Author: lemsy

John LeMasney (lemsy) is an artist, graphic designer, and technology creative. He is located in beautiful Nelson County, VA, but works remotely with ease. Contact him at: lemasney@gmail.com to discuss your next creative project.

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152 of 365 is a whale in the deep sea in #Inkscape #design

Whale in the deep sea
Whale in the deep sea

I’ve been drawn to recreating some of these silhouette images in Inkscape, and a deep sea scenario works very well for it. The colors and darkness add drama and depth, and the silhouette of what we imagine to be this massive animal is at once awe-inspiring and frightening. In Inkscape, I used a dingbat font to get the silhouette of the whale, then worked with the calligraphy tool to create blurry ridges of massive rock formations. I also used the calligraphy tool to create an overhead light. Hope you like it!

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151 of 365 is a form for disgruntled photographers in #Inkscape #design for @girlpluscamera

Form for disgruntled photographers by John LeMasney via http://lemasney.com
Form for disgruntled photographers by John LeMasney via http://lemasney.com
A form for disinterested designers
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Form for disgruntled photographers by John LeMasney via https://lemasney.com/consulting/
Form for disgruntled photographers by John LeMasney via http://lemasney.com

So, after the TEDxNJLIbraries event on May 7th, I was at the post event dinner with the cast and crew, and I was sitting next to Girl+Camera LLC herself, M. Elizabeth Williams.

I gave a preview of my upcoming show pieces after the event ended while the tapas and wine tasting was going on.  She had seen my piece called “Form for disgruntled designers” in which I faithfully recorded all of the ways in which designers are often given short shrift in projects because many of the project leaders feel like okay design and great design and no design at all are the same thing, and are all effortless, and should all be free.

Elizabeth (who did our event as an in-kind sponsor, essentially for free) really loved the design and said that she’d love to have one about photography. I told her that my project, in great part, was about requests and fulfillment, and that I’d love to make it for her. I hope you enjoy it, Elizabeth!

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150 of 365 is a 3D fish in #Inkscape #design

3D Fish
3D Fish

This was fun. I saw a 3d image as I was looking on recently, and thought I can do that in Inkscape! I took a dingbat font based fish and placed it in Inkscape on the canvas. I duplicated it twice and placed each slightly apart from one another. I used 3d glasses colors with transparency to set the tone for the 3d feel. I placed it on a slightly oxidized paper background. I added the text, played a bit with each letter’s relative kerning and spacing, and when I was happy with it, I duplicated it, and made a shadow of the duplicate. Hope you enjoyed it! If anyone has 3d glasses, let me know if it pops in the comments!

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Rider University May Faculty Development Day 2010: Social Networks for Academia

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Date: Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Venue: Rider University Science and Technology Building.

Abstract: This session will introduce attendees to four of the most popular social networks, illustrating how specific features of each can be used to directly support academic goals. Using examples from Rider and other institutions, the audience will see how academics can use LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Ning in support of curricular, co-curricular, recruitment, publicity, and community outreach purposes. We will discuss why social networks exist as well as the pitfalls, benefits, and usage best practices. Attendees will have the opportunity to create one or more social network accounts and be given guidance on how to start using them for some specific academic purpose.

Presentation: http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0Ad-YsRMv5bPqZGNrZm05ZndfNDg1Z3dkcDc3cnQ&hl=en

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149 of 365 is Ronnie James Dio #RIP in #Inkscape

Ronnie James Dio RIP
Ronnie James Dio RIP

Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45am 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private good-byes before he peacefully passed away. Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all. We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us. Please give us a few days of privacy to deal with this terrible loss. Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever.

– Wendy Dio

from DIO at Wed May 19 2010 10:24:05 GMT-0400 (EST) on http://www.ronniejamesdio.com/

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148 of 365 is a graduated cylinder in #inkscape #visualpuns

Graduated Cylinders by John LeMasney via lemasney.com
Graduated Cylinders by John LeMasney via lemasney.com

Graduated Cylinders by John LeMasney via lemasney.com
Graduated Cylinders by John LeMasney via lemasney.com

Dan Wadlinger, a friend and co-worker at Rider University suggested this sketch:

Ok John, in honor of the many graduations, I want to request a graduation sketch. A graduated graduated cylinder. Basically a graduated cylinder with a mortar-board. And a smile.

Thanks for the suggestion, Dan. Here you go!

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