On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 2:38 PM, Boudewijn Rempt <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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. > Point taken :) > > > > > 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 > > > > > > >
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