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The first plotter poster

Last year, after reviving an old Roland plotter, we took the chance to make some prints with it. The most refined and finished one was poster with the cover illustration of the Libre Graphics magazine issue 1.2. The full poster … Continue reading

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Implied Spacing

Working with the Scribus API we wrote a script for something we named Implied Spacing. The script removes all spaces between words and creates a gradient in the letter colouring. The rule is, as a word gets closer to its … Continue reading

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Scheming and plotting

For a long while, we were pretty curious about the workings of plotters. Like regular inkjet printers, they work by mechanically moving a printer head over a sheet of paper. Unlike inkjets, plotters use pens to draw, instead of spraying … Continue reading

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Goodbye Dolly, Hello Libre Graphics

Some weeks ago, during a feed-reading evening, I checked the recipe blog that me and some friends share. We set it up so we could easily share tips and new tricks among us. I took the chance to visit the … Continue reading

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