You can be a professional graphic designer using the open source tools? without using Adobe products? because in college only teach it, just gave an idea of what is the free design, but the focus is more on Adobe software such as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
I particularly tried to learn to use the gimp, scribus and inkscape and the only one that pleased me doi the sribus to replace InDesign.
So I wonder if you can get success, being free, since in my opinion the tools lose some of the other software.
My Portfolio: http://sammarqs.com
hi, from Brazil
I can proficiently do design using the following tools:
CorelDraw (I have a licensed X6) Corel Photo Paint Adobe Illustrator Photoshop Inkscape
Inkscape does a great job and is comparable to CorelDraw. I prefer the two actually.
On 19 May 2015 04:47, Samuel Marques sammarques55@gmail.com wrote:
You can be a professional graphic designer using the open source tools? without using Adobe products? because in college only teach it, just gave an idea of what is the free design, but the focus is more on Adobe software such as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
I particularly tried to learn to use the gimp, scribus and inkscape and the only one that pleased me doi the sribus to replace InDesign.
So I wonder if you can get success, being free, since in my opinion the tools lose some of the other software.
My Portfolio: http://sammarqs.com
hi, from Brazil
I use Sketch. Inkscape is still great for icon design, but Sketch beats it in UI design and the export tool.
Satyajit Sahoo UX Designer Behance Profile https://www.behance.net/satyajitha28c7
We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? — The Doctor, Season 5, Episode 13.
On 19 May 2015 at 16:04, Christopher Wambugu chris@enmowe.com wrote:
I can proficiently do design using the following tools:
CorelDraw (I have a licensed X6) Corel Photo Paint Adobe Illustrator Photoshop Inkscape
Inkscape does a great job and is comparable to CorelDraw. I prefer the two actually.
On 19 May 2015 04:47, Samuel Marques sammarques55@gmail.com wrote:
You can be a professional graphic designer using the open source tools?
without using Adobe products?
because in college only teach it, just gave an idea of what is the free
design, but the focus is more on Adobe software such as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
I particularly tried to learn to use the gimp, scribus and inkscape and
the only one that pleased me doi the sribus to replace InDesign.
So I wonder if you can get success, being free, since in my opinion the
tools lose some of the other software.
My Portfolio: http://sammarqs.com
hi, from Brazil
design-team mailing list design-team@lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/design-team
I disagree with you to some extent. I'd say mostly. Right now I'm doing the JavaME service access point (fancy name for app) for a County B.I. system for one of the counties here in Kenya. The UI is basically built by code, so the images and icons are more important in this case. Inkscape and Corel helped me get done with the design in a little over 3 days into the development period. They'll launch in two weeks. Inkscape gets things done faster. Lesser adjustments to make and all.
On 19 May 2015 13:35, Satyajit Sahoo satyajit.happy@gmail.com wrote:
I use Sketch. Inkscape is still great for icon design, but Sketch beats it in UI design and the export tool.
Satyajit Sahoo UX Designer Behance Profile
We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? — The Doctor, Season 5, Episode 13.
On 19 May 2015 at 16:04, Christopher Wambugu chris@enmowe.com wrote:
I can proficiently do design using the following tools:
CorelDraw (I have a licensed X6) Corel Photo Paint Adobe Illustrator Photoshop Inkscape
Inkscape does a great job and is comparable to CorelDraw. I prefer the two actually.
On 19 May 2015 04:47, Samuel Marques sammarques55@gmail.com wrote:
You can be a professional graphic designer using the open source tools? without using Adobe products? because in college only teach it, just gave an idea of what is the free design, but the focus is more on Adobe software such as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
I particularly tried to learn to use the gimp, scribus and inkscape and the only one that pleased me doi the sribus to replace InDesign.
So I wonder if you can get success, being free, since in my opinion the tools lose some of the other software.
My Portfolio: http://sammarqs.com
hi, from Brazil
design-team mailing list design-team@lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/design-team
Have you used Sketch? It lets you design UI much faster and the export tools are awesome.
Inkscape wasn't built specifically for UI design and is a much more generic vector editor, so it cannot match a tool made specifically for UI design.
Honestly, export tools in inkscape suck. And you cannot reuse elements (you can with linked duplicates, but updating a linked duplicate doesn't update original, while the reverse works).
