[CREATE] [LGF] A name !

[John Haltiwanger]

On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 2:38 PM, Boudewijn Rempt <boud at valdyas.org> 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 <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).
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Boudewijn Rempt | http://www.valdyas.org
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