Alvy Ray Smith is an #outstanding #computer #graphics #geek, #pixel pushing #entrepreneur, #animation pioneer, #antialiasing activist, father of the #alpha_channel, and so much more.
Here You can watch his presentation: A Biography of the Pixel...
youtu.be/SDZC9YP7UuM

#vector #graphic #portrait of #cgi #rgba #pioneer #AlvyRaySmith #svg #pop #Art made with #impressive #FOSS