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\"Variations<\/a>

Variations on Open #Inkscape<\/p><\/div>\n

On May 31st, 2012, I got the opportunity to teach high school students about Inkscape<\/a>, open source software<\/a>, and open standards<\/a>. I went over basic functionality in Inkscape, demonstrated some design techniques, and helped students with portfolio based projects. Special thanks to Mike Harris and Debi Dixler.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On May 31st, 2012, I got the opportunity to teach high school students about Inkscape, open source software, and open standards. I went over basic functionality in Inkscape, demonstrated some design techniques, and helped students with portfolio based projects. 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