Stock Photography &#8211; A Designer&#8217;s Friend or Foe?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For art directors and designers, stock photography can either be a friend or foe. There are both upsides and downsides to stock photos, and designers usually have strong feelings towards them. Some ad agencies refuse to use them, and others rely on them completely. Either way, I believe stock photography can certainly be useful if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.mytemplatebox.com/2010/07/12/stock-photography-a-designers-friend-or-foe/</link>
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		<title>How to Get a Text Message or an Email When a Website is Down</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whenever your website goes down, it causes a lot of inconvenience to your valuable readers as well as causes a precious loss of traffic subsequently leading to loss of revenue. Hence, it is very important to monitor your website frequently in order to prevent such losses. But, whenever you are on a vacation or when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.mytemplatebox.com/2010/07/09/how-to-get-a-text-message-or-an-email-when-a-website-is-down/</link>
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		<title>Choosing the Right Agency for You</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to agencies, size does matter. As a designer you’re going to have a very different experience working at a large agency than you would working for a small agency. Before you start showing your portfolio all over town, you should get a better understanding of yourself, what kind of working environment you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.mytemplatebox.com/2010/07/05/choosing-the-right-agency-for-you/</link>
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		<title>5 Time Saving Resources for Web Designers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Web designing is about giving attention to detail, maintaining an effective workflow and producing prolific results. Shortcuts, web applications, typography tools etc., might be handy for web designers and thereby save some time and effort in building intriguing web applications and designs.
Following are five time saving resources for web designers I came across, which I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.mytemplatebox.com/2010/07/04/5-time-saving-resources-for-web-designers/</link>
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		<title>How To Create An Effective Design Portfolio</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you’re looking for a job in design, your design portfolio is your ticket. Well, that or having a connection somewhere. But assuming that you’re on your own in the job hunt, you’re going to have to pack a lot of work, time and talent into your portfolio to show what you can do. In [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.mytemplatebox.com/2010/06/28/how-to-create-an-effective-design-portfolio/</link>
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		<title>Some Useful Tips for Freelance Web Developers and Designers #3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the past two weeks I have shared some useful tips for freelancers, following are a few more.
Offer Add-ons to Your Clients
While working with a long-term client, apart from maintenance and regular updates, you can offer useful add-ons to your clients. For instance, for a static website &#8211; adding a blog is a good idea [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.mytemplatebox.com/2010/06/25/some-useful-tips-for-freelance-web-developers-and-designers-3/</link>
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		<title>How To Find A Design Job</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You may have all the design skills and know how in the world, but all that is wasted if you don’t know how to put your skills to work. There are so many design programs that teach how to create ads and designs, but knowing how to find a job in design is just as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.mytemplatebox.com/2010/06/21/how-to-find-a-design-job/</link>
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		<title>Some Useful Tips for Freelance Web Developers and Designers #2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I discussed some useful tips for freelance web developers and designers. Following are a few more tips to ease your schedule and help your business grow.
Social Bookmarks
Web based bookmarking services like delicious are a quick and easy way to save and share your bookmarks rather than bookmarking within a web browser. Social bookmarks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.mytemplatebox.com/2010/06/18/some-useful-tips-for-freelance-web-developers-and-designers-2/</link>
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