See you there! (Those of you who can make it tonight!) On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 12:33 PM, der.hans wrote: > moin moin, > > http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/338 > > 2010 Oct 27 - 19:00 > > DeVry University / Keller Graduate School of Management > 6751 N Sunset Blvd, Glendale, AZ > > Topic: Benjamin will be presenting a tutorial on Inkscape basics which > include working with paths, text, objects, and their layout/design. He > will show how you can import a bitmap and convert it to a vector > equivalent, and how to touch it up and export it. He likes to have an open > discussion so if we need to get more technical, we can. > > Bio: Benjamin serves as Chief Information Officer for a construction > company based in Phoenix. He oversees the technology, graphic design, > security, and communications for 24 remote offices throughout the United > States. Benjamin loves working with people and technology to see how > creative approaches can be applied to leverage business strategies. He > have been using and promoting Linux and FreeBSD since 2003, and his > company currently runs Linux on the majority of its servers. Before his > foray into the technical side of computers, he was a graphic artist and he > still loves using open source design tools including Inkscape, GIMP, and > Scribus wherever possible. Benjamin received his Bachelors degree in > Computer Engineering Technology from DeVry (Phoenix) in 2004, and his > Masters degree in Information Management from ASU in 2009. Benjamin's > current technical interests include virtualization and security. > > Inkscape: From http://inkscape.org/ - Inkscape is "an Open Source vector > graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or > Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. > > Inkscape supports many advanced SVG features (markers, clones, alpha > blending, etc.) and great care is taken in designing a streamlined > interface. It is very easy to edit nodes, perform complex path operations, > trace bitmaps and much more. [Inkscape folks] also aim to maintain a > thriving user and developer community by using open, community-oriented > development." > > ciao, > > der.hans > -- > #  http://www.LuftHans.com/        http://www.LuftHans.com/Classes/ > #  "To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks." > #     -- Robert Heinlein > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Benjamin Francom Information Technology Executive http://www.benjaminfran.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss