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About 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.

Thumbnail for design for the the non-designer modified — Hi, friends! This week, I continue in Inkscape, the open-source digital illustration application, to explain the concepts of shapes and paths.

Design for the Non-Designer: Shapes & Paths in Inkscape

2025-11-06 in consulting tagged Creative Commons / Design / Graphics / Inkscape / Open source by lemsy (updated 112 days ago)

Design for the Non-Designer: Getting Started with Inkscape

2025-10-29 in consulting / design principles / Illustration / Inkscape / instructional technology / open source / portfolio / research interests / teaching experience tagged Design / Inkscape / Open source by lemsy (updated 112 days ago)

Hi, friends. This piece was started in 2022 and was just recently completed. It’s called Journals of War, about war, politics, and the gore of […]

“Journals of War” Mixed media on paper. 30″x40″. (lemsy, 2023)

2023-07-09 in portfolio tagged Drawing by lemsy (updated 143 days ago)

What if our smartphones could suddenly, faithfully, and quantifiably reproduce our favorite tastes, smells, and touches? What would that feel like? What would it smell like? What would it taste like? How would it disrupt our current paradigms? How would it affect culinary arts, human relationships, and memory?

Recording the rest of our senses: touch, smell, and taste.

2020-07-16 in brand / consulting / curriculum vitae / design principles / insights / portfolio / professional activities / professional experience / research interests / technology by lemsy (updated 112 days ago)

A while back, I decided to go into GIMP and create an image of me and my sons, but to overlap our faces, and merge them at the eyes, nose, and mouth. It's a simple trick, really...