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		<title>Use the Google Font Directory to make the web beautiful</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, Google introduced the Google Font Directory, which offers users a selection of open source fonts to use online as web-friendly fonts.  I finally set aside some time to find out more about it&#8230; only to realize that it takes about 5 minutes to integrate the fonts into your site! I used the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/google_logo_31-e1275598261289.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-287" title="google_logo_31" src="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/google_logo_31-e1275598261289.jpg" alt="Google" width="150" height="100" /></a>Earlier this year, Google introduced the <a title="Google Font Directory" href="http://code.google.com/webfonts" target="_self">Google Font  Directory</a>, which offers users a selection of open source fonts to use online as web-friendly fonts.  I finally set aside some time to find out more about it&#8230; only to realize that it takes about 5 minutes to integrate the fonts into your site! I used the <a title="Reenie Beanie" href="http://code.google.com/webfonts/family?family=Reenie+Beanie" target="_self">Reenie Beanie</a> font on some of the headers throughout my site. I initially was using it on more text, but quickly realized that getting too crazy with some of these fonts could result in very unreadable text. So, while this new free resource is very cool, best usability practices should still be kept in mind when designing your site!</p>
<p>Has anyone seen any other websites integrating these fonts?</p>
<p><strong>Resources:</strong></p>
<p><a title="Download Google Fonts" href="http://jordancrown.com/blog/2010/06/where-to-download-google-fonts/" target="_self">Where to download the Google fonts to use in Photoshop comps</a></p>
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		<title>Re: My Previous Post</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 19:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[That is all.]]></description>
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<p>That is all.</p>
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		<title>L O S T + Muppets = LOLz</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 19:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>10 of my favorite comic book covers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I started reading comic books again three years ago (after a 12-year hiatus), I promised myself I wouldn&#8217;t get back into collecting single issues and would only buy trade paperbacks. It just didn&#8217;t seem financially reasonable to pay $4 per issue and I had so much reading to catch up on that it only [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/wolverine_1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-252" title="wolverine_1" src="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/wolverine_1-150x150.jpg" alt="Wolverine #1" width="150" height="150" /></a>When I started reading comic books again three years ago (after a 12-year hiatus), I promised myself I wouldn&#8217;t get back into collecting single issues and would only buy trade paperbacks. It just didn&#8217;t seem financially reasonable to pay $4 per issue and I had so much reading to catch up on that it only made sense to read trades. The one thing I really do miss about buying single issues was getting to check out each new cover when going to the comic book shop! So, I thought it&#8217;d be fun to go back through <strong>my totally random comic  collection</strong> that has sat in boxes since the early 90s and try to pick out  some of my favorite covers from back in the day. Check out the list after the jump.<span id="more-243"></span></p>
<p><strong>1. Wolverine #1</strong> Everyone loves Wolverine and this cover is a perfect representation of what Wolvie&#8217;s all about: being a bad-ass.</p>
<p><a href="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/wolverine_1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-252" title="wolverine_1" src="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/wolverine_1.jpg" alt="Wolverine #1" width="400" height="599" /></a></p>
<p><strong>2. Marvels #1</strong> Seeing Alex Ross&#8217; artwork for the first time in this collection totally blew my mind.</p>
<p><a href="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/marvels_1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-247" title="marvels_1" src="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/marvels_1.jpg" alt="Marvels" width="420" height="638" /></a></p>
<p><strong>3. Superman (vol. 2) #75</strong> I, of course, do not have my copy of this still in the sealed black sleeve. But, if I did, I&#8217;d be missing out on this awesome cover! Look at that cape. Brutal.</p>
<p><a href="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Death-of-Superman.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-245" title="Death-of-Superman" src="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Death-of-Superman.jpg" alt="Death of Superman" width="350" height="532" /></a></p>
<p><strong>4. X-Factor #24</strong> Archangel has always been one of my favorites. Also, I love the composition of the characters on the page here.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/xfactor_24.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-253" title="xfactor_24" src="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/xfactor_24.jpg" alt="X Factor #24" width="420" height="646" /></a></strong></p>
<p><strong>5. The Maxx #1</strong> For the record, on the copy that I own all the red is whatever that glow-in-the-dark ink is!</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/the_maxx_01_cover.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-251" title="the_maxx_01_cover" src="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/the_maxx_01_cover.jpg" alt="The Maxx #1" width="350" height="538" /></a></strong></p>
