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Apologies for the inconvenience, I am currrently working on the content of this website. For the moment there is limited information, but please be sure to come and check it out on a regular basis as it is an on going project.
What is offered on this site?
- Information and tutorials on 3D Modelling - Blender.
- Information and tutorials on Web Design - Joomla.
- Information and tutorials on Graphic Design - Inkscape.
- Information and tutorials on Desktop Publishing - Scribus.
- Information on IT tools.
The idea here is not only to offer information and tutorials for the above subjects, but also to demonstrate software that are Open Source, powerful and free to use to do the above subjects. There is no doubt that many commercial software are extremely powerful and capable of creating some amazing results. However, from experience these software are pretty heavy on price. Many small businesses and individuals who freelance may find themselves struggling to afford such software as it is not only about the initial price but also the ongoing annual update costs. Further to this, everyone has to start somewhere, therefore as an individual who wants to start to learn Graphic Design for example, it simply does not make sense to buy a license for a Graphic Design software that may cost in the thousands, only to find out that Graphic Design is not the field for them. Therefore, that is where Open Source Software comes in handy. It enables the user to use the software and get an idea of what is involved without having to pay a penny. But in my personal opinion, Open Source is far more than that, there are many Open Source Software that have an extremely powerful puch and can rival the best commercial standard software available. Even more interestingly, some Open Source Software are able to save work in the same file format as their commercial equivelant software, but it does not stop there, some commericial software are now allowing users to open Open Source Software, an idea that would have never been allowed.
Simply put, Open Source may be the perfect solution for your small business, which altimately can save thousands of Dollars. From experience I have used Open Source for some projects that I have created. In this case I am referring to some Graphic Design work I did for a small real estate company using Inkscape. The work was created and sent to a printing company who printed the work out with little compatibility issues between Inkscape (the software I was using) and the software the printing company where using.
Feel free to have a look at my Graphic Design portfolio under "Graphic Design" tab
Keep visiting.
Thank you
APM DESIGNS
