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WEEK 1/INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOPS
3/4/5 April, Ho Chi Minh City
Group
The first week gives Vietnamese designers in Ho Chi Minh City the opportunity to get to know and learn from international designers from Europe. Introductory workshops will offer local designers the chance to dig into new design concepts and learn about new Open Source software tools used in todays European art and design scene. These workshops are a preparation for the second intensive work week. At the end of the week an exhibition dedicated to Open Design will be opened.
Teaching Designers: Pierre Marchand, Femke Snelting, Alexandre Leray, Stephanie Villayphou, Pierre Huyghebaert, David Crossland
Workshop 1: Fonts
Workshop 2: Vector illustration
Workshop 3: Lay-out
Open Source Designer Workshop
WEEK 2/WORKSHOP 1: FONT DESIGN (TYPOGRAPHY)
12-15 April, Cantho City
Teaching Designers: Pierre Marchand, Femke Snelting, Alexandre Leray, Stephanie Villayphou, Pierre Huyghebaert, David Crossland
Description: In this workshop we will look at designing fonts for different use cases be it one the web, be it for mobile devices or be it for print publications. For years the usage of different fonts that could be used on the Internet was often limited due to computer, software and network limitations. Today the possibilities of designers creating interfaces are expanding through projects like the Google Font Project and others. Today many tools are available to design own fonts and develop new streams of income by distributing artwork. Creating fonts, the art of Typography, for a global audience is a challenge. What if a font would be designed with two or more writing systems in mind from the start? To design a font between European and Asian designers would mean finding a system that can work for both. Working across languages, system vs. element. Licensing. Font = software. Five European designers will work with participants in an intensive and creative atmosphere.
Software used: Inkscape, Gimp, Fontforge, GIT/SVN, FontMatrix, Fonzy/Nancy, ConTeXT
Outcome: A collaborative font-release, available under a free/libre license for download and use.
References: [http://ospublish.constantvzw.org/education/local-universal](http://ospublish.constantvzw.org/education/local-universal)
Time: Morning 9am-12pm, Afternoon 2-5pm
Presentations of outcome: Saturday April 16, 10am-4pm
Place of workshop: MBM Workspace, 93 Mau Than, Xuan Khanh Ward., Ninh Kieu Dist, Can Tho City
Included: Workshop facili
WEEK2/WORKSHOP 2: COLLABORATIVE PUBLICATION
11-14 April, Cantho City
Teaching Designers: Pierre Marchand, Femke Snelting, Alexandre Leray, Stephanie Villayphou, Pierre Huyghebaert, David Crossland
Description: New products and services enter our lives continously – Twitter, Facebook, Android Apps, new operating systems, and consumer products. Designers work everywhere. They produce new apps for magazines and newspapers, they create 'mash ups' putting data onto maps and create moving images. The goal of this workshop is to use new tools and methods to create a new and original work. We are producing a collaborative publication, both in terms of content and in terms of design. Our point of departure: Continent mapping. We will make use of data gathered during trips (GPS data, photos, notes, directions, manuals, etc.). We will be editing, designing, and developing together. Five European designers will work with participants in an intensive and creative work atmosphere.
Software used: Gimp, Inkscape, Scribus, OpenStreetMap, ConTeXT (pdftk, command line,..)
Outcome: Fanzine. Digitally printed on location, made available through print-on-demand afterwards and under a free/libre license.
References:
[http://ospublish.constantvzw.org/news/contour-book-one-2](http://ospublish.constantvzw.org/news/contour-book-one-2)
[http://ospublish.constantvzw.org/news/libre-graphics-magazine-0](http://ospublish.constantvzw.org/news/libre-graphics-magazine-0)
[http://ospublish.constantvzw.org/news/parallel-publishing-ii](http://ospublish.constantvzw.org/news/parallel-publishing-ii)
Time: Morning 9am-12pm, Afternoon 2-5pm
Presentations of outcome: Saturday 10am-4pm
Place of workshop: MBM Workspace, 93 Mau Than, Xuan Khanh Ward., Ninh Kieu Dist, Can Tho City
Included: Workshop facilities, Internet, software, work place, lunch, coffee snacks, 50%off at Open Design Dinner
Cover fee required
Open Source Designer Workshop
OPEN DESIGN CAMP SAIGON
Public presentations of design work, ideas and software used in todays Free Culture community and ideas for sharing.
Date: 6 April, 2012
Time: 9am - 5pm
Location: University of Fine Arts, Đại học Mỹ thuật Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, 05 Phan Dang Luu, Dist. Binh Thanh, Ho Chi Minh City
Web: www.hcmufa.edu.vn
Admission: Free
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MAKER CAMP CANTHO
Public presentations of design work, ideas and software produced during the Open Design Weeks 2012 Vietnam.
Date: 13 April 2012br> Time: 9am - 5pmbr> Location: MBM Workspace, 93 Mau Than, Xuan Khanh Ward, Ninh Kieu Dist, Can Tho Citybr> Admission Fee: Free