You have a branding folder in the source of inkscape. Look here.
Thanks!
And Yes, though there doesn't seem to be a consistent style for
writing "Draw Freely".
This leaves me with some options:
1. I could choose a version I like from the website (my favorite is
the one accompanying the vector Bird graphic). Is there a vector asset
for this? I could trace it from the graphic, but this is more work.
2. I could write it myself, since I have decent handwriting. If like
to do it in Inkscape with my Wacom tablet, however it seems that
pressure sensitivity is broken in my version of Inkscape for the time
being.
3. I could ask if there it already a repo for Inkscape branding stuff,
and if there isn't, start one. :)
Any thoughts?
Is the font used in INKSCAPE title an open font? If not, I'm tempted
to raid Google's web fonts for a Libre alternative.
-C
On 1 Sep 2015 1:30 am, "Josh Andler" <scislac@...400...> wrote:
Looks great so far! I assume you know already (by your
description),
but the assets for "Inkscape" and "Draw Freely" from the
about
screen
should be used to keep the branding consistent. Looking
forward to
seeing the next iteration!
Cheers,
Josh
On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 2:21 PM, C R <cajhne@...400...> wrote:
> Quick video template update (to keep bullshit from
walking ;) )
> I've almost completed the intro animation, but got bogged
down with some
> emergency charity work that a friend required last-minute.
> I wanted to add in the sound effects, which I've recorded
myself, but ran
> out of time tonight.
> However, here is a quick wip sample for your Monday night
amusement:
>
>
www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/inkscape_intro_animation_wip.ogv
>
> The title "INKSCAPE" will fade in underneath and "Draw
Freely" will be
> scribbled in underneath it as last additions.
>
> Thanks for the patience. Hope everyone's collective weekend
has been a
> pleasant one. :)
>
> More soon.
>
> -C
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 10:31 AM, C R <cajhne@...400...>
wrote:
>>
>> PS- Speaking of crowd-funding, be sure to visit Synfig Open
Source
>> Animation Studio's crowdfunding campaign and show them some
love! :)
>>
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/synfig-free-animation-software#/story
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 9:39 AM, C R <cajhne@...400...>
wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> So I'm getting late to this discussion. I guess it
sounds like people
>>>> are
>>>> ready to do this!
>>>
>>>
>>> This will be an ongoing project, so input is great at any
stage. You're
>>> not late either, it's early times still. :)
>>>
>>>>
>>>> (sorry, kind of long)
>>>>
>>>
>>> Also never a problem. More information is better!
>>> Welcome to the discussion, and thanks for your advise!
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm of the opinion that there is no lack of tutorials in
the Inkscape
>>>> community. I've done some both intensive and extensive
searching for
>>>> Inkscape tutorials, to compile a centralized source of
tutorials, for
>>>> the
>>>> community (something I saw lacking in the community, and
wanted to
>>>> provide).
>>>>
http://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php
>>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for the link, and for your work collecting and
vetting these
>>> resources! :) I'll have a look through these, I'm sure
they will be quite
>>> useful not only in determining the best way to proceed,
but in terms of
>>> information content and possible linking from the finished
documentation
>>> (pending approval from the parties that made them). It may
also be good to
>>> have two video sections that link off the main
Inkscape.org website, one to
>>> a set of official tutorials, and the other to the growing
set of excellent
>>> community-done resources.
>>>
>>> For the tool feature videos, it would be useful to have
small official
>>> videos to accompany the documentation. I find that it's
quite a matter of
>>> preference which people prefer (written or video
tutorial). Even my own
>>> preference changes depending on my moods, so having both
available is no bad
>>> thing.
>>>
>>> Official videos have manifold purpose:
>>>
>>> -They provide concise context-relevant information that we
can include
>>> alongside the documentation for Inkscape. This saves time
having to google
>>> for videos of the information at hand, so more time can be
spent learning in
>>> a streamlined way, that it may not be possible to get from
even a list of
>>> several thousand user-contributed videos. There will be a
lot of repeating
>>> concepts that are covered in user-videos, but there will
also be be a lot of
>>> gap-filling as well.
>>>
>>> -They provide more content-rich
inkscape.org, which adds
to the
>>> professional image of the project, and is important for
trust and provides a
>>> nicer experience for new users. I've lost count how many
times people
>>> posting on the forums have been told to "google it" (even
though I reached
>>> these comments BY Googling!). Why should they have to
google it? Users can
>>> spend more time learning, and less time reading what other
users think about
>>> their issue on forums (that's time saved in hours across
possibly hundreds
>>> of comments). We are in the unique position to provide an
answer, on the
>>> spot, that is guaranteed to be the correct one. :)
>>>
>>> -They are a resource under the project's control. One of
the criticisms
>>> that our open source community faces is that information
is scatter-shot,
>>> and you may not be able to find resources, or links may be
broken to the
>>> original content, or the content may only be available in
some countries.
>>> Having control over our content ensures we can reach the
most people.
>>>
>>> -They give us another opportunity to connect with more
users. This is
>>> important not only for development purposes, but also for
social media
>>> campaigns for development acceleration, appearing at
graphics conventions,
>>> etc. (I do all my convention-booth graphics in Inkscape,
btw. So thanks
>>> again to all the Inkscape devs for making life easy for
me!)
>>>
>>> -It enhances the public image of Inkscape as a
professional resource for
>>> serious designers. Great-looking well-thought out videos
are a must for a
>>> project like Inkscape! :) Every video serves as yet one
one more
>>> advertisement for the Inkscape project. The more of them
there are, the more
>>> eyes are likely to see them. We can capture search
keywords as well with
>>> each video, gaining the project more exposure.
