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20121120: A study in hexagonal geometry by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design #cc

20121120: A study in hexagonal geometry by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design #cc
20121120: A study in hexagonal geometry by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design #cc
20121120: A study in hexagonal geometry by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design #cc
20121120: A study in hexagonal geometry by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design #cc

This image was fairly simple to do in Inkscape. I created a single line, duplicated it, curved the line, and repeated, increasing the curve each time. Once I had the first ‘module’, I duplicated and rotated it until I had a hexagonal shape. I played a bit with palette by making each module a different color, created a vignetted background, and moved the hexagonal shape off-center to add interest.

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20121119: A shoe made out of text by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design #cc

20111119: A high heeled shoe made out of text by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design #cc
20111119: A high heeled shoe made out of text by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design #cc
20111119: A high heeled shoe made out of text by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design #cc
20111119: A high heeled shoe made out of text by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design #cc

Inkscape makes it especially easy to manipulate the shape of text to meet the edges of a recognizable silhouette.

I thought I might start adding music to these posts to listen along to while you enjoy the design. Here’s what came to mind with this one. Queens Of The Stone Age – Monsters In The Parasol

 

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20121117: Optimism by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design

20121117: Optimism by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design
20121117: Optimism by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design
20121117: Optimism by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design
20121117: Optimism by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design

An interesting use of the text follows path tool in Inkscape to show a bit of optimism.

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20121114: Touchpad two-finger-tap gesture by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design

20121114: Touchpad two-finger-tap gesture by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design
20121114: Touchpad two-finger-tap gesture by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design
20121114: Touchpad two-finger-tap gesture by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design
20121114: Touchpad two-finger-tap gesture by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design

On Mac OS X, some applications, like GIMP and Inkscape, use ctrl combinations for other purposes, rendering a ctrl-click (like a right-click, brings up a contextual menu) inoperable. In cases where a touchpad is present, a two finger click works equally well. You might also consider connecting a two-button mouse, though given the touchpad solution, it may be unnecessary.

 

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20121111: an explanation of SVG vs. PNG

SVG vs. PNG by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design (cc-sa)
SVG vs. PNG by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design (cc-sa)
20121111: And explanation of SVG vs. PNG by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design (cc-sa)
20121111: And explanation of SVG vs. PNG by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #design (cc-sa)

So this is an explanation of the two key formats that you can spit out of Inkscape, the open source vector illustration program. I made it to explain the conceptual difference to my digital media communication class.

 

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LILRC: Workshop – Hands-on Inkscape

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On June 4th, 2012, I gave a long session on using Inkscape in-depth to the Long Island Library Regional Consortium. We discussed bitmap versus vector images, and introduced all of Inkscape’s main tools, then ran through recreating an illustration. Some feedback I got after the session included:

  • Speaker has extraordinary knowledge
  • Instructor was very open to answering questions and going over things multiple times
  • Overall, very well done
  • Very knowledgeable
  • Hands-on with excellent answers to our (millions) of questions
  • Very detailed instructor
  • Excellent intro to new capabilities
  • The instructional concept in using inkscape/graphic design (was a strength)