Satyajit Sahoo UX Designer Behance Profile https://www.behance.net/satyajitha28c7
We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? — The Doctor, Season 5, Episode 13.
On 19 May 2015 at 18:17, Christopher Wambugu chris@enmowe.com wrote:
I disagree with you to some extent. I'd say mostly. Right now I'm doing the JavaME service access point (fancy name for app) for a County B.I. system for one of the counties here in Kenya. The UI is basically built by code, so the images and icons are more important in this case. Inkscape and Corel helped me get done with the design in a little over 3 days into the development period. They'll launch in two weeks. Inkscape gets things done faster. Lesser adjustments to make and all.
On 19 May 2015 13:35, Satyajit Sahoo satyajit.happy@gmail.com wrote:
I use Sketch. Inkscape is still great for icon design, but Sketch beats
it in UI design and the export tool.
Satyajit Sahoo UX Designer Behance Profile
We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? — The
Doctor, Season 5, Episode 13.
On 19 May 2015 at 16:04, Christopher Wambugu chris@enmowe.com wrote:
I can proficiently do design using the following tools:
CorelDraw (I have a licensed X6) Corel Photo Paint Adobe Illustrator Photoshop Inkscape
Inkscape does a great job and is comparable to CorelDraw. I prefer the
two actually.
On 19 May 2015 04:47, Samuel Marques sammarques55@gmail.com wrote:
You can be a professional graphic designer using the open source
tools? without using Adobe products?
because in college only teach it, just gave an idea of what is the
free design, but the focus is more on Adobe software such as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
I particularly tried to learn to use the gimp, scribus and inkscape
and the only one that pleased me doi the sribus to replace InDesign.
So I wonder if you can get success, being free, since in my opinion
the tools lose some of the other software.
My Portfolio: http://sammarqs.com
hi, from Brazil
design-team mailing list design-team@lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/design-team
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On 05/19/2015 08:51 AM, Satyajit Sahoo wrote:
Inkscape wasn't built specifically for UI design and is a much more generic vector editor, so it cannot match a tool made specifically for UI design.
I've tried using tools specifically made for UI design but all have fallen short and been way too restrictive for my tastes. I don't like doing wireframes in one app and then having to redo them completely to do a full visual design; with inkscape i can do both in the same file.
Honestly, export tools in inkscape suck. And you cannot reuse elements (you can with linked duplicates, but updating a linked duplicate doesn't update original, while the reverse works).
Not true, there's a new symbols feature now (works similar to how symbols in Macromedia Flash work / worked.)
~m
You might be right. I'll give Sketch a try to see how it works. I bet it must be good. All in all, it depends on how you do your interface design. For example, if you can draw a gradient background in code, wouldn't that be better than using an image that would have to be resized in certain instances? Isn't it easier and more efficient if the screen orientation might have to be changed? Wouldn't it make it possible to compile a smaller sized executable? I try my best to only use images where code wouldn't suffice(icons and shapes). Then again it might be my previous years working with CLDC devices. I think you get better ratings when you strike the right balance between design and performance. Let me get Sketch.
On 19 May 2015 15:51, Satyajit Sahoo satyajit.happy@gmail.com wrote:
Have you used Sketch? It lets you design UI much faster and the export tools are awesome.
Inkscape wasn't built specifically for UI design and is a much more generic vector editor, so it cannot match a tool made specifically for UI design.
Honestly, export tools in inkscape suck. And you cannot reuse elements (you can with linked duplicates, but updating a linked duplicate doesn't update original, while the reverse works).
Satyajit Sahoo UX Designer Behance Profile
We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? — The Doctor, Season 5, Episode 13.
On 19 May 2015 at 18:17, Christopher Wambugu chris@enmowe.com wrote:
I disagree with you to some extent. I'd say mostly. Right now I'm doing the JavaME service access point (fancy name for app) for a County B.I. system for one of the counties here in Kenya. The UI is basically built by code, so the images and icons are more important in this case. Inkscape and Corel helped me get done with the design in a little over 3 days into the development period. They'll launch in two weeks. Inkscape gets things done faster. Lesser adjustments to make and all.
On 19 May 2015 13:35, Satyajit Sahoo satyajit.happy@gmail.com wrote:
I use Sketch. Inkscape is still great for icon design, but Sketch beats it in UI design and the export tool.
