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Lars_bylund
May 12th, 2011, 11:40 AM
I use linux and open source, a lot, I make art, music and design. I cant write code, I report bugs, of course, but that's all.

The 'problem' is that I want to contribute to the open source scene too, but as I dont write code, I would love to make logotypes(cos there are a lot of ugly stuff out there...) and help out with other design things, cos that is what I do.

so: I'm looking for a 'place' where I can offer my design help to open source. Is there such a place?

Lars

An Sanct
May 12th, 2011, 12:47 PM
Welcome!

You can check the "atrwork" section of ubuntu.com (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork?action=show&redirect=ArtworkTeam).

I'm sure they will be happy to hear from you.

prokoudine
May 12th, 2011, 01:13 PM
so: I'm looking for a 'place' where I can offer my design help to open source. Is there such a place?Lars

Sadly, no. I spoke about it here (http://libregraphicsworld.org/articles.php?article_id=28). We really need this solved, but unfortunately it's not possible to say how many designers will to give back are around. Best I can suggest, find a project you really care about that is missing nice graphics and do it some good.

Edited: Oh, at the very least you probably could fix icons in Scribus. They are currently too eclectic. There's a bit of Tango style, a bit of old KDE style and, in short, a bit of everything. Stencil styled icons would probably be a good idea.