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<channel><title><![CDATA[David Abbott Design - inspiration]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.davidabbottdesign.com/inspiration]]></link><description><![CDATA[inspiration]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 06:45:45 -0700</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Great Packaging Design]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.davidabbottdesign.com/inspiration/great-packaging-design]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.davidabbottdesign.com/inspiration/great-packaging-design#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:38:59 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.davidabbottdesign.com/inspiration/great-packaging-design</guid><description><![CDATA[ I bought this product a couple days ago to wash my house with. Well, not the hand soap, but the same brand. It caught my eye on the shelf, and I instantly liked it.Now I know why.&nbsp;Check this out.Give it up for too many fonts!   This is your new blog post. Click here and start typing, or drag in elements from the top bar.   [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style=' float: left; z-index: 10; position: relative; ;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="http://www.davidabbottdesign.com/uploads/6/4/7/0/6470907/980489.jpg" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px;" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder" /></a><div style="display: block; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"></div></span> <div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; display: block; ">I bought this product a couple days ago to wash my house with. Well, not the hand soap, but the same brand. It caught my eye on the shelf, and I instantly liked it.<br /><br />Now I know why.&nbsp;<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1664014/unify-simplify-amplify-how-mrs-meyers" target="_blank">Check this out.</a><br /><br />Give it up for too many fonts!</div> <hr  style=" clear: both; visibility: hidden; width: 100%; "></hr>  <div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; ">This is your new blog post. Click here and start typing, or drag in elements from the top bar.</div>  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saw This. Liked It. Check It Out.]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.davidabbottdesign.com/inspiration/saw-this-liked-it-check-it-out]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.davidabbottdesign.com/inspiration/saw-this-liked-it-check-it-out#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 18:40:04 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.davidabbottdesign.com/inspiration/saw-this-liked-it-check-it-out</guid><description><![CDATA[ Speaking of book covers:Pentagram has unveiled&nbsp;lovely new covers&nbsp;for seven Vladimir Nabokov titles. Far from the&nbsp;somber,&nbsp;desolate&nbsp;images that gum up many of Nabokov&rsquo;s books -- something we&rsquo;ve never understood, given the playfulness of his prose -- Pentagram&rsquo;s designs introduce a gentle blast of whimsy. Each features an illustration, with a background pattern that riffs off a game, sport or an illusion relevant to the book.    [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style=' float: left; z-index: 10; position: relative; ;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="http://www.davidabbottdesign.com/uploads/6/4/7/0/6470907/7147814.jpg" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px;" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder" /></a><div style="display: block; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"></div></span> <div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; display: block; ">Speaking of book covers:<br /><br />Pentagram has unveiled&nbsp;<a href="http://pentagram.com/en/new/2011/05/new-work-seven-new-nabokov-cov.php" target="_blank" style="" title="">lovely new covers</a>&nbsp;for seven Vladimir Nabokov titles. Far from the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Laughter-Dark-Vladimir-Nabokov/dp/0811216748/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1305909959&amp;sr=8-9" target="_blank" style="" title="">somber</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pale-Fire-Everymans-Library-Cloth/dp/0679410775/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1305910067&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank" style="" title="">desolate</a>&nbsp;images that gum up many of Nabokov&rsquo;s books -- something we&rsquo;ve never understood, given the playfulness of his prose -- Pentagram&rsquo;s designs introduce a gentle blast of whimsy. Each features an illustration, with a background pattern that riffs off a game, sport or an illusion relevant to the book.<br /></div> <hr  style=" clear: both; visibility: hidden; width: 100%; "></hr>  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Designs on Amazon.com]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.davidabbottdesign.com/inspiration/new-designs-on-amazoncom]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.davidabbottdesign.com/inspiration/new-designs-on-amazoncom#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:22:48 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[new projects]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.davidabbottdesign.com/inspiration/new-designs-on-amazoncom</guid><description><![CDATA[ I recently began working with a very talented writer named Adrea Peters, whose work includes among other things, unique children's books. She is selling the e-books on Amazon now. I'm working on the covers.&nbsp;Check them out here.Also currently designing her new website. &nbsp;Check back for exciting updates.    [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style=' float: left; z-index: 10; position: relative; ;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="http://www.davidabbottdesign.com/uploads/6/4/7/0/6470907/6462383.jpg" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px;" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder" /></a><div style="display: block; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"></div></span> <div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; display: block; ">I recently began working with a very talented writer named Adrea Peters, whose work includes among other things, unique children's books. She is selling the e-books on Amazon now. I'm working on the covers.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Angel-ebook/dp/B003C1Q4ZE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1304000100&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank" title="" style="">Check them out here.</a><br /><br /><br />Also currently designing her new website. &nbsp;Check back for exciting updates.</div> <hr  style=" clear: both; visibility: hidden; width: 100%; "></hr>  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Raises the bar for web safe fonts]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.davidabbottdesign.com/inspiration/google-raises-the-bar-for-web-safe-fonts]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.davidabbottdesign.com/inspiration/google-raises-the-bar-for-web-safe-fonts#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:35:11 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[tools]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.davidabbottdesign.com/inspiration/google-raises-the-bar-for-web-safe-fonts</guid><description><![CDATA[ Google is slowly adding to the number and range of styles of web safe fonts. Very exciting from a design standpoint to no longer be shackled to the hand full of fonts that were previous safe to use.Have a look:&nbsp;http://code.google.com/webfonts    [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style=' float: left; z-index: 10; position: relative; ;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="http://www.davidabbottdesign.com/uploads/6/4/7/0/6470907/1535439.gif" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:0;" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorderBlack" /></a><div style="display: block; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"></div></span> <div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; display: block; ">Google is slowly adding to the number and range of styles of web safe fonts. Very exciting from a design standpoint to no longer be shackled to the hand full of fonts that were previous safe to use.<br />Have a look:&nbsp;<a href="http://code.google.com/webfonts" target="_blank">http://code.google.com/webfonts</a></div> <hr  style=" clear: both; visibility: hidden; width: 100%; "></hr>  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[CSS Nature]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.davidabbottdesign.com/inspiration/css-nature]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.davidabbottdesign.com/inspiration/css-nature#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:02:09 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.davidabbottdesign.com/inspiration/css-nature</guid><description><![CDATA[Great place to find inspiration:&nbsp;http://cssnature.org/   [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; ">Great place to find inspiration:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cssnature.org/" target="_blank">http://cssnature.org/</a></div>  ]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>