Satyajit Sahoo UX Designer Behance Profile
We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? — The Doctor, Season 5, Episode 13.
On 19 May 2015 at 16:04, Christopher Wambugu chris@enmowe.com wrote:
I can proficiently do design using the following tools:
CorelDraw (I have a licensed X6) Corel Photo Paint Adobe Illustrator Photoshop Inkscape
Inkscape does a great job and is comparable to CorelDraw. I prefer the two actually.
On 19 May 2015 04:47, Samuel Marques sammarques55@gmail.com wrote:
You can be a professional graphic designer using the open source tools? without using Adobe products? because in college only teach it, just gave an idea of what is the free design, but the focus is more on Adobe software such as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
I particularly tried to learn to use the gimp, scribus and inkscape and the only one that pleased me doi the sribus to replace InDesign.
So I wonder if you can get success, being free, since in my opinion the tools lose some of the other software.
My Portfolio: http://sammarqs.com
hi, from Brazil
design-team mailing list design-team@lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/design-team
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Okay. Found the symbols feature. It's actually nice. Now they just have to fix the export.
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We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? — The Doctor, Season 5, Episode 13.
On 19 May 2015 at 18:40, Christopher Wambugu chris@enmowe.com wrote:
You might be right. I'll give Sketch a try to see how it works. I bet it must be good. All in all, it depends on how you do your interface design. For example, if you can draw a gradient background in code, wouldn't that be better than using an image that would have to be resized in certain instances? Isn't it easier and more efficient if the screen orientation might have to be changed? Wouldn't it make it possible to compile a smaller sized executable? I try my best to only use images where code wouldn't suffice(icons and shapes). Then again it might be my previous years working with CLDC devices. I think you get better ratings when you strike the right balance between design and performance. Let me get Sketch.
On 19 May 2015 15:51, Satyajit Sahoo satyajit.happy@gmail.com wrote:
Have you used Sketch? It lets you design UI much faster and the export
tools are awesome.
Inkscape wasn't built specifically for UI design and is a much more
generic vector editor, so it cannot match a tool made specifically for UI design.
Honestly, export tools in inkscape suck. And you cannot reuse elements
(you can with linked duplicates, but updating a linked duplicate doesn't update original, while the reverse works).
Satyajit Sahoo UX Designer Behance Profile
We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? — The
Doctor, Season 5, Episode 13.
On 19 May 2015 at 18:17, Christopher Wambugu chris@enmowe.com wrote:
I disagree with you to some extent. I'd say mostly. Right now I'm doing
the JavaME service access point (fancy name for app) for a County B.I. system for one of the counties here in Kenya. The UI is basically built by code, so the images and icons are more important in this case. Inkscape and Corel helped me get done with the design in a little over 3 days into the development period. They'll launch in two weeks. Inkscape gets things done faster. Lesser adjustments to make and all.
On 19 May 2015 13:35, Satyajit Sahoo satyajit.happy@gmail.com wrote:
I use Sketch. Inkscape is still great for icon design, but Sketch
beats it in UI design and the export tool.
Satyajit Sahoo UX Designer Behance Profile
We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? — The
Doctor, Season 5, Episode 13.
On 19 May 2015 at 16:04, Christopher Wambugu chris@enmowe.com
wrote:
I can proficiently do design using the following tools:
CorelDraw (I have a licensed X6) Corel Photo Paint Adobe Illustrator Photoshop Inkscape
Inkscape does a great job and is comparable to CorelDraw. I prefer
the two actually.
On 19 May 2015 04:47, Samuel Marques sammarques55@gmail.com wrote:
You can be a professional graphic designer using the open source
tools? without using Adobe products?
because in college only teach it, just gave an idea of what is the
free design, but the focus is more on Adobe software such as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
I particularly tried to learn to use the gimp, scribus and
inkscape and the only one that pleased me doi the sribus to replace InDesign.
So I wonder if you can get success, being free, since in my
opinion the tools lose some of the other software.
My Portfolio: http://sammarqs.com
hi, from Brazil
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On 05/19/2015 10:51 PM, Satyajit Sahoo wrote:
Have you used Sketch? It lets you design UI much faster and the export tools are awesome.
Inkscape wasn't built specifically for UI design and is a much more generic vector editor, so it cannot match a tool made specifically for UI design.
