[Foundation-l] Improving Wikipedia Information graphics

2012-04-05 Thread Leinonen Teemu
Hi, I have a nice little project to share. Our graphic design students have been improving some of the information graphics in the Wikipedia articles. The work was done as part of their Information Design class. The teachers of the class wrote about the class and its results in here:

Re: [Foundation-l] New project: WikiMake - library of free 3D models?

2012-02-10 Thread Leinonen Teemu
On 10.2.2012, at 10.55, Gerard Meijssen wrote: When you consider a new project, it is important to consider how it will fit in. Just being able to have 3d images makes sense when people can view them. Making them only available does not strike me as that interesting. Working on such models is

Re: [Foundation-l] New project: WikiMake - library of free 3D models?

2012-02-09 Thread Leinonen Teemu
On 8.2.2012, at 22.03, Tom Morris wrote: I have contacts to the European Fablab folks and we probably could start with them a project on an Incubator. Just noticed that the Incubator is now only for new languages. Is it so that the Wikimedia is not looking for new projects? Fabbing isn't

[Foundation-l] New project: WikiMake - library of free 3D models?

2012-02-08 Thread Leinonen Teemu
Hello all, Has there been any attempt to start a Wikimedia project focusing on free 3D models? I think, right now it would be the right timing for it. The prices of 3D printers and other computer controlled machines are coming down [1] and there are growing network of FabLabs around the