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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>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>
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		<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>Jacek Utko Redesigns Newspapers</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/05/10/jacek-utko-redesigns-newspapers-inspiration-from-ted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 02:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve watched this video several times in the past, but it&#8217;s something I keep returning to watch.  It speaks to the power of design and I wanted to share with you. Presented by TED &#8211; Ideas Worth Spreading.]]></description>
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		<title>Have You Met AIGA?</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/05/09/have-you-met-aiga-part-i/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 20:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many years ago, before even becoming a member, I would visit the website at AIGA.org just to read the articles.  There were brilliant design essays written by Steven Heller, business advice from Tad Crawford, inspiration from Milton Glaser, and resources I could download and put to use immediately.  Today the writing is as strong as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AIGA CT vs Ad Club of CT</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/04/14/xtown-aiga-ct-versus-ad-club-of-ct/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We don&#8217;t know who started it. A jab here, a nudge there. But now they&#8217;ve gone too far—and there&#8217;s only one way to settle the score&#8230; Join us for the very public, live action creative smackdown that will settle this once and for all. We won&#8217;t leave until one team is victorious (or at least [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating Your Online Artist Portfolio in 6 Steps</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/04/12/creating-your-online-artist-portfolio-in-6-steps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article was created for this last weekend&#8217;s Career Strategies for Visual Artists Workshop presented by Greater Hartford Arts Council. Every artist should have an online portfolio. Many artists however are either too busy making art or simply just don’t know how to get started. If you do have an online portfolio this article will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Career Strategies for Visual Artists</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/04/01/taking-care-of-business-%e2%80%93-career-strategies-for-visual-artists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m pleased to be taking part in this event, Taking Care of Business &#8211; Career Strategies for Visual Artists &#8211; April 10th, 2010.  Helping artists promote their work and supporting them in seeing themselves as true entrepreneurs is something I&#8217;ve been involved with many years. I&#8217;ll be providing one of the One-On-One Workshops, Online Portfolio [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Wonderful Thing About Designers</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/03/26/a-wonderful-thing-about-designers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had an excellent day yesterday!  It started with a productive morning with a good deal of client work accomplished&#8230; just like that!  There were many emails sent and replied to and phone conversations were exciting and on target.  It seemed like everyone was available at the exact same time I was.  I spoke with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Caravaggio Changed My Life</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/03/12/how-caravaggio-changed-my-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to be a lawyer. Constitutional law, in fact.  So, in 1993 I went back to college as an adult with two small children at home and all the many responsibilities of a grown-up.  Attending college as an adult was certainly challenging. I remember saying &#8220;How much harder can this be than a full [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WORKSHOP : Setting the Job Aside : with Sean Kernan</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/03/08/workshop-setting-the-job-aside-with-sean-kernan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AIGA Connecticut is doing it again and is presenting what promises to be another extraordinary workshop.  On March 10, 2010, award winning photographer and writer, Sean Kernan, will talk about real creativity.  This is not the creativity we learned in school or at work, but the stuff we knew from the start. The workshop will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why artists should be using social media&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/03/03/why-artists-should-be-using-social-media/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And writers, photographers, musicians, designers and you, too.  Maybe I&#8217;m preaching to the choir here, but this morning I attended a social media and power networking breakfast and was surprised at the number of people who weren&#8217;t taking advantage of social media to promote their businesses.  Social media (blogging, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) is one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NEA Shame On You</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/02/03/nea-shame-on-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ll make this brief because this could turn into a real rant.  On Feb. 1, 2010, NEA (National Endowment of the Arts) released a ‘logo design contest’ call for proposals.  On Spec! You can read their Request for Proposal here. As a board member of AIGA CT and a staunch supporter of the arts for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Design of Time: Ten Years of Cummings &amp; Good Calendars</title>
		<link>http://lisamikulski.com/blog/2010/01/21/design-of-time-ten-years-of-cummings-good-calendars/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year for the last 4 years I have looked forward to obtaining the annual calendar from the design team of Cummings &#38; Good in Chester, Connecticut.  Artful and unique, these beautiful creations serve first as an embellishment to any office or kitchen, but then packaged in a canister the happy calendar owner can roll [...]]]></description>
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