Honestly, export tools in inkscape suck. And you cannot reuse elements (you can with linked duplicates, but updating a linked duplicate doesn't update original, while the reverse works).
I had not looked at it for a while, but there is also Pencil [1]. It is an open-source UI mockup tool, that also has export to HTML with some support for interactive mockups. Not sure how it compares to sketch 3, as it is appears to be a mac-only application that costs 99$, and I can't try it out to compare.
I just fired it up for the first time in a while, and actually looks pretty solid. (It is also available in the Fedora repos)
Might be interesting to work on a adwaita set of templates for mocking up apps for Fedora Workstation.
cheers, ryanlerch
[1] - http://pencil.evolus.vn/
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We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? — The Doctor, Season 5, Episode 13.
On 19 May 2015 at 18:17, Christopher Wambugu <chris@enmowe.com mailto:chris@enmowe.com> wrote:
I disagree with you to some extent. I'd say mostly. Right now I'm doing the JavaME service access point (fancy name for app) for a County B.I. system for one of the counties here in Kenya. The UI is basically built by code, so the images and icons are more important in this case. Inkscape and Corel helped me get done with the design in a little over 3 days into the development period. They'll launch in two weeks. Inkscape gets things done faster. Lesser adjustments to make and all. On 19 May 2015 13:35, Satyajit Sahoo <satyajit.happy@gmail.com <mailto:satyajit.happy@gmail.com>> wrote: > > I use Sketch. Inkscape is still great for icon design, but Sketch beats it in UI design and the export tool. > > Satyajit Sahoo > UX Designer > Behance Profile > > We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? — The Doctor, Season 5, Episode 13. > > > On 19 May 2015 at 16:04, Christopher Wambugu <chris@enmowe.com <mailto:chris@enmowe.com>> wrote: >> >> I can proficiently do design using the following tools: >> >> CorelDraw (I have a licensed X6) >> Corel Photo Paint >> Adobe Illustrator >> Photoshop >> Inkscape >> >> Inkscape does a great job and is comparable to CorelDraw. I prefer the two actually. >> >> On 19 May 2015 04:47, Samuel Marques <sammarques55@gmail.com <mailto:sammarques55@gmail.com>> wrote: >> > >> > You can be a professional graphic designer using the open source tools? without using Adobe products? >> > because in college only teach it, just gave an idea of what is the free design, but the focus is more on Adobe software such as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. >> > >> > I particularly tried to learn to use the gimp, scribus and inkscape and the only one that pleased me doi the sribus to replace InDesign. >> > >> > So I wonder if you can get success, being free, since in my opinion the tools lose some of the other software. >> > >> > My Portfolio: http://sammarqs.com >> > >> > hi, from Brazil >> _______________________________________________ >> design-team mailing list >> design-team@lists.fedoraproject.org <mailto:design-team@lists.fedoraproject.org> >> https://lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/design-team > > _______________________________________________ design-team mailing list design-team@lists.fedoraproject.org <mailto:design-team@lists.fedoraproject.org> https://lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/design-team
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Morning.
I have been working with design for over 10 years now using only OpenSource Tools. I've worked at a Linux Education Institute where we had to develop courses and marketing (web, printed and for tv); and never had a problem. I also worked for my country's (.ve) and Guatemala's government (again, only OpenSource tools) and right now I'm building my personal business as a photographer (again, editing only with OpenSource).
I have seen people who do fantastic things using Non-Open tools, but I have also seen some terrible mistakes. For me, a professional designer is not about the tool, but more about the eye of the user who can put his/hers ideas on paper/screen.
Have a great day.
2015-05-19 8:17 GMT-04:30 Christopher Wambugu chris@enmowe.com:
I disagree with you to some extent. I'd say mostly. Right now I'm doing the JavaME service access point (fancy name for app) for a County B.I. system for one of the counties here in Kenya. The UI is basically built by code, so the images and icons are more important in this case. Inkscape and Corel helped me get done with the design in a little over 3 days into the development period. They'll launch in two weeks. Inkscape gets things done faster. Lesser adjustments to make and all.
On 19 May 2015 13:35, Satyajit Sahoo satyajit.happy@gmail.com wrote:
I use Sketch. Inkscape is still great for icon design, but Sketch beats
it in UI design and the export tool.