<p><strong>6. Moon Knight #56</strong> I&#8217;m not totally sure why, but I was really into Stephen Platt&#8217;s work. I came across a bunch of <a title="Prophet" href="http://www.comicvine.com/prophet/49-18185/" target="_self">Prophet </a>books in my collection, but this cover was definitely my favorite.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Moon_Knight_Vol_1_56.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-248" title="Moon_Knight_Vol_1_56" src="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Moon_Knight_Vol_1_56.jpg" alt="Moon Knight #56" width="300" height="454" /></a></strong></p>
<p><strong>7. Catwoman #1</strong> I recently saw a bunch of pictures on the internet of people with this <a title="Catwoman tattoo" href="http://www.powerpassion.nl/tattoo-and-body-piercing/tattoo-photos/albums/cartoons/catwoman.jpg" target="_self">tattoo</a>. Catwoman does look pretty awesome here. Note: this cover is actually embossed (I&#8217;m starting to see a recurring trend here of 90s comics not being content with having only art on their covers.)</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/catwoman_1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-244" title="catwoman_1" src="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/catwoman_1.jpg" alt="Catwoman #1" width="373" height="580" /></a></strong></p>
<p><strong>8. Spawn #1</strong> My love for Spawn dwindled pretty quickly, but I always appreciated Todd McFarlane&#8217;s creative vision and artwork.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/spawn_1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-250" title="spawn_1" src="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/spawn_1.jpg" alt="Spawn #1" width="420" height="650" /></a></strong></p>
<p><strong>9. Green Lantern #163</strong> Very classic cover for a character I&#8217;ve never really been that into. There&#8217;s something really great about the composition here, as well.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/green_lantern_163.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-246" title="green_lantern_163" src="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/green_lantern_163.jpg" alt="Green Lantern #163" width="420" height="641" /></a></strong></p>
<p><strong>10. Silver Surfer #1</strong> I like that this cover simply says: &#8220;Hey, Universe! It&#8217;s the Silver Surfer here. I&#8217;m ready to TCB.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/silver_surfer_1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-249" title="silver_surfer_1" src="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/silver_surfer_1.jpg" alt="Silver Surfer #1" width="400" height="618" /></a><br />
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		<title>My tribute to Donovan McNabb</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My first video creation! Is it &#8220;viral&#8221; yet?]]></description>
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<p>My first video creation! Is it &#8220;viral&#8221; yet?</p>
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		<title>Mad Men season 4 to start in July</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s not much else to say except that I&#8217;m really really really excited! Honestly, this is the second-best show on television (besides Lost). According to a press release just received at ML HQ, the fourth season of Mad Men is set to debut in July. When in July, of course, remains a mystery. Though since [...]]]></description>
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<p>There&#8217;s not much else to say except that I&#8217;m really really really excited! Honestly, this is the second-best show on television (besides Lost).</p>
<blockquote><p>According to a press release just received at ML HQ, the  fourth season of <em>Mad Men</em> is set to debut in July. <em>When</em> in July, of course, remains a mystery. Though since the series debuted  on July 17, 2007, you probably couldn’t go too wrong keeping Sunday,  July 18 open on your calendar.</p></blockquote>
<p>Link: <a title="Mad Men" href="http://www.movieline.com/2010/04/sterling-cooper-draper-pryce-to-open-for-business-this-july.php" target="_self">Movie|Line</a></p>
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		<title>Online wireframing tools are my new favorite</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After nailing down the scope and requirements of a project, I always start my designs with a wireframe of the homepage. In the past, this usually started with some dry erase markers on a whiteboard and then I would recreate those drawings using Photoshop. This is not always the fastest and most efficient way to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Latin-America-Home_Page_4.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-230" title="Wireframes" src="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Latin-America-Home_Page_4.jpg" alt="Wireframes" width="150" height="194" /></a>After nailing down the scope and requirements of a project, I always start my designs with a wireframe of the homepage. In the past, this usually started with some dry erase markers on a whiteboard and then I would recreate those drawings using Photoshop. This is not always the fastest and most efficient way to work. My friend <a title="Noah Schusterbauer" href="http://twitter.com/schusterbauer" target="_self">@schusterbauer</a>, however, recently introduced me to <a title="Mockingbird" href="http://gomockingbird.com/" target="_self">Mockingbird</a>, an online wireframing application, and it has completely changed the way I work.</p>
<p>Mockingbird&#8217;s simple UI and library of web elements makes it easy to rapidly mock up your designs and outline the basic functionality of the site or application. The user&#8217;s ability to quickly update the mock ups make it an ideal tool for brainstorming and &#8220;sharing&#8221; your projects is a great way to collaborate and get feedback from clients. I would highly recommend using this tool to anyone!</p>
<p>Other wireframing tools worth checking out are <a title="Hot Gloo" href="http://www.hotgloo.com/" target="_self">Hot Gloo</a> and <a title="Balsamiq" href="http://www.balsamiq.com/" target="_self">Balsamiq</a>. Are there any others worth checking out?</p>
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		<title>Curling is having the best Olympics ever!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have to admit that I don&#8217;t really get into the winter Olympics, but this year I find myself incredibly dedicated to the sport of curling. And it&#8217;s not just me! Anytime I&#8217;ve been out to a restaurant or bar in the past week, there are always people with their eyes glued to the tv [...]]]></description>