>>>
>>> -It provides an opportunity for us to teach best practices
for
>>> professional design workflows, as well as educate new
users, and ease the
>>> transition from commercial software packages. (If you Like
Illustrator,
>>> you're going to LOVE Inkscape!) :D
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> So I'm bewildered with complaints of people not being
able to find
>>>> tutorials. I did that all with my handy internet search
engine.
>>>> Nothing
>>>> fancy, I can assure you! I wonder if maybe those folks
just have not
>>>> ventured outside of DA, in their search?
>>>
>>>
>>> Or their search terms didn't turn up any relevant videos.
One of the
>>> problems with video content is if you are looking for
something very
>>> specific, you may have to hunt through lots of complete
tutorials, hoping
>>> they cover the thing you want to know. This problem is
solved more easily
>>> with feature-focused videos, accompanied by all relevant
keywords. The
>>>
inkscape.org website should also contain a search box to
search these
>>> keywords in our own collection of official videos. I also
recommend an
>>> expandable tree-style map of our videos providing a way to
click down and
>>> feel out what you are searching for (handy if you don't
know what a feature
>>> is named).
>>>
>>>
>>> For example, a piece of the tree could go:
>>>
>>> +Tools
>>> -Select and Transform Tool
>>> -Edit Paths By Nodes Tool
>>> +Tweak Objects Tool
>>> - Tool Overview
>>> - Using Different Modes
>>> - Width, Force, and Fidelity - Getting the effects
you want
>>> + FAQ / Troubleshooting
>>> - Why does the rest of my shape turn into a glob?
>>> - It's only working on some objects, but not
others
>>> - etc.
>>> -Zoom Tool
>>> -Measurement Tool
>>> -Rectangle/Square Tool
>>> -etc.
>>> -Working with Shapes
>>> -Working with Layers
>>> -Working with Groups
>>> -Selecting
>>> -Filters
>>> -Exporting
>>> +Using Colours
>>> -What is a colour space?
>>> -What is a colour system?
>>> +FAQ / Troubleshooting
>>> -My printer wants an Illustrator (.ai) file,
arrrgh!
>>> -My greens are looking too Blue in print
>>> -My blacks are too grey in print
>>> +What should I use for my project?
>>> +Can Inkscape use PANTONE colours?
>>> -Pre-Press Considerations
>>> -etc. etc.
>>>
>>>
>>> Note that only certain branches of the tree need videos.
Others could
>>> have a quick animated gif with a text explanation. It's
important to include
>>> all the written and video materials together, so visitors
do not have to
>>> visit different sections of the website to find the
information they are
>>> after.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Nevertheless, I do think it's important that there are
"official"
>>>> tutorials.
>>>> There was some talk a few months ago about building a
Documentation
>>>> team,
>>>> and I would certainly look forward to participating in
such a group
>>>> (although iirc, it was only going to happen when someone
had more
>>>> time.....I
>>>> don't remember the exact details anymore).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I would be happy to assist the Documentation team.
>>> I would be equally happy to help assemble it if those
involved previously
>>> do not presently have the time.
>>>
>>>> I think more *official* tutorials are needed, than the 6
or so currently
>>>> available. But I have serious reservations about video
tutorials with
>>>> music
>>>> background and no narration. I have never seen such a
video that I
>>>> found
>>>> was helpful, in my opinion.
>>>
>>>
>>> There will be narration, it will just be textual,
step-by-step, rather
>>> than voiced over.
>>> There is nothing preventing people from adding voice
overs, but I'd like
>>> to start cranking out as many of these videos as possible,
and I'm not
>>> convinced my voice would be pleasing enough. :)
>>>
>>>>
>>>> (You may notice there are probably less than 5
>>>> YouTube vids on my page. It's because I haven't found
many worthwhile,
>>>> that
>>>> aren't connected to a proprietary venture.)
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, control over the videos is a key benefit of doing
them ourselves.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Videos from the Screencasters (heathenx/Richard Querrin)
series are
>>>> still
>>>> the best video tutorials around, imo (even though now
somewhat dated).
>>>> I
>>>> think they represent the standard we should strive for,
if there is some
>>>> consensus that video tutorials are needed more that text
tutorials.
>>>> Although I haven't seen any indication of a need for
video tutorials,
>>>> more
>>>> than text. It's just trendy, afaict.
>>>
>>>
>>> For the longer videos, I'd agree, but for feature
documentation videos,
>>> we will need more concise and much shorter videos with
less banter, and none
>>> of the "subscribe, rate, etc." stuff. :)
>>>
>>> That sounds like a cute idea for an intro to the
tutorials (the
>>> bouncing
>>>>
>>>> bubbles, etc.), but honestly, that's the fun part of
making tutorials.
>>>> Has
>>>> anyone volunteered to make the actual tutorial part of
the videos? (I
>>>> haven't finished with reading the whole thread yet.)
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm volunteering for both at this point, but once we have
the kit (which
>>> includes the finished intro/outro, and caption overlay),
it will be easier
>>> to enlist others to help with the tutorial parts
(screen-captures, and
>>> captioning).
>>> It may sound fun and trivial, but the intro, format and
templates are the
>>> ground-work for a professional video series. They will
make the tutorial
>>> content consistent, and MUCH easier to do. The point of
these initial steps
>>> is to produce a kit that we can use to make quick,
professional looking
>>> videos with Inkscape branding. While I will have the
initial sample
>>> completed this weekend, I suspect we will change it a bit
based on feedback.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for listening,
>>>> brynn
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for your input and thoughts! They help
tremendously.
>>>
>>> -C
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>> From: "Martin Owens" <doctormo@...400...>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 7:53 AM
>>>> To: "Inkscape Devel List"
<inkscape-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net>
>>>> Subject: [Inkscape-devel] User Help (tutorials)
>>>>
>>>> >
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