Category Archives: News

Worm shop Rotterdam: the first physical distributor of Libre Graphics magazine

It is with pride that we announce our first bricks-and-mortar distributor for the magazine. Since last December, the Libre Graphics magazine is available for sale at Worm’s shop in Rotterdam. Get yours!

Posted in News | 1 Comment

DIY and criticality (CulturaDigital.Br day 3)

Today marks the final day of the third CulturaDigital.Br festival. In attending talks and Experience Sharing sessions, two things struck me: hackerspaces are wildly popular and people are still surprised that RFID technology has drawbacks. There’s something linking the two … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , | 1 Comment

CulturaDigital.Br day 3: Hugues Sweeney

Hugues Sweeney, a producer in the Interactive program at the National Film Board of Canada, is good at making slides. No, really. I don’t know what software he used for the job (although it probably wasn’t libre), but he does … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged | 1 Comment

We interrupt our scheduled coverage…

Because my phone has just broken. Specifically, the port that handles both charging and data transfer has come loose. Because this is the device I use for both taking photos and recording interviews (and because doing both of those things … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , | Leave a comment

An excellent use of foam

Take a look at this giant, excellent sign on the ground at CulturaDigital.Br.

Posted in News | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in News | Tagged , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in News | Tagged , | Leave a comment

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.

Posted in News | Tagged , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in News | Tagged | Leave a comment

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

Posted in News | Tagged , | Leave a comment