[Air-L] Recommendations for graphic free software

Sat Oct 28 18:55:08 PDT 2023

Dear Telma
Regarding your request for recommendations for free graphic software along
with Scribus, I recommend Inkscape, a Free and open source vector graphics
editor.
The software is cross-platform on macOS, GNU/Linux and Windows operating
systems https://inkscape.org/

Figma (and the like ) are substandard for many reasons, they also require
an abundance of digital storage and processing power that has caused an
explosion in wastefulness,
which shows in things like ridiculous hardware requirements for computing
even the most trivial tasks.

Regards
Nancy Mauro-Flude

> Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 18:54:37 -0300
> From: Josir Gomes <josircg at gmail.com>
> To: TELMA SUELI PINTO JOHNSON <telma.johnson at ufjf.br>
> Cc: Air-L at listserv.aoir.org
> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Recommendations for graphic free software
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> Hi Telma,
>
> Scribus is the best option to run on a desktop and it's truly open/libre
> software. It does not have all InDesign features but it works fine.
>
> But.... You can try figma!
> This one is much better than InDesign!!!
> It's not libre but you can use it online and it's free if you don't mind
> having your work to be public.
>
> https://www.figma.com/
>
> Josir Cardoso Gomes
> Researcher at IBICT/UFRJ
> Phd in Information Science / Programmer / Teacher
> orcid.org/0000-0001-7629-1404
>
> Em qui., 26 de out. de 2023 ?s 16:28, TELMA SUELI PINTO JOHNSON via Air-L <
> air-l at listserv.aoir.org> escreveu:
>
> > Dear AoIR members,
> >
> > I would like to inquire whether some of you know e have tried free
> > graphic design software able to replace -- with similar functions and
> > good results -- Adobe InDesign.
> >
> > We are in the process of migrating our class labs to only free
> > software at our university and I would appreciate any recommendations
> > you have.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Telma Sueli Pinto Johnson
> > Associate Professor
> > Head of M?todos Aplicados e Pr?ticas Laboratoriais Department
> > Faculty of Communications
> > Federal University of Juiz de Fora (Minas Gerais, Brazil)
> > <telma.johnson at ufjf.br)
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 20:21:36 -0300
> From: TELMA SUELI PINTO JOHNSON <telma.johnson at ufjf.br>
> To: Josir Gomes <josircg at gmail.com>
> Cc: Air-L at listserv.aoir.org
> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Recommendations for graphic free software
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> Hi Benjamin, Wells and Josir,
>
> Thanks for the feedback and the tip from each one of you. My team and
> I will try all the recommendations!
>
> All the best,
>
> Telma Sueli Pinto Johnson
> Associate Professor
> Head of M?todos Aplicados e Pr?ticas Laboratoriais Department
> Faculty of Communications
> Federal University of Juiz de Fora (Minas Gerais, Brazil)
> <telma.johnson at ufjf.br)
>
> On Thu, Oct 26, 2023 at 6:55?PM Josir Gomes <josircg at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Telma,
> >
> > Scribus is the best option to run on a desktop and it's truly open/libre
> software. It does not have all InDesign features but it works fine.
> >
> > But.... You can try figma!
> > This one is much better than InDesign!!!
> > It's not libre but you can use it online and it's free if you don't mind
> having your work to be public.
> >
> > https://www.figma.com/
> >
> > Josir Cardoso Gomes
> > Researcher at IBICT/UFRJ
> > Phd in Information Science / Programmer / Teacher
> > orcid.org/0000-0001-7629-1404
> >
> > Em qui., 26 de out. de 2023 ?s 16:28, TELMA SUELI PINTO JOHNSON via
> Air-L <air-l at listserv.aoir.org> escreveu:
> >>
> >> Dear AoIR members,
> >>
> >> I would like to inquire whether some of you know e have tried free
> >> graphic design software able to replace -- with similar functions and
> >> good results -- Adobe InDesign.
> >>
> >> We are in the process of migrating our class labs to only free
> >> software at our university and I would appreciate any recommendations
> >> you have.
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >>
> >> Telma Sueli Pinto Johnson
> >> Associate Professor
> >> Head of M?todos Aplicados e Pr?ticas Laboratoriais Department
> >> Faculty of Communications
> >> Federal University of Juiz de Fora (Minas Gerais, Brazil)
> >> <telma.johnson at ufjf.br)
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> The Air-L at listserv.aoir.org mailing list
> >> is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org
> >> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at:
> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org
> >>
> >> Join the Association of Internet Researchers:
> >> http://www.aoir.org/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 23:29:08 +0000
> From: Sarah Cooney <sarah.cooney at villanova.edu>
> To: Josir Gomes <josircg at gmail.com>, TELMA SUELI PINTO JOHNSON
>         <telma.johnson at ufjf.br>
> Cc: "Air-L at listserv.aoir.org" <Air-L at listserv.aoir.org>
> Subject: Re: [Air-L] [EXTERNAL] Re: Recommendations for graphic free
>         software
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> Figma has a free upgrade for educators and students and you can create
> teams with your students as an educator.  Haven't tried it yet, but plan to
> use it in the Spring for a course.
>
> Sarah Cooney, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor
> she/her
> Department of Computing Sciences
> Villanova University
> sarah.cooney at villanova.edu
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Air-L <air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org> On Behalf Of Josir Gomes
> via Air-L
> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2023 5:55 PM
> To: TELMA SUELI PINTO JOHNSON <telma.johnson at ufjf.br>
> Cc: Air-L at listserv.aoir.org
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Air-L] Recommendations for graphic free software
>
> Hi Telma,
>
> Scribus is the best option to run on a desktop and it's truly open/libre
> software. It does not have all InDesign features but it works fine.
>
> But.... You can try figma!
> This one is much better than InDesign!!!
> It's not libre but you can use it online and it's free if you don't mind
> having your work to be public.
>
> https://www.figma.com/
>
> Josir Cardoso Gomes
> Researcher at IBICT/UFRJ
> Phd in Information Science / Programmer / Teacher
> orcid.org/0000-0001-7629-1404
>
> Em qui., 26 de out. de 2023 ?s 16:28, TELMA SUELI PINTO JOHNSON via Air-L
> < air-l at listserv.aoir.org> escreveu:
>
> > Dear AoIR members,
> >
> > I would like to inquire whether some of you know e have tried free
> > graphic design software able to replace -- with similar functions and
> > good results -- Adobe InDesign.
> >
> > We are in the process of migrating our class labs to only free
> > software at our university and I would appreciate any recommendations
> > you have.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Telma Sueli Pinto Johnson
> > Associate Professor
> > Head of M?todos Aplicados e Pr?ticas Laboratoriais Department Faculty
> > of Communications Federal University of Juiz de Fora (Minas Gerais,
> > Brazil)
> > <telma.johnson at ufjf.br)
>
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