[CREATE] [LGF] A name !

[Boudewijn Rempt]

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 <boud at valdyas.org> 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).
> > >
> >
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