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A short list of Open Source Design and Development Tools

From: LeMasney Consulting, January 2014. By John LeMasney
Submitted by: John LeMasney, Non-Member (Out of the State), Feb 4, 2014
Tools/Tags: 3D Printers, design, design principles, graphic design, tools

I decided that I'd introduce some of my favorite open source design tools here for librarians who want to find powerful, free tools for design. This list covers graphic design, layout, web design, content management and some other topics.

Inkscape free graphic design software

From: Inkscape, January 2014. By Inkscape
Submitted by: John LeMasney, Non-Member (Out of the State), Feb 3, 2014
Tools/Tags: design, design principles, graphic design, Inkscape

Inkscape is an open source software package available for Mac OS, Windows, and other operating systems that you can use to create graphic design.

Illustrated Design Principles Series

From: LeMasney Consulting, January 2014. By John LeMasney
Submitted by: John LeMasney, Non-Member (Out of the State), Feb 3, 2014
Tools/Tags: design, graphic design, design principles, collections, series

In talking with libraries about graphic design for non-designers, I tend to focus on design principles that can be applied to lots of different situations, rather than working with specific tools, like Inkscape.

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Technology Programming topics at Princeton Public Library

@ Princeton Public Library
Submitted by: John LeMasney, Non-Member (Out of the State), Feb 10, 2014
Tools/Tags: arduino, evernote, design, design principles, Pinterest, Facebook, google, google plus, princeton, programming, codecademy

I am honored to be a regular presenter at Princeton Public Library in their technology class series available at http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/technology.

Coding Tools for Children and Tweens

@ Piscataway Public Library
Submitted by: Doug Baldwin, Piscataway Public Library, Jan 30, 2014
Tools/Tags: coding

Wow, has it been a month already? While I have enjoyed my time here sharing my thoughts and resources on world of code (and yes, I could certainly go on!), it is time alas for my last article here on TechEx.

Coding Tools for Adults and Older Teens

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Submitted by: Doug Baldwin, Piscataway Public Library, Jan 19, 2014
Tools/Tags: coding, mooc, apps

Over the last two weeks of my time with you, I would like to dig into some useful tools and resources we (librarians/library staff) can use to learn code ourselves, but also to provide to patrons who would like to take t

Three Reasons to Use the Exclusive Backstage Pass for Coding

@ Piscataway Public Library
Submitted by: Doug Baldwin, Piscataway Public Library, Jan 12, 2014
Tools/Tags: coding, api

Code is the backbone of the electronic tools that we use everyday, whether opening a Word document, using the Internet, editing a MARC record, or helping out patrons access a database. All these tools are built using coded instructions.

Coding... Like Baking an Apple Pie

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Submitted by: Doug Baldwin, Piscataway Public Library, Jan 5, 2014
Tools/Tags: coding

In 2013, there has been a significant surge in the “learn to code” movement that has taken various iterations.

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