[Design-team] FUDcon Blacksburg FLOSS design tools outreach workshop

[Emily Dirsh]

On Thu 20 Oct 2011 02:06:19 PM EDT, Máirín Duffy wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Ben Williams proposed the idea that members of the design team attending
> FUDcon Blacksburg could hold a 1-2 day workshop for Virginia Tech (the
> host of this FUDcon) students, faculty, and staff to introduce them to
> free&  open source design tools&  techniques. Here are some ideas of
> things we could do (please feel free to respond with your own):
>
> - An overview of all of the tools that are available with demos of each
> and a questions&  answers period for each (Gimp, Inkscape, Blender,
> Scribus, MyPaint, Alchemy, SwatchBooker, Xournal, Darktable, Shotwell,
> LibreOffice, etc. etc. etc.)
>
> - A few project-based deep dives into specific tools:
>    - Creating charts&  diagrams with Inkscape
>    - Creating comic books with Inkscape
>    - Correcting red eye in photos with the Gimp
>    - Creating a celebrity portraits in Gimp
>    - Creating a flyer in Scribus
>    - Your idea here
>
> - A project-based workshop that crosses tools, e.g.:
>    - Creating a newsletter using Gimp for photo manip, Inkscape for the
> logo, and Scribus for the layout
>    - Creating a 3D character using Blender for modeling and bringing it
> into Gimp or Inkscape for painting
>    - Your idea here
>
> I have taught courses / have content for *some* of the above ideas
> (charts&  diagrams, comic books, celebrity portraits) so those would be
> quicker to prep for I think.
>
> If you are planning / hoping to attend FUDcon and would be interested in
> helping out with such a course (which is a great outreach opportunity to
> help more folks make use of our tools) would you mind replying to let me
> know?
>
> I'd like to put together a proposal for Ben by Monday (24 Oct). He needs
> to know what we can do no later than Nov 1 I think because he has to
> book a room(s) and get the word out before the end of the semester
> there.
>
> ~m
>
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