Hi Mark. I suppose I don't quite understand your SVG group user base. :) Is it possible to be in web development/design and not be familiar with software tools to create graphics? At any rate, the presentation should be good for newbies as well as artists who are switching. I suppose you could cater more to newcomers - Everyone should know the difference between raster and vector graphics, and this is a good way of spreading that awareness too.
Both groups would benefit from seeing some simple walk-throughs and probably the beginners guide Elisa, Maren, and others in the Inkscape docs team are polishing up at the moment.
Real time chat will be difficult for me the next few days mainly because I'm scrambling about trying to prepare things for the Inkscape Hackfest which is only days away now.
At any rate, I'd start by posting a checklist of what you would like to show/teach in your SVGfest. Installing is a good first presentation, and especially useful for people on Macs, where there are extra steps. How many team members do you have to help people at the fest?
Are you thinking of doing any fund-raising activities, or is this just for information? Might be a good opportunity to raise a bit of money for the project with inkscape stickers etc. If you are interested in this, let me know. I'll see about getting some to you.
Thanks for your hard work to promote SVG and Inkscape!
-C
On Sat, Jun 24, 2017 at 6:10 AM, MarkT <paradisaeidae@...155...> wrote:
Hi Chris, Naming it an Inkscape Install-fest may imply difficulty. Inkscape is astonishingly easy to install. And let me say here that I've noticed Inkscape's reliability go to rock solid in the recent years. Is there a colour called 'impressed'?
So I'll adjust it to SVG Tooling Festival. So far the graphics savvy mob are not appearing in SVG groups AFAIK. They gravitate towards those with 'creative' in the description. Looks like you're in the UK? This is hazardous to real-time chats?
Cya, MarkT
On 23/06/17 17:12, C R wrote:
A few quick thoughts: