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	<description>Random obvious opinions that are entirely my own. I hope you disagree with every one of them.</description>
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		<title>The myth of Mad Men and graphic arts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a current narrative going on within the creative community lamenting the demise of professional graphic artists. One such narrative appears on my favorite design blog, Before&#038;After Magazine. Inevitably, someone brings up Mad Men as an example of the &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/the-myth-of-mad-men-and-graphic-arts.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cutting through the clutter</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a tack board that was at the local coffee shop I went to last night. You&#8217;ve seen these everywhere, nothing special, no one card stands out from the next, almost all of them are clip-art logos, too many &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/cutting-through-the-clutter.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Repairing typewriters</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I received emails from two former clients who needed some help with some legacy work. One needed some tweaks done on a print ad that was at least three years old. The other had moved his web site &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/repairing-typewriters.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Instead of bad grammar, we&#8217;ll be subjected to bad video</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It appears that 2012 is going to be the year social media experts write less and post more video. My take? Instead of bad grammar, we&#8217;ll all be subjected to bad video. I urge you, please take some basic video &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/instead-of-bad-grammar-well-be-subjected-to-bad-video.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Complicated could be deadly</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:06:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was riding the elevator down from my doctor&#8217;s office yesterday and glanced over at the elevator panel. The emergency buttons caught my eye and it occurred to me that something that is intended to be used in the frantic &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/complicated-could-be-deadly.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m really scared to upgrade software</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I used to to be the first kid on the block to upgrade to a new OS or the latest version of Adobe Photoshop or QuarkXpress. The new-found power of really cool features used to get me excited about possibilities &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/im-really-scared-to-upgrade-software.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Free and cheap will just get you free and cheap</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is Brendon Burchard. He is the creator and host of Experts Academy where he will guide you through how to be an expert at anything you are an expert in. He shoots videos that he sends out and posts &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/free-and-cheap-will-just-get-you-free-and-cheap.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why AP style matters everywhere</title>
		<link>http://gerardmclean.com/why-ap-style-matters-everywhere.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago, one of my twitter followers, who is an engineer, asked if writing in AP style or having an APStylebook matters in engineering. I responded with a whole-hearted and emphatic &#8220;YES! AP style matters regardless of your &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/why-ap-style-matters-everywhere.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What does your job title say about you?</title>
		<link>http://gerardmclean.com/what-does-your-title-say-about-you.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brand Awareness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am unofficially advising on designing some identity stuff for a New York restaurant that will be opening next month and was doing up a business card mock-up with their new logo. &#8220;What is the title?&#8221; I asked. &#8220;Owner/General Manager,&#8221; &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/what-does-your-title-say-about-you.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google is a publisher</title>
		<link>http://gerardmclean.com/google-is-a-publisher.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, Google acquired Zagat, the premium restaurant guide. While most Internet pundits focused on Google&#8217;s local listing service, they forgot Zagat is a magazine. And that makes Google a publisher, not merely a curator or distribution channel for &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/google-is-a-publisher.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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