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		<title>An Easy Recipe for Simple Buttons Every Time</title>
		<link>http://www.mapdiva.com/2012/02/an-easy-recipe-for-simple-buttons-every-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Need to make buttons for your website, iOS app, or presentation icons? Thanks to Artboard&#8217;s powerful stacked styles, you can make perfect vector buttons every time. Final Image Below is the final image we will be working towards: Tutorial Details Program : Artboard 1.3+ for Mac OSX Difficulty: Beginner Topics Covered: Style Inspector Estimated Completion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s New: Artboard 1.1 Now Available</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Artboard]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’re pretty excited to let you know about the release of Artboard 1.1. It is a significant update with many enhancements – and it’s free for existing users. New features include the following: Geometry Panel – Objects can now be precisely adjusted using numeric input in the Geometry panel located in the lower left panel under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mapdiva Releases Artboard Drawing Software on the Mac App Store</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 10:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mapdiva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[11.02.08 Indianapolis, Indiana &#8211; Today Mapdiva released Artboard 1.0, vector drawing software for Mac OS X. Design logos, posters, floor plans, technical drawings, fun fashions, Web graphics, and more. Use pre-designed templates to create fliers, invitations, signs, and business cards. Artboard is drawing software for everyone. Available exclusively on the Mac App Store. Artboard delivers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Randomized Patterns Make Interesting Map Fills</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mapdiva</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cartography]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[custom symbol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graphic design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[map style]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[map symbol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mapping software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pattern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pattern fill]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Randomized patterns can add texture and variety to an otherwise flat map. This is an especially good effect for representing features with naturally occurring randomness, such as ground-cover and forests. Ortelius has several tools in the Style Inspector to help you make awesome randomized patterns. Here&#8217;s how… Start with a Shape Create a shape to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building a Hand Drawn Map</title>
		<link>http://www.mapdiva.com/2009/12/building-a-hand-drawn-map-tracing-a-source-map/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mapdiva.com/2009/12/building-a-hand-drawn-map-tracing-a-source-map/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mapdiva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Custom maps can be fun to make and help to communicate the right message to your audience. Custom maps are used to show project areas, directions, events and locations in books and publications, exhibit maps, and much, much more. In today&#8217;s world of advanced digital cartography and geographic information systems (GIS), hand drawn maps still [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Fun Map Title Text in Ortelius</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[text shapes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether formal or informal, your choice of fonts will set the mood and help to weave the story being told by your map. Map text doesn&#8217;t need to be dry and stodgy. Introduce a creative element in you next map graphic through the use of text shapes with custom fill styles. The key to success [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ortelius Labels Add Smarts to Map Design</title>
		<link>http://www.mapdiva.com/2009/09/ortelius-labels-add-smarts-to-map-design/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mapdiva.com/2009/09/ortelius-labels-add-smarts-to-map-design/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mapdiva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[09.17.09 Ortelius map illustration software for Mac OS X makes map design easier with special cartography tools, high-quality graphics, and hundreds of vector-based styles and symbols. One of the most powerful features of Ortelius is its innovative what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) labeling system.Ortelius gives designers the ability to add labels using map attribute information from existing map [...]]]></description>
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