Duration: 6 hours — 2 x 3-hour sessions

Capacity: 10

Format: In-person, Online

Outline

Session 1

1. Introductions
   1. Who are you?
   2. Why are you taking this workshop?
2. Inkscape Demo: Design a Maker’s Mark
   1. Show one
   2. Do one
3. Inkscape Interface
4. Computer Graphics

Session 2

What to bring and prepare?

Laptop computer — If you have a laptop (windows or mac), please bring this with you. I'll provide additional computers as needed. It does not need to be a particularly powerful computer for the type of work we will be doing. If you could install **Inkscape** ahead of time, that will save us some time.

Mouse (USB/Bluetooth) — If you have a USB or Wireless mouse to pair with your laptop, please bring it. Otherwise, I will have some mice available for students to use. I find it incredibly helpful to design using a mouse (versus a trackpad) on a computer.

Sketchbook — If you have a sketchpad for drawing, please bring that with you along with some drawing tools (i.e., pencils/pens). We will discuss a workflow for the machines using traditional drawing methods and then digitized using a scanner.

Assets

Introduction to Computer Design — Public wiki and knowledge base.

Computer Design

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Computer Design

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