On Mon, 31 May 2010, John Haltiwanger wrote: > I guess I have an overbroad idea of what "design" means then... sorry for > that. Is the Gimp a design tool? Is Inkscape? If not, then what is an > example of a design tool?
Gimp maybe, Inkscape definitely. Nodebox without a doubt. But I wouldn't consider making concept art, drawing comics, matte painting or making textures design. > > Graphics doesn't include type.. And artists includes everyone.. So where do > we find the best fit? > > On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Boudewijn Rempt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Monday 31 May 2010, John Haltiwanger wrote: > > > "artists" seems to me overbroad. Our tools are very much "design" tools. > > > > Erm, no. Apps like Krita and Mypaint are not design tools. > > > > > Perhaps it is not the best fit, but it is better than "graphics," (due to > > > including typesetting/typography) while Libre Artists Foundation sounds > > to > > > me more like a foundation to support the artists themselves rather than > > > also supporting the tools (not saying that the foundation is not meant to > > > support the community, just that the name should not point to one side > > > over the other imo). > > > > > > > -- > > Boudewijn Rempt | http://www.valdyas.org > > _______________________________________________ > > CREATE mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create > > > _______________________________________________ CREATE mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create
