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We're Manufactura Independente, a design studio focused on free and open source software, libre culture and critical engagement with design tools.
Our skills range from print design to coding and UI design. We're actively engaged with the free software movement and use only FLOSS tools in the work we develop.
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Colorfont
Easy multi-colored typography for the web.
A jQuery script and a font bundle for improved awesomeness in web type.
manufacturaind timeline- manufacturaind: Badness&Conflict, workshop by @crickxson with @osp. A dive into layout, cartography, collision and type: http://ur1.ca/csbr5 #lgru February 12, 2013
- manufacturaind: We're back to Constant Variable, this time to work on the !libregraphicsmag: http://ur1.ca/a41j7 September 4, 2012
- manufacturaind: 10h after we started, here's how #fontSerreria is coming along @medialabprado! http://ur1.ca/9sr3q July 18, 2012
- manufacturaind: @markun showing the power of the OnibusHacker: driving around Brasil, getting people involved in #transparency and #opendata. #oldp July 6, 2012
- manufacturaind: Our talk slides and libre typography references are up. Get them and get your hands dirty: http://ur1.ca/96e4v !lgm #lgm May 5, 2012
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Libre Graphics Research Unit — Closing chapter
From 22 to 25 May the Libre Graphics Research Unit gathers in Porto and this meeting concludes the two year project. Hosted by associate partner Manufactura Independente in Maus Hábitos we will present and discuss all work that was developed … Continue reading
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Tools for a Read-Write World
We have been busy at Medialab Prado in Madrid for the last couple of weeks, first participating in Libre Graphics Meeting (with two talks and a workshop), and now we’re integrating the Interactivos?’13 advisors team, along with ginger coons, Jennifer … Continue reading
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From Stone to Spaceship, Collaborative type design
This article was originally published in Cuaderno Medialab The future home of Medialab-Prado, Serrería Belga (Belgian Saw Mill), has its facades decorated with beautiful typography. Taking on the challenge set by Medialab-Prado to liberate these letters from their stone prison … Continue reading
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Persuasive interfaces in open data
Today we gave a lightning talk at Open Legislative Data Camp in Paris about the subject of interface design for open data websites. Here is a detailed write-up of our major points. Interface? An interface is whatever entity that sits … Continue reading
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