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<p>I have to admit that I don&#8217;t really get into the winter Olympics, but this year I find myself incredibly dedicated to the sport of curling. And it&#8217;s not just me! Anytime I&#8217;ve been out to a restaurant or bar in the past week, there are always people with their eyes glued to the tv if curling is on. Last Friday we had a huge group of people cheering on the women of Denmark as they battled the Canadians. Denmark lost. Here are some of the reasons I&#8217;ve come to love the beautiful sport of curling:<span id="more-218"></span></p>
<p>1. The women. Make sure you <a title="Curling Calendar" href="http://www.thecurlingnews.com/blog/women-of-curling-calendar-2010/" target="_self">pick up a calendar</a>.</p>
<p>2. The mens&#8217; accuracy is unbelievable. So fun to watch and very impressive!</p>
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<p>3. I love how there&#8217;s no referee standing on the ice with the players keeping score. They keep each other honest and, once the players know the outcome, they just clear the ice themselves immediately. It&#8217;s like when you&#8217;re playing euchre and one player has the last two highest trump and everyone just kinda throws their cards on the table.</p>
<p>4. Great accessories! The brooms&#8230; the gliding shoes&#8230; the shiny, polished massive stones. I love &#8216;em all.</p>
<p>5. Each game is made up of &#8220;ends.&#8221; That&#8217;s awesome.</p>
<p>Check out the results and the remaining schedule <a title="Olympic Curling 2010" href="http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-curling-schedule-results/" target="_self">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Artwork that inspires</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first class I took as a freshman at Kalamazoo College was a writing seminar that focused on art and art history. I&#8217;m not entirely sure how I ended up in it, but I immediately fell in love with looking at art. Even though I went on to be a Studio Art major, I took [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The first class I took as a freshman at Kalamazoo College was a writing seminar that focused on art and art history. I&#8217;m not entirely sure how I ended up in it, but I immediately fell in love with looking at art. Even though I went on to be a Studio Art major, I took a ton of art history classes, which pretty much involved sitting in the dark looking at hundreds and hundreds of slides. While this experience truly started me on my creative career path, there is nothing that compares to seeing certain pieces of art in person. Below are the five most inspiring artworks that I have had the pleasure of seeing in the flesh:</p>
<p><strong>1. <em>The Old Guitarist</em>, 1903, Pablo Picasso, Art Institute of Chicago</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/picasso_old_guitarist.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-205" title="picasso_old_guitarist" src="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/picasso_old_guitarist.jpg" alt="The Old Guitarist" width="372" height="560" /></a></p>
<p>This has always been one of my favorites and I&#8217;ve probably seen it over a dozen times in person. It must be the Elliott Smith vibe that draws me to it. See the rest after the jump.<span id="more-193"></span></p>
<p><strong>2. <em>Number VII from Eight Studies for a Portrait</em>, 1953, Francis Bacon, MoMA, New York</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bacon.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-201" title="bacon" src="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bacon.jpg" alt="Francis Bacon" width="323" height="420" /></a></p>
<p>Francis Bacon&#8217;s work is ever more jarring up close and personal!</p>
<p><strong>3. <em>The Joy of Life</em>, 1905-06, Henri Matisse, The Barnes Foundation, Merion, PA<br />
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<p><a href="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/joyoflife.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-204" title="joyoflife" src="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/joyoflife.jpg" alt="The Joy of Life" width="450" height="340" /></a></p>
<p>It may have been the fact that this painting had been sequestered in the Barnes Foundation for decades that made it so incredible to see.</p>
<p><strong>4. <em>Christina&#8217;s World</em>, 1948, Andrew Wyeth, MoMA, New York</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/christinasworld.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-202" title="christinasworld" src="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/christinasworld.jpg" alt="Christina's World" width="522" height="363" /></a></p>
<p>I visited the MoMA in NYC for the first time last Fall and I couldn&#8217;t get over all the incredible modern art in its collection. The piece that had the most unexpected effect on me was this Wyeth painting. I honestly had never really been a Wyeth fan, but, when I turned the corner and met this face to face, I was speechless. You can&#8217;t help but feel the desperation of Christina as your drawn into that field with her. It also doesn&#8217;t hurt that my favorite comic book ever, Preacher, <a title="Preacher - Christina's World" href="http://www.comicvine.com/preacher-christinas-world/37-45452/" target="_self">pays homage to this incredible painting</a>.</p>
<p><strong>5. <em>Bicycle Wheel</em>, 1951, Marcel Duchamp, MoMA, New York</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/duchampwheel.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-203" title="duchampwheel" src="http://mrossana.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/duchampwheel.png" alt="Bicycle Wheel" width="502" height="746" /></a></p>
<p>I don&#8217;t think I ever appreciated Duchamp&#8217;s work until seeing this piece. Both fine artists and musicians get a bonus for changing the course of their respective fields, and Duchamp&#8217;s readymades changed modern art. His work keeps all creatives asking themselves &#8220;What is art?&#8221;</p>
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