[Yhslug] musical slideshow about inkscape uploaded to youtube

[Mackenzie Morgan]

Paul, did you HAVE to use Pachelbel?  I can't hear it without wanting to
watch this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM

On 6/20/07, Phil Shapiro <pshapiro at his.com> wrote:
>
> hi yhslug community,
>
>    here's a message i sent out this morning to a civic discussion email
> list in
> DC. (http://www.dcwatch.com/themail)    this online forum has about 1,500
> to
> 2000 people on it -- including all DC city council members.
>
>      thanks for spreading the word about inkscape. it's way cool free
> software.
>
>          phil
>
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>
>
>
> Inkscape Drawing Software Holds Lots of Fun for Youth (and Adults)
>
> Phil Shapiro, pshapiro at his.com
>
> Do you know some DC youth who could use a creative boost this summer?
> Inkscape,
> a free vector drawing program, is immensely fun to learn and play with.
> You can
> jump into using this program even if you don't have much artistic talent.
> To
> help others learn what this software can make, I've put together a 4.5minute
> musical slideshow on YouTube at http://tinyurl.com/22764l  -- showcasing
> some of
> the best graphics on the web created using Inkscape.
>
> Do you see that beautiful Easter bunny drawing at the end of the
> presentation?
> That was sent by an artist to the programmers of Inkscape as a way of
> saying
> thanks for creating this software. Now that's creative thinking.
>
> Speaking of encouraging creativity, did you know that Walt Disney got his
> creative start from a barber who paid him small amounts of money for his
> sketches and drawings? Are there ways we can unlock creativity in our
> youth
> letting them flourish right before our eyes? You bet there are. Thanks for
> doing
> your part. It takes a village. (Inkscape can be downloaded from
> http://www.inkscape.org    Hmmm, I wonder if we could get this software
> installed on the computers in the Young Adult Services Division at MLK
> library.)
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> --
> Phil Shapiro  pshapiro at his.com
> http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html
> http://philsrssfeed.blogspot.com
> http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html
>
> "Wisdom starts with wonder." - Socrates
> "Learning happens through gentleness."
>
>
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