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 > > _______________________________________________ > design-team mailing list > design-team@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/design-team > > Count me in _______________________________________________ design-team mailing list design-team@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/design-team
