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321 of 365 is an endless cycle #Inkscape #design

 

Endless cycle
Endless cycle

So this really came out of the idea that I wanted to make a limo style tandem bike. I found an interesting, simple piece of bike clip art, and place a few of them together, wheel to wheel, and called it done. Then, like so many ‘finished’ things, I had a what if moment, where I wondered if I could get the bikes to line up in a circle. When I realized it was possible, and did it, I decided to make riders. Then, I thought it would be interesting to have two riders on each bike. Finally, I decided to fill in the central space with the jumper. Special thanks to the creators of the Parkour font.

tags: bike, biking, cycling, cycle, forever, life, travel, jump, parkour, Inkscape, design, open source, creative commons, sharism, 365

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316 of 365 is a pair of scissors #Inkscape #drawing

 

Scissors
Scissors

Lately I’ve been remembering my mother by sketching objects in Inkscape that remind me of her. My mom worked on a heavy duty sewing machine quite a lot when I was a kid. She always had a fine set of scissors that I would use from time to time for really horrible-for-scissors tasks, like cutting wires, and she would get really upset. Now that I have fine tools of my own, it makes perfect sense why she was so upset. In this and many other ways she taught me to appreciate delicate instruments of creation and work. Thanks, Mom!

tags: mom, memory, scissors, cutting, respect, tools, Inkscape, drawing, 365, wacom, open source, creative commons, freedom

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315 of 365 is not reinventing the wheel #Inkscape #design #philosophy

 

On experience
On experience

There have been many times in my life when I’ve been tempted to build from scratch. Especially in web based projects, I’m often told that no preexisting solution or framework will be able to help me to solve a given problem. I stopped taking that advice and learned a very long time ago that we have several beautiful and continuously improved interfaces for searching the depths of recorded history, that every problem I’ve encountered has likely been long solved by someone else, and that they more often than not have written about their experience, sometimes going as far as to document the solutions with illustrated steps. Building from scratch may do something for your ego, but does very little for your productivity. And I’ve yet to find someone who cares significantly about the extra work you did to get up to speed with a better solution that was already out there.

tags: history, google, originality, productivity, intentions, Inkscape, typography, type, words, 365, open source, creative commons

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312 of 365 is a #coffee cup #Inkscape #drawing

Coffee cup
Coffee cup

Mom always had coffee brewed and waiting on the counter, often cold. It sometimes sat for hours and hours, but she would just put about 8 ounces in a cup, microwave it for a minute and 11 seconds, and set it up with an entire scoop of hot cocoa mix, a packet of sugar substitute, and an entire scoop of non dairy creamer. I was at least 17 before I knew what coffee actually tasted like, but I drank her concoction from the age of about 10 on. Hers tastes far better, but it makes everything else in the world taste a little plain.

tags: mom, coffee, kitchen, recipe, overdoing, extremes, memory, design, inkscape, drawing. wacom, 365, open source, creative commons, sharism

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311 of 365 is a peppermill #Inkscape #drawing #food

 

Peppermill
Peppermill

As regular followers know, I lost my mom on Sunday. I imagine a lot of my remaining 2010 sketches will be influenced in some way by her memory. She was a fantastic cook, and had glorious Sunday roast beef dinners with 6 vegetables and homemade gravy. She taught me a lot about the art of seasoning, and I’ll never forget it.

tags: mom, stovetop, pepper, cooking, seasoning, roast beef, good food, inkscape, design, drawing, open source, creative commons, 365

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310 of 365 is for Jack #Inkscape #typography #design

Do your best
Do your best

My son Jack turned 6 today. It’s funny how things happen, cosidering that my mom passed away yesterday, on Halloween, and now today, Jack turns six. He’s just old enough to know what’s going on in our family, and I’m very sad for him, but also, quite proud. He’s doing as well as any of us, and I think he’ll be just fine. The only piece of advice I can think of to give him for the next year of his life is the same thing that he has already been doing: giving his best. I love you Jack, and happy birthday wishes to you.

tags: birthday, Jack, best, effort, wisdom, knowledge, awareness, Inkscape, design, creative commons, open source, sharing, 365