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<copyright>&#x2117; &amp; &#xA9; 2009-2010 Tom Wittlin, Luke Manning, Jon Brammer</copyright>
<itunes:subtitle>A podcast about design</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tom Wittlin, Luke Manning, Jon Brammer</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary>The Rule of Thirds is a podcast about design by 3 chaps all madly interested in, oddly enough, design. It'll hope to cover all forms of design from, Print, Packaging and Branding (Luke), to 3D and Animation (Jon) to Web (Tom).</itunes:summary>
<description>The Rule of Thirds is a podcast about design by 3 chaps all madly interested in, oddly enough, design. It'll hope to cover all forms of design from, Print, Packaging and Branding (Luke), to 3D and Animation (Jon) to Web (Tom).</description>
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<itunes:name>Tom Wittlin, Luke Manning, Jon Brammer</itunes:name>
<itunes:email>tom@tommy-boy.co.uk</itunes:email>
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<title>Episode 5: Interview with Elliot Jay Stocks</title>

<itunes:author>Tom Wittlin, Luke Manning, Jon Brammer</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>Special guest, web designer Elliot Jay Stocks answers Tom's questions.</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>Pre-recorded interview with <a href="http://elliotjaystocks.com">Elliot Jay Stocks</a> where Tom fires 4 questions relating to the subject of the design for web. The questions can be found at The Rule of Thirds website (www.theruleofthirds.co.uk)</itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Wed, 02 December 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>0:46:21</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>Design, web design, print design, branding, digital design</itunes:keywords>

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<title>Episode 4: Traditional Vs Digital</title>

<itunes:author>Tom Wittlin, Luke Manning, Jon Brammer</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>Special guest, artist James Budden discusses familarities with different design formats.</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>News: Launch of new 3D Studio Max rendering software and discussions on how's it's best used and comparisons to traditional forms of artistic creation. The bizarre story about whether Kellogg's are really lazer etching cornflakes, and Luke announces that he is being published in a couple of books.

Q and A: A few hand picked questions from the last Meetdraw event in Bournemouth are answered, some relating to industry and some not.

Feature: We are joined by Mr James Budden. Artist, musician, part-time scientist and all round nice guy to discuss his experiences in working with more traditional forms of art and design, compared to modern 'whizz kids' like us three who spend our lives sat in front of screens. </itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Wed, 11 November 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>1:17:53</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>Design, web design, print design, branding, digital design</itunes:keywords>

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<title>Episode 3: Inspiration</title>

<itunes:author>Tom Wittlin, Luke Manning, Jon Brammer</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>Where does inspiration come from, why does it come and go and torture us so?</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>News: The news of Ikea's (some may say) poor decision to switch their corporate typeface to something less salubrious, bits and pieces from industry and the announcement of Meetdraw 3. 

Feature: This month is all about Inspiration. All 3 of us discuss where we look to for ideas, what to do when we're not finding any and what things you can do before you begin a project to ensure inspiration and ideas come a little easier.</itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>54:42</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>Design, web design, print design, branding, digital design</itunes:keywords>

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<title>Episode 2: Branding</title>

<itunes:author>Tom Wittlin, Luke Manning, Jon Brammer</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>Attempting to cover the complex subject of brand. Design, development and thought. </itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>News:We discuss the new Wilkinson (the cheap stores not the razors!) branding, and get the review from John Lyle, and we also hear the news that the D&amp;AD shed 12 jobs in the current economic climate.

Feature: This month we focussed on Branding. Predominantly our experiences / preferences and what makes a great brand, but also how colour and tone of voice etc can affect people's perception of a company.</itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>27:00</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>Design, web design, print design, branding, digital design</itunes:keywords>

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<title>Episode 1: The Beginning</title>

<itunes:author>Tom Wittlin, Luke Manning, Jon Brammer</itunes:author>

<itunes:subtitle>Introduction to who we are and the reason for the existence of such a thing.</itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:summary>News:Luke discsuses D&amp;AD Student awards and what effect they have on industry, and Tom talks about the use of non-websafe font's as part of CSS3's @font-face, and the rise of Typekit.

Feature: This month we focussed on trends in design how they are followed in different fields and when they are and aren't suitable for the audience.
Jon introduced the use of the 960 grid system for web designers and we discuss what effect it has on design.</itunes:summary>

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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Jul 2009 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>35:00</itunes:duration>

<itunes:keywords>Design, web design, print design, branding, digital design</itunes:keywords>

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