Oct west side: Inkscape

[Benjamin Francom]

See you there!  (Those of you who can make it tonight!)

On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 12:33 PM, der.hans <PLUGd at lufthans.com> 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
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Benjamin Francom
Information Technology Executive
http://www.benjaminfran.com