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		<title>Less Stress. Peace of Mind. Priceless.</title>
		<link>http://effusioncreative.com/2010/01/less-stress-peace-of-mind-priceless/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
About 36 hours before hosting a holiday party for almost 40 people from my business group
Million Dollar Ladies, my hot water heater sprang a leak — of course, perfect timing right? When your hot water heater leaks there's no patching it up, you have to do a complete replacement. 

Luckily, one of the members of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Red Flag Indicators You&#039;ve Been Punk&#039;d By Your Design Firm</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[

There are many warning signs when it comes to spotting a rogue design firm. 

We've heard of horror story after horror story and stepping back to take it all in there are a few commonalities that seem to come up more often than not. 

Below are some key red flag indicators to help you realize [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Website Photo Thieves Be Stopped?</title>
		<link>http://effusioncreative.com/2009/09/can-website-photo-theives-be-stopped/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The short answer is no. No they can't. If they want something of yours they can get it or know someone that can.
 
This comes up quite often actually with our clients and we tell them the same thing. Sure there are deterrents which I'll describe below however that's all they are.
 
Here's a great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Effusion Recognized 2nd Connsecutive Year for Brand Excellence</title>
		<link>http://effusioncreative.com/2008/11/effusion-recognized-2nd-connsecutive-year-for-brand-excellence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the second consecutive year, LogoLounge has recognized Effusion for brand design excellence.

OK so we're tooting our own horn, but we're proud of what we do here and being recognized in your industry to what a panel of international judges judging over 30,000 logo submissions and considering your work "solid design" is worth a mention. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kitchen Sink Design (Part 2 of 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[

When you think streamlined/concise content, this trickles down to the very essence of your brand — yes your logo.

In the beginning when we first started our company, we were open to creating what we refer to as the "FrankinLogo" — meaning, we presented 4-6 logo concepts and let the client decide what they liked best, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kitchen Sink Design (Part 1 of 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[

What seems second nature to designers isn't all that intuitive for clients when it comes to creating the right type of content for a brochure, website or something as simple as a logo.

We refer to "content overload" as "Kitchen Sink Design."

Here's the scenario, a client comes in and is ecstatic about their rebranding ranging from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Industries is in the Houssseee. . .</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sounds like something Arsenio Hall's announcer might have said back in the day
(just dated myself 10 years by saying that).


I think House Ind is the typography equivalent to Apple and all that they do. If you've ever seen or purchased their House Ten Year Book: it's something to behold. Everything (and I do mean everything) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Even Well Established Companies Rebrand — What Are You Waiting For?</title>
		<link>http://effusioncreative.com/2008/11/even-well-established-companies-rebrand-%e2%80%94-what-are-you-waiting-for/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many clients are resistant to change.

When we have a client approach us for one type of project we often will suggest the idea of rebranding if a mark looks unprofessional or just isn't inline with today's standards of logo design. The first thing we hear is "oh no, can't do that — our logo is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clean and Well Thoughtout Design</title>
		<link>http://effusioncreative.com/2008/11/clean-and-well-thoughtout-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[

When it comes to reputation and longevity in the business Pentagram is clearly a design deity. Clean and well thought out design is something that precedes their work. You hear the name and think yes. . .pure quality and creativity without compromise. Their talents run the gamut from branding to architecture and they've left their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time to Refresh</title>
		<link>http://effusioncreative.com/2008/10/time-to-refresh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve all heard the term “spring cleaning,” but being a transplant from the East Coast to the Phoenix, Arizona area has altered my schedule for this ritual of clearing out closets and deep cleaning. Here, we wait for cooler weather to set in, which is right on the border of the start of the holiday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS</title>
		<link>http://effusioncreative.com/2008/09/mind-our-own-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past week, part of the Effusion team traveled to Texas for the Mind Your Own Business conference organized by HOW Magazine. It was a chance to exchange ideas with other creative-industry professionals and learn best practices for design businesses from experienced experts. It was also a great forum for reinforcing what we already know:

WE [...]]]></description>
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