Satyajit Sahoo UX Designer Behance Profile
We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? — The
Doctor, Season 5, Episode 13.
On 19 May 2015 at 16:04, Christopher Wambugu chris@enmowe.com wrote:
I can proficiently do design using the following tools:
CorelDraw (I have a licensed X6) Corel Photo Paint Adobe Illustrator Photoshop Inkscape
Inkscape does a great job and is comparable to CorelDraw. I prefer the
two actually.
On 19 May 2015 04:47, Samuel Marques sammarques55@gmail.com wrote:
You can be a professional graphic designer using the open source
tools? without using Adobe products?
because in college only teach it, just gave an idea of what is the
free design, but the focus is more on Adobe software such as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
I particularly tried to learn to use the gimp, scribus and inkscape
and the only one that pleased me doi the sribus to replace InDesign.
So I wonder if you can get success, being free, since in my opinion
the tools lose some of the other software.
My Portfolio: http://sammarqs.com
hi, from Brazil
design-team mailing list design-team@lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/design-team
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On 05/18/2015 09:47 PM, Samuel Marques wrote:
You can be a professional graphic designer using the open source tools? without using Adobe products? because in college only teach it, just gave an idea of what is the free design, but the focus is more on Adobe software such as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
I particularly tried to learn to use the gimp, scribus and inkscape and the only one that pleased me doi the sribus to replace InDesign.
So I wonder if you can get success, being free, since in my opinion the tools lose some of the other software.
There's quite a few of us who use the FLOSS tools without issue. The main challenge is if you have to use spot colors; it's possible but a little hacky. I find Inkscape and Gimp to be more feature-rich than their proprietary cousins.
~m
On 19 May 2015 at 18:30, Máirín Duffy duffy@fedoraproject.org wrote:
I've tried using tools specifically made for UI design but all have fallen short and been way too restrictive for my tastes. I don't like doing wireframes in one app and then having to redo them completely to do a full visual design; with inkscape i can do both in the same file.
Believe me, Sketch is one of a kind. You can edit vector inside Sketch as it's vector editor too. But the tools and organization is more focused towards UI design rather than complex icon designs. I've never needed to redo my designs or adjust them in another tool, except raster images.
Not true, there's a new symbols feature now (works similar to how symbols in Macromedia Flash work / worked.)
There is? In which version? And how do you use it?
On 19 May 2015 at 18:31, Máirín Duffy duffy@fedoraproject.org wrote:
There's quite a few of us who use the FLOSS tools without issue. The main challenge is if you have to use spot colors; it's possible but a little hacky. I find Inkscape and Gimp to be more feature-rich than their proprietary cousins.
That is true, but it's always good when things are easier to do. I find Inkscape much better when doing icons and stuff.
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We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? — The Doctor, Season 5, Episode 13.
On 19 May 2015 at 18:31, Máirín Duffy duffy@fedoraproject.org wrote:
On 05/18/2015 09:47 PM, Samuel Marques wrote:
You can be a professional graphic designer using the open source tools? without using Adobe products? because in college only teach it, just gave an idea of what is the free design, but the focus is more on Adobe software such as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
I particularly tried to learn to use the gimp, scribus and inkscape and the only one that pleased me doi the sribus to replace InDesign.
So I wonder if you can get success, being free, since in my opinion the tools lose some of the other software.
There's quite a few of us who use the FLOSS tools without issue. The main challenge is if you have to use spot colors; it's possible but a little hacky. I find Inkscape and Gimp to be more feature-rich than their proprietary cousins.
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On 05/19/2015 09:08 AM, Satyajit Sahoo wrote:
Believe me, Sketch is one of a kind. You can edit vector inside Sketch as it's vector editor too. But the tools and organization is more focused towards UI design rather than complex icon designs. I've never needed to redo my designs or adjust them in another tool, except raster images.
I've watched a lot of tools come and go over the past 15 years in the industry (some online apps that went under and folks who relied on them lost everything;) sticking with Inkscape for the past 10 hasn't caused me any issues.
Not true, there's a new symbols feature now (works similar to how symbols in Macromedia Flash work / worked.)
There is? In which version? And how do you use it?
