artefatica

Hibernating

We've had to put Artefatica on the back burner for a bit. So we're hibernating — staying nice and cozy and safe while the harsh times pass outside. We'll be back! :)

Keeping libre graphics projects vibrant and productive

Cool discussion about how to attract and keep the range of people that keep open-source projects healthy. Lots of good sharing of practical strategies.

Tom Lechner: Laidout and strange interfaces

Tom Lechner provided impressive updates on improvements in Laidout from the last 12 months, such as onscreen imposition folding, integration of the polyhedron unwrapper, and multi-mouse/multitouch capabilities. Sorry I could not blog much on this... too busy looking at the super-cool onscreen demo! I hope there is a video somewhere.

Libre Graphics magazine: A year of fantastic

Charting the first year of Libre Graphics magazine, a publication intended to give voice to the libre graphics user community. ginger, Ana, and Ricardo explored the motivations of the publication and its editorial team, and highlighted the trials and triumphs encountered in the first year of the production and development. Libre Graphics magazine is published using a fully F/LOSS workflow, building in such libre graphics staples as Inkscape, GIMP, and Scribus.