Re: [libreoffice-design] New web banners. Feedback?

Totally agree with David.

Aleksandar used the tools he had on hand - and was very 
productive doing so. Nothing wrong with that.

We already had a similar situation for the "Motif" 
development; Nik used CS5 for initial layout which at the 
end was converted into an open SVG-format. It took some 
frustration though to get it right [*], there are issues 
with transparencies, groupings and "Smart Objects ??" when 
exporting from the Adobe products.
We should rather be ready to help Aleksandar if such 
problems arise when he produces the final vector graphics.

If a design is supposed to be developed by multiple 
designers from the start, then of course the use of an 
initial open format like SVG would be more adequate.

So if the final output is good (that is in an open format, 
editable for further development, translation etc.) I dont 
care about the initial tools - it could as well have been 
done with a Rotring pen on Canson paper.

Best regards,

Sveinn í Felli
(who uses extensively FOSS software, is mostly Windows free 
since 10 years ago, and has never used Facebook - therefore 
I don't exist :-) )

[*] example: 
<http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/design/msg01444.html>

Þann þri 27.sep 2011 22:40, skrifaði David Nelson:
> Hi guys,
>
> Sorry, but I disagree with criticising Aleksandar like this.
>
> 1) We need creative people doing work for our project. I don't really
> care what he uses, as long as the format of the source files is
> accessible. Sure, it would be great if he was using Gimp or Inkscape,
> but Photoshop can output files that can be read with those programs,
> and Gimp can read .psd.
>
> 2) We all have our favorite tools. I run Linux 24/7 on my system, but
> I always keep a copy of Photoshop 6/ImageReady installed using
> Wine/Crossover Office, simply because I know how to easily do things
> with them that *can* be done with Gimp but only in a more round-about
> manner. Plus, there are things that Gimp and Photoshop each do
> slightly better or worse than the other.
>
> So I think Aleksandar should be left to use what tools he wants. You
> do know that Photoshop is a *very* commonly-used tool among graphic
> artists, right?
>
> So can we stop the flaming in this thread about tools?
>
> Tobias,Vitorio, when I the same real productive output for the
> LibreOffice project from you guys as Aleksandar has contributed, then
> you can start bitching. Until then, please let the guy work in peace.
>
> Thanks. ;-)


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