LGC #5: a study of Scribus through a magazine remix

Come join us and learn how to use community developed image editing software to produce ace booklets and zines.

A screenshot of Scribus and Libre Graphics Magazine website

Date: 10/06/21

Time: 6 – 8 pm BST

Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/libre-graphics-club-5-tickets-158018380229

BBB link: https://de.meet.coop/b/lar-ix7-wsb-sqo

About this event

In our first June instalment we’ll look at Scribus, a page layout program. This is aimed at all who are interested in Free software tools for desktop publishing. If you’d like to make a booklet, newspaper, zine or a multiple page pdf, this session is for you! We’ll explore Scribus by remixing very wonderful Libre Graphics Magazine.

Scribus is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. To get the most out of the session, please take a moment to download and install it in advance.

About LGC

Libre Graphics is a broad ecosystem of digital tools and creative practises in the areas of design, illustration, typography, layout, art, photography, publishing, cartography, animation and video.

Libre Graphics Club is an artist-led pilot project to develop and deliver a series of free workshops and open access online educational resource for experimentation with free/libre arts & technologies.

In collaboration with Furtherfield, Access Space, Common House and Antiuniversity, the project provides artist, community organisers and activists with exciting opportunities to explore Libre Graphics tools above and beyond those taught within the conventional art/design curriculums, so all can do more to enchant practice in these extraordinary times.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

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Unedited videos are on Archive.org

Libre Graphics 4 Unionising 20/04/21 (click on image to see the video):

Sam’s unedited session 10/05/21:

p.s. for all who may need subtitles (we’re still searching for best linux based live captioning option) please try this workaround when watching the videos above:

Live captions are available in Chrome (but be mindful of its data collection reputation).

URL >> chrome://flags

live captioning >> change form default to enabled

URL >> chrome://settings 

> advanced

> accessibility

> live captions

4th demo invite

Come join us and learn how to use community developed image editing software to produce ace flyers and posters.

Date: 20/05
Time: 6 – 8 pm BST

Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/libre-graphics-club-tickets-154821285633

In this session Simone will be using Inkscape and the Trace Bitmap function to create a collage of images and explore colour. She will export an image to Gimp and explore the use of filters. The theme will be a kind of ‘Hidden Figures’ poster paying homage to Claudia Jones- founder of the Notting Hill Carnival. Time permitting, she will also demonstrate how to use the Inkscape Trace Bitmap function again to create a poster themed around housing activism. During this session, participants will share a poster, a flyer they have created or simply share a theme they have explored using a chosen free software or function.

There are a range of Libre Graphics programs available. We’ll be focusing on two popular tools for this session: Inkscape and GIMP (Gnu Image Manipulation Program). They are a great pairing for making flyers, posters and web graphics. Inkscape and GIMP are both available for Windows, Mac and Linux.

To get the most out of the session, please take a moment to download and install them in advance:

Inkscape: https://inkscape.org/
GIMP: https://www.gimp.org/

We are using Big Blue Button for the event – it will be recorded for archive on libregraphics.club website. Please copy the URL below.

BBB link: https://de.meet.coop/b/lar-ix7-wsb-sqo

Share your images & questions for the next session here: https://cryptpad.fr/whiteboard/#/2/whiteboard/edit/G82YAb4V-8fN3IHPRuSE00NK/

2nd session notes, chat log & some good news

While we’re preparing for the next session on 10/05, here are links to our Cryptpad documentation from the 2nd event/demo/session back in April. Notes by very wonderful David.

Notes

Chat log

Working files in one zip or separately if you wish.

There is also a great news that Kdenlive newest version supports speech to text subtitling on videos – so fingers crossed, there will be shorts from sessions we had so far soon available on this website and Archive.org.

3rd demo invite

Date: 10/05/21

Time: 6-8PM BST

BBB link.

Please register here.

Come join us and learn how to use community developed image editing software to produce ace flyers and posters.

About this Event

In our third demo session we’ll be showing you basic techniques in GIMP to create posters and digital call to actions if you’re an organisation, group or activist.

GIMP (Gnu Image Manipulation Program) is ideal for making flyers, posters and web graphics. We’ll explain the tool and how to get the most out of using it. We’ll delve into good and bad design practices, and see how simple design principles can be used to improve your design.

The session is a great introduction for people who are new to image editing tools, or who want to go from commercial programs to free and open source graphic programs (known as ‘Libre Graphics’).

GIMP is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. To get the most out of the session, please take a moment to download and install it in advance: GIMP

We are using Big Blue Button for the event – it will be recorded for archive on libregraphics.club website.

2nd session invite

Time: 6pm – 8pm BST
Date: 20/04/21
BBB link: https://de.meet.coop/b/lar-ix7-wsb-sqo

Please register here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/libre-graphics-club-tickets-150759829709?ref=estw

Libre Graphics for unionising: take 2

The session is an introduction for people who are new to image editing tools, or who want to go from commercial programs to free and open source graphic programs (known as ‘Libre Graphics’). As we learn together, it will be an improved repeat from the session we had on 10/04.

There are a range of Libre Graphics programs available. We’ll be focusing on two popular tools for this session: Inkscape and GIMP (Gnu Image Manipulation Program). They are a great pairing for making flyers, posters and web graphics. We’ll explain the differences between them, and show you how to get the most out of using them together.

Inkscape and GIMP are both available for Windows, Mac and Linux. To get the most out of the session, please take a moment to download and install them in advance:

Inkscape https://inkscape.org/
GIMP https://www.gimp.org/

We are using Big Blue Button for the event – it will be recorded for archive on libregraphics.club website.

Looking fwd to seeing you there!

1st session invite!

Time: 6pm – 8pm BST

Date: 10/04/21

Please register here.

BBB link: https://de.meet.coop/b/lar-daj-bzy-ujm

Libre Graphics for unionising

This is our first demo session focusing on posters for unionising. We will look at Artists’ Union England, UVW-DCW and MayDay Rooms archive for inspiration. This theme will inform our exploration of Gimp and Inkscape and how to prepare material for risograph and digital print.

This session is an introduction for people who are new to image editing tools, or who want to go from commercial programs to free and open source graphic programs (known as ‘Libre Graphics’).

There are a range of Libre Graphics programs available. We’ll be focussing on two popular tools for this session: Inkscape and GIMP (Gnu Image Manipulation Program). They are a great pairing for making flyers, posters and web graphics. We’ll explain the differences between them, and show you how to get the most out of using them together.

Inkscape and GIMP are both available for Windows, Mac and Linux. To get the most out of the session, please take a moment to download and install them in advance:

Inkscape

GIMP