Quick tutorial: http://goinkscape.com/inkscape-main-tool-icons-symbol-library/
~m
Also, it is good if Inkscape works for you. The important thing is, we need to get the work done. Whatever tool we use doesn't really matter.
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We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? — The Doctor, Season 5, Episode 13.
On 19 May 2015 at 19:03, Máirín Duffy duffy@fedoraproject.org wrote:
On 05/19/2015 09:08 AM, Satyajit Sahoo wrote:
Believe me, Sketch is one of a kind. You can edit vector inside Sketch as it's vector editor too. But the tools and organization is more focused towards UI design rather than complex icon designs. I've never needed to redo my designs or adjust them in another tool, except raster images.
I've watched a lot of tools come and go over the past 15 years in the industry (some online apps that went under and folks who relied on them lost everything;) sticking with Inkscape for the past 10 hasn't caused me any issues.
Not true, there's a new symbols feature now (works similar to how symbols in Macromedia Flash work / worked.)
There is? In which version? And how do you use it?
Quick tutorial: http://goinkscape.com/inkscape-main-tool-icons-symbol-library/
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On 05/19/2015 09:39 AM, Satyajit Sahoo wrote:
Also, it is good if Inkscape works for you. The important thing is, we need to get the work done. Whatever tool we use doesn't really matter.
Actually, here on the Fedora design team it does matter - Inkscape / SVG and Gimp / XCF are standards this team has agreed upon for quite some time so we're able to collaborate and share files without having to worry about incompatibilities. (Nevermind the ethos of using free tools, which is also important)
~m
Actually, here on the Fedora design team it does matter - Inkscape / SVG and Gimp / XCF are standards this team has agreed upon for quite some time so we're able to collaborate and share files without having to worry about incompatibilities. (Nevermind the ethos of using free tools, which is also important)
~m
Thanks for the insight Duffy. Sorry team, rush hour traffic saw me miss yesterday's meeting. It was happening at 7pm local time. Put things in place to make sure I don't miss the next one.
Kind regards.
Hi,
2015-05-19 15:08 GMT+02:00 Satyajit Sahoo satyajit.happy@gmail.com:
On 19 May 2015 at 18:30, Máirín Duffy duffy@fedoraproject.org wrote:
I've tried using tools specifically made for UI design but all have fallen short and been way too restrictive for my tastes. I don't like doing wireframes in one app and then having to redo them completely to do a full visual design; with inkscape i can do both in the same file.
Believe me, Sketch is one of a kind. You can edit vector inside Sketch as it's vector editor too. But the tools and organization is more focused towards UI design rather than complex icon designs. I've never needed to redo my designs or adjust them in another tool, except raster images.
Not true, there's a new symbols feature now (works similar to how symbols in Macromedia Flash work / worked.)
There is? In which version? And how do you use it?
Symbols are part of the SVG standard 1.1 since a long time, Inkscape integrated it with version 0.91, so Fedora user can already use it. Inkscape brings a set of symbol library as default stored under .../symbols you can open the dialog with choosing object->symbols or Ctrl-Shift-Y and just drag & drop in the needed one. Visio stencil files .vss can also be used as symbol librarys. The feature to convert a drawing into an symbol isnt integrated yet but will come, but it can be done by hand
On 19 May 2015 at 18:31, Máirín Duffy duffy@fedoraproject.org wrote:
There's quite a few of us who use the FLOSS tools without issue. The main challenge is if you have to use spot colors; it's possible but a little hacky. I find Inkscape and Gimp to be more feature-rich than their proprietary cousins.
That is true, but it's always good when things are easier to do. I find Inkscape much better when doing icons and stuff.
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On 19 May 2015 at 18:31, Máirín Duffy duffy@fedoraproject.org wrote:
On 05/18/2015 09:47 PM, Samuel Marques wrote:
You can be a professional graphic designer using the open source tools? without using Adobe products? because in college only teach it, just gave an idea of what is the free design, but the focus is more on Adobe software such as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
I particularly tried to learn to use the gimp, scribus and inkscape and the only one that pleased me doi the sribus to replace InDesign.
So I wonder if you can get success, being free, since in my opinion the tools lose some of the other software.
There's quite a few of us who use the FLOSS tools without issue. The main challenge is if you have to use spot colors; it's possible but a little hacky. I find Inkscape and Gimp to be more feature-rich than their proprietary cousins.
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