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Setting the stage at CulturaDigital.Br

As with any event, part of the time at the CulturaDigital.Br festival is spent waiting for things to start. Those moments of sound checks, of presentations getting loaded onto computers, of microphones getting handed to the right people, aren’t normally … Continue reading

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Sounds of the festival

Most of the time, the prevailing noise at F/LOSS conferences is the sound of people talking and keyboards clicking. Not so much at the CulturaDigital.Br festival. Here, it’s birds, voices, and the occasional plane flying overhead. Have a listen. Your … Continue reading

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A first look at CulturaDigital.Br

It’s the opening night of the CulturaDigital.Br festival. In about an hour, a talk by Yochai Benkler is going to kick things off. For now, though, here’s the lay of the land.

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Libre Graphics magazine at CulturaDigital.Br

This week, on behalf of Libre Graphics magazine, I’ve trekked down to Rio de Janeiro for CulturaDigital.Br festival. In addition to doing what we normally do – interviewing people, taking photos and looking out for promising projects to be featured … Continue reading

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Issue 1.3 shipping status

If you’re a subscriber or have ordered a copy of issue 1.3, we’ve got some good news: If you’re in Europe, chances are good that your magazine is either already in your hands or is about to be. If you’re … Continue reading

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Finally! Issue 1.3 is out

We’ve got some big news today. The long-awaited third issue of Libre Graphics magazine is out! This issue, we handed the editorial reins over to some excellent collaborators. Which makes good sense for an issue called “Collaboration, collaboratively.” You can … Continue reading

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1.4: The Physical, the Digital and the Designer

Libre Graphics magazine issue 1.4: The Physical, the Digital and the Designer We so often draw a strong distinction between the physical and the digital, acting as if the one is solid, staid and reliable, while the other is born … Continue reading

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Thanks, Slashdot!

Yesterday, something like 1,500 people downloaded Libre Graphics magazine. Why? Because we got a little attention from that bastion of geek news, Slashdot, for the interview we did with TheSilentNumber back at Libre Graphics Meeting. So, to those of you … Continue reading

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Look at this layout. This layout is amazing.

Why look, it’s a sneaky little teaser of an in-progress page of Libre Graphics magazine issue 1.3. Ana and Ricardo are hard at work, making things look excellent for the Collaboration, Collaboratively issue. And it looks like it’s going to … Continue reading

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Oh look, it’s almost done

You may be curious about the status of issue 1.3. Well, wonder no more! As of this morning, everything is tidied away and being laid out. Look! Our dummy is even looking good.

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