On 01/07/2016 06:10 PM, Paul W. Frields wrote: > If you want to try your hand at making a banner image for the > Magazine, start by using the templates that Ryan has helpfully > provided. You'll need the Inkscape app installed. > > 1. Open a terminal. > > 2. (optional) Change directory to the folder where you like to store > your project work. > > $ cd projects # or some other folder > > 3. Clone the repository > > $ git clone https://pagure.io/fedoramagazine-images.git > > 4. Open Inkscape, and choose File > Open... (or Ctrl+O). Navigate to > the project folder, then into "fedoramagazine-images", then into > "images." Choose the "template.svg" file. > > 5. Save this as a *new* file with a different name. > > You can use the assets inside this file to start with the right sized > document, with some pre-configured backgrounds. Feel free to look at > other SVGs for guidance. Try to stick with fonts and motifs that you > see in recent banners. But also feel free to experiment. For > instance, use photographs (freely licensed, such as CC-BY or CC-BY-SA) > with a text overlay for a nice look. > > If you'd like to post your work somewhere, it's helpful to convert it > to a JPG first. Save your SVG in the "fedoramagazine-images/images/" > folder as above. Let's say it's called "mybanner.svg". Open a > terminal, go to that directory, and type "make mybanner.jpg" and that > will create the correct sized JPG for you. You can post that online, > and post the URL of the JPG to this list. > > * Don't attach files to email to this list -- URLs are preferred. Does this content live somewhere like the community blog? Cause... that'd be a cool thing to put there. Best, jzb -- Joe Brockmeier | Community Team, OSAS jzb@xxxxxxxxxx | http://community.redhat.com/ Twitter: @jzb | http://dissociatedpress.net/
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