Libre Graphics
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"Libre Graphics" is a name given to the movement that encourages creation of design and graphics using open source software - software that is free to use and the user can make changes to the program.
"Libre" means free, at liberty, and the movement is rebelling against the use of proprietary soft - software that is owned by an individual or company; there are almost always major restrictions on its use , and the source code is often kept secret.
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Richard Stallman, a software freedom activist, says a program is free software if you the user have the 4 essential freedoms:
• Freedom to run the programme as you wish for any purpose
•Freedom to study the source code of the program and then change it so the program does what you wish. (change it to your creative needs)
•Freedom to help your neighbour. The freedom to redistribute the exact copies of the software when you wish.
•Freedom to contribute to your community. The freedom to distribute copies or modified versions when you wish. By doing this you give the community a chance to benefit from your changes.
This website has been created for educational purposes only, for the module of Authorship & Interaction at the University of Westminster.
BA(HONS)Graphic Communication Design; Kirsten Adams; W1552277
In this workshop we were asked to explore the use of libre graphics in design by experimenting with images in the program. We downloaded GIMP and Inkscape (as an alternative to Photoshop and Illustrator).
The first experimentation was with GIMP, looking at
• Hue and Saturation
• Image Filters
• Image options
• Additive and Subtractive colour.
This was a "free for commercial use" image from pixabay.com. I chose it for the different levels of colour and tones to see how well the filters would manipulate the image.
The toolbox bar was very similar to what I had usually used in photoshop but also had a few extra tools that I don't think I have seen before.
Here, I recorded myself manipulating the image in the workshop. ----->
https://pixabay.com/en/cats-a-normal-cat-pet-796437/
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https://inkscape.org/en/
https://www.gimp.org
This was a the result of me playing around in inkscape, again, testing the tools that the program has and testing what I could do with them.
I found these programs okay to work with, but they can often lag or freeze on the computer.
That said, it is a very good bit of software if (understandably) you are not prepared to pay for the expensive price of the Adobe programs. (these days you don't even get a physical cd when buying them!)
As with all software, I would imagine that once you have taught yourself the capabilities of the software, you can make some sophisticated pieces of graphics, such as the image (linked from deviantart)next my drawing.
http://ndop.deviantart.com/art/bjork-vector-inkscape-2-120639620?q=favby%3Ainkscape%2F36641053
&qo=17
a video below of testing inkscapes tools
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We had to create an image about scale in inkscape and in GIMP.
This image is from "the public domain review" website to that copyright has passed from the image.
I decided to use cubes because of the colours and the simplicity of the illustration.
I created the image by cropping around the cubes and layering them up to make typography as well as a background.
I had problems with the resize and crop tool (which i had to use a lot) as the program kept freezing and making the end result a little unpredictable.
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This 'scale' poster was created in inkscape using just type.
video of the creation is below.
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