Inkscape About Screen 5
Gato Negro
And yet another submission for the Inkscape About Screen Contest ([link]). I decided to try something different here -- how Inkscape could be used as a drawing program. Not necessarily replicating "real" painting, but of a drawing tool of its own. See, most of the vectors are carefully positioned nodes, tweaked to perfection. That is nice, sure. But, well, at times, a bit of randomness is nice. I've done that before through an extensive use of tracing and "deconstruction" (simplification of paths, but this picture was drawn just with the calligraphic pen tool (well, and a couple of rectangles to frame it, and the flowed text, and simplifications and fillings... But you get the idea. No node was harmed unnecissarily. ;)) Done with Inkscape, which is Free Software. As always, you can use this material under the Creative Commons Attribution - Sharealike license, which essentially means that you can copy, use and modify it for any purpose, even commercial ones, as long as you give credit and release any derivative works under this very same license. Please read the whole text ([link]).
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Inkscape About Screen 4
Gato Negro
Another submission for the Inkscape About Screen Contest ([link]). This one tries, somehow, to resemble technic blueprints (¿is this the correct wording?). I think it feels a bit cluttered, but I wanted the picture to be traced by circles and lines (I know that it's not a technical drawing -- I don't know how to do those. If you do, and think that the `technical feeling' was not properly represented, please tell me how I could do it better. But don't point me towards a manual of technical drawing, because I am not interested in that). Besides, once I started, I kinda got carried on. :) It feels as if it would be a good About Screen for a 0.99 version (hence the "almost technically perfect"). But since that's very far away in time, and Inkscape is bound to be thriving with lots of new features in the meanwhile, I don't think it makes a lot of sense to wait till then. If it does not get chosen, I may redo it, though. Yes, the scale is correct. the small bar in the lower-left corner is 20 píxels wide, at least in Inkscape. If you try to measure it in a bitmap editor (from this PNG) it will be 21 px thick, because of the antialiasing. Done with Inkscape, which is Free Software. As always, you can use this material under the Creative Commons Attribution - Sharealike license, which essentially means that you can copy, use and modify it for any purpose, even commercial ones, as long as you give credit and release any derivative works under this very same license. Please read the whole text ([link]).
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Inkscape About Screen 2
Gato Negro
I don't really like how this one came out, but I will post it anyway. Be sure to check the Inkscape About Screen 3, which I like more. The inspiration, obviously, is that of Soviet impressionistic postering from the first half of the XX century. Perhaps I should change the lower text to read "fulfill the .42nd version plan to its most glorious features"? Created with Inkscape This image is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike license, which allows you to copy, modify and use this work as long I am given credit and the derivated works are released under this same license.
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Inkscape About Screen 1
Gato Negro
Attempt to create an About Screen for Inkscape. The idea was to reproduce the looks of an old ad for Higgin's Eternal Black Ink and, while keeping that old-print look, convey the necessary info. I don't think the outcome was bad, but it could be refined. Update: changed "The vector is stronger than the bitmap" by "the vector is mightier than the bitmap". These things happen when you don't really speak enghlish.
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Inkscape About Screen 3
Gato Negro
This version I like more. Perhaps I should change the lower text to read "fulfill the .42nd version plan to its most glorious features"? While the Screen 2, trying to emulate a wall-with-posters, has something to it, I like this better. It's more elegant. The inspiration, obviously, is that of Soviet impressionistic postering from the first half of the XX century. Created with Inkscape This image is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike license, which allows you to copy, modify and use this work as long I am given credit and the derivated works are released under this same license.
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