On 31 August 2012 02:20, Kevin Grignon <[email protected]> wrote: > KG02 -see comments inline. > > On Friday, August 31, 2012 <x-apple-data-detectors://45>, Ian Lynch wrote: > >> On 30 August 2012 09:57, Kevin Grignon >> <[email protected]<javascript:;>> >> wrote: >> > KG01 - see comments inline. >> > >> > On Aug 30, 2012, at 4:51 PM, Ian Lynch <[email protected]<javascript:;>> >> wrote: >> > >> >> I'm organising the Open clipart library into categories. We could use >> >> this then as a useful resource to complement AOO. >> > >> > KG01 - This adds a lot of value. Ideally we could aim to align the >> information architecture for the categorization. This would allow users to >> leverage the existing knowledge when browse in each library. >> > >> >> Any thoughts about >> >> the best way to implement making the categorised library available to >> >> the community? >> > >> > KG01 - it would be great to explore ways to make the open clip art more >> accessible/discoverable within AoO clipart view. Some social integration >> could enable pulling clipart into editors, or pushing an image from an >> editor to the open library. >> > >> > While we could create a plug-in, it would be a better unified ux if we >> integrate open clip art and local clipart in one UI. >> >> At present I'm just going through all the folders from OpenClipart.org >> and putting them into arbitrary folders labelled Animals, People, >> Transport, Food etc. This is because each contributor simply puts >> often unconnected files in a folder so images on OpenClipart.org are >> grouped by author not type (unless I'm missiong something :-) ). While >> there are some aggregations and an on-line indexing system on the >> OpenClipart.org site I haven't found it particularly easy to find >> things. It seems easier to me to have a folder called eg Animals with >> sub folders for birds, insects, mammals, perhaps with subdivisions of >> cartoon and realistic in each. There are png and svg versions of each >> image. Ideally we'll get import of svg to AOO so that these can be >> edited or resaved in odg or odg will develop to be fully svg compliant >> but I guess that is further down the development road. Once we have >> the categories established they could be embedded in the AOO gallery >> system and anyone wanting to could add to the library to complement >> missing items. Probably helpful for the OpenClipArt project too. There >> really are masses of images to sort through but a lot of duplicates - >> millions of pencils and pens :-) This is why a visual search of a >> folder called pens is probably going to be more successful than trying >> to search for key words. > > > KG02 - yes, it would be great to clean this up > >> >> So at the moment I propose to plough on sorting the images and >> hopefully when they are done someone (perhaps you kevin :-) ) Who >> knows more about how the UX can work with the imagescan help make it >> easy to integrate into the gallery. > > > KG02 - This is an interesting consideration. When we think about social, > we need to apply the social integration to the context of office > productivity. I feel that social clip art is a great example of future > capabilities. > > KG02 - I will include this scenario in the social design explorations.
Once I have finished first iteration of sorting I'll send you the details so you can see what we have. -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications (The Schools ITQ) www.theINGOTs.org +44 (0)1827 305940 The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales.
