2. Nómade project
May 2005 >
www.nomade.org.ar
“an interface between artists
and free software”
“free, but not pure”
Two lines of action:
- supporting a first approach, trough a dedicated
install-party, demos, documentation, list, wiki, etc.
- design completely made with free software
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3. May 28, 2005, Córdoba: Install-party
A “customized” version of Mandrake created by the Córdoba
free software users group (GRULIC)
Software demos by artists
General introduction and help from Grulic
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4. A platform,
in order to give support to the experience:
- a shared wiki (now frozen)
http://nomade.liminar.com.ar/
- a mailing list
later
- a blog http://www.nomade.org.ar/sitio/
Documentation of some problems/doubts:
Encuestas
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5. the context
- short history of use of software in graphic
design, associated originally to one specific
brand of hardware and software (Apple and
Adobe), and later to a few alternatives
depending on platform, quickly established
as standards.
- free software arrived in late nineties to
artists and designers field, but just as
“curiosity” and philosophical proposal.
- later (until now) free software is an option
considered not professional, for amateurs or
beginners
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6. Why choose free software in that
scene?
Producing complete graphic
design pieces with free
software: aligning” poetics and
politics.
Some isolated previous
experiments and on
December 2006, first challenge:
designing a book.
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7. Design practice as a way to …
- being coherent with the topics communicated
(free software and culture as actual options
against monopolies, patents, DRMs, etc.);
- becoming a “live example” of viable
alternatives to privative and/or illegal software
for graphic design
- beginning a discussion around the tools we
use and teach doing design.
- assume an experimental status, try solutions
and collaborate when possible
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8. Artificial monopolies on intangible goods
Lila Pagola (editorial design)
Luciano Ferrer (cover design)
Luis Britos (illustrations)
Juan Manuel Lucero (webdesign)
Nómade project
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http://www.vialibre.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/mabi.pdf
9. One workflow
● texts in txt or wiki (rather than OO) divided in “chapters”
of 30 pages max.
● definition of styles and master pages
● Incorporation of svg illustrations and cover (for web
version)
● Pdf output
● Final pdf composed in pdftk (cover+sections)
● Generation of booklets with pages order for printing
Cover: PDF or EPS output for prepress
completely compatible
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16. Main issues in the first experience:
- discovering better work-flow from OO originals
with styles and notes at the bottom of the page
- typographies management
- Scribus RAM
- Exporting alpha channels to PDF, from Inkscape
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18. The second book (Free of monopolies on life and knowledge) was
designed in Argentina but printed in Costa 2010 with just one
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issue around version of PDF generated and check out on Xpdf
24. From doing to teaching
A first discussion teachers had around the tools we used and taught
in design and photography, led us to realize about an unacceptable
analogy:
using just one brand and version of software in digital
photography classes is like teaching about exposure
techniques with just one brand and model of camera.
While for the camera is clearly unacceptable and not-ethical for both
teachers and students, using just one brand and version of software
is a common practice and even, one preferred by many.
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25. Thanks!
Special thanks to Femke, An and all the Constant team.
Also to Fundación Vía Libre, Grulic and Luis Britos.
Illustrations in slides 1,2,4,6,14: Luis Britos.
Slide 8: Freedom defined Logo http://freedomdefined.org/Logos_and_buttons
Slides 20-23: Booklet What is free software? Lila Pagola/Luis Britos
Lila Pagola
lilapagola@gmail.com
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