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	<description>The imaginative world of Christopher Takakura. Art direction and design.</description>
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		<title>Revamped Portfolio Site</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New portfolio site has been loaded up for the year 2010. You can access some of my latest work now. You just have to click on the PORTFOLIO link above if you are interested. I know post counts have been seldom the past month and a half, but I have been busy with lots of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dreaminfinity.com/nocturne/2010/02/revamped-portfolio-site/</link>
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		<title>Outside the Creative Process</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The focus of being a creative artist is mainly the creative process and it&#8217;s goal; the finished product. There are however alot of factors outside the creative process that affect you. It can be small things like never being satisfied with the thing you create or everyone&#8217;s worst nightmare &#8211; a full on creative block. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dreaminfinity.com/nocturne/2010/01/outside-the-creative-process/</link>
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		<title>Scan reveals post traumatic stress disorder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There was an interesting discovery by scientists Minneapolis VA Medical Center, where they have discovered that brain activity monitoring through scans can actually physically see PTSD in a visual form.This is quite interesting because it always adds argument to the famous Nurture versus Nature theory in Psychology. It would be quite interesting to see if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dreaminfinity.com/nocturne/2010/01/scan-reveals-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/</link>
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		<title>2010 Updates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year to all dreaminfinity.com users and fans! I&#8217;m also sorry for the lack of updates and I&#8217;ve neglected to post on this blog. I recently returned from Shanghai, China and have posted a bunch of photos on my photoblog. Feel free to look when you guys get the chance. 
LG Photography
I&#8217;m also getting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dreaminfinity.com/nocturne/2010/01/2010-updates/</link>
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		<title>Happy New Year!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sorry for the lack of updates already in the New Year. I have been busy with a load of stuff that&#8217;s basically all client side related. However it is important to mention that I have a lot of projects in store this year. First and foremost, a new e-book titled &#8220;Hana&#8221; will be released in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dreaminfinity.com/nocturne/2010/01/happy-new-year/</link>
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		<title>Top 50 albums of the decade</title>
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A decade is soon ending and musically it has been quite the adventure. Ten years is a long time and the music trends have been evolving (at least changed) quite alot. The past decade has been amazing and there are so many great albums to choose from. It has been hard making this list and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dreaminfinity.com/nocturne/2009/12/top-50-albums-of-the-decade/</link>
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		<title>Vegas influenced gold text effect tutorial</title>
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Heavily inspired by the luxury look of Las Vegas, I have put up a unique tutorial on how to achieve a gold text effect that looks luxurious. This tutorial covers layer effects, using gradients on text and stroke effects and how to create a sparkle effect with the use of brushes. Read Tutorial&#8230;
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		<link>http://www.dreaminfinity.com/nocturne/2009/12/vegas-influenced-gold-text-effect-tutorial/</link>
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		<title>Client contact, meeting, and finalization</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dealing with clients as a freelance designer or a side project for yourself is a very important task that will make a difference between you getting that contract or not. There is no middle ground for it. The first few initial contact with clients and the conversations you have is the most important time of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dreaminfinity.com/nocturne/2009/12/client-contact-meeting-and-finalization/</link>
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		<title>Social Media for Creative Artists</title>
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This post takes a deeper look into social media, what it is and how to use it. I&#8217;m gonna talk about facebook and twitter in this post, but most of these tips does apply to other forms such as blogging. I don&#8217;t consider myself an expert in the field, but I jumped on the wagon [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dreaminfinity.com/nocturne/2009/12/social-media-for-creative-artists/</link>
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		<title>10 Essential Tips for Freelance Designers *RE-POST*</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Being a freelance designer requires you to wear many hats but there are certain hats you MUST wear in order to protect yourself, who you are, and your image as a designer.
1: Before you do anything, make a contract for you and your clients
No matter who it is for, even if its a friend of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dreaminfinity.com/nocturne/2009/12/10-essential-tips-for-freelance-designers-re-post/</link>
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