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		<title>Design for Good &#8211; Design Yourself First</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/07/08/design-for-good-design-yourself-first/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is an awful lot of talk about design for good.  As designers and creatives we can volunteer our services to any number of worthy causes with the hope of making our world a better place. There are notable organizations such as Design for Democracy, Arts Advocacy, The Living Principles, Design Ignites Change and so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Write a Proper Press Release</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/06/08/how-to-write-a-proper-press-release/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I receive many notices from art organizations and galleries which masquerade as press releases. Today I received a press release from an fairly well established gallery. The email was without a subject line. There was no content in the body of the email, it wasn’t addressed Dear Lisa or Dear Press Editor, and there was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Embrace the Done-List</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/05/27/embrace-the-done-list/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 01:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For as long as I can remember I’ve been a list maker.  Journals, agendas, Moleskines and Ecosystems rule my day, my week and my month.  I love everything about these little books &#8230; the paper, the covers and all the assorted tools, pens and pencils that go into creating the dairies of my life. My [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AIGA at the Wadsworth</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/05/26/aiga-at-the-wadsworth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 15:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join us for one of the most enjoyable art events in Connecticut coming up June 3, 2010.  Art After Hours sponsored by the Wadsworth Atheneum and the Phoenix Companies presents Justin Lowe &#8211; MATRIX 159 from 5-8pm and AIGA CT joins the mix with Bad Ass Movie Night at 8pm with a special screening of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lisa&#8217;s Blog &#8211; Redesign</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/05/25/lisas-blog-redesign/</link>
		<comments>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/05/25/lisas-blog-redesign/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 00:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have been a visitor here in the last 10 days you might have noticed that things have changed considerably. Not only has Lisa&#8217;s Living a Life of Art and Design taken on a new design but the format of the entire site has been upgraded and reformatted from top to bottom. If you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Print design</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/05/22/print-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 21:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A full page ad with bleed. See my portfolio for more select samples of design and photography.]]></description>
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		<title>Crosscurrent</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/05/22/crosscurrent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 20:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Logo design for crosscurrent. Logo type by Bethel Blakesley See my portfolio for more select samples of design and photography.]]></description>
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		<title>Brand ID Dragonfly</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/05/22/brand-id-dragonfly/</link>
		<comments>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/05/22/brand-id-dragonfly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 20:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Logo and Business Cards for Dragonfly Blu. Logo now also appears on Lisa&#8217;s Blog and on LisaMikulski.com See my portfolio for more select samples of design and photography.]]></description>
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		<title>Web Design</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/05/22/web-design-2/</link>
		<comments>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/05/22/web-design-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 20:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Website design for LisaMikulski.com &#8211; Freelance writer for art and design See my portfolio for more select samples of design and photography.]]></description>
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		<title>Mostly Mozart</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/05/22/mostly-mozart/</link>
		<comments>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/05/22/mostly-mozart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 19:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friend, Rick Scanlan, suggested I do something fun. This poster was created for the Mostly Mozart Festival in Reykjavik, Iceland. I love poster design and will be doing more in the future. See my portfolio for more select samples of design and photography.]]></description>
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		<title>Web Design</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/05/22/web-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 19:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Website design for artist Daryl Zang. Dragonfly also created a number of promotional items for Zang, including postcards, business cards, DVD cover and disk design.  We also worked on marketing and collaborating for her 2010 show at the Springfield Museum of Art.  See my feature article on Zang &#8211; The Modern Day Mary Cassett in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Garden</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/05/22/my-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 17:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have no idea what this bush is called but every Spring it explodes with yellow blossoms. See my portfolio for more select samples of design and photography.]]></description>
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		<title>Paris</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/05/22/paris-4/</link>
		<comments>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/05/22/paris-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 17:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes you happen upon a surprise.  This photo was taken in Paris (somewhere) as my best gal pal and I were searching for a ladies room. I just loved the simple pretty of these stairs.  Just goes to show&#8230; you should always carry a camera on you&#8230; just in case. See my portfolio for more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paris</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/05/22/paris-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 17:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a big fan of gates, doors, lamp posts and signs.  Photo taken in Paris. See my portfolio for more select samples of design and photography.]]></description>
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		<title>Stockholm</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/05/22/stockholm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 17:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas time in Gamla Stan, Stockholm, Sweden. Gamla Stan is the old city. Absolutely wonderful. See my portfolio for more select samples of design and photography.]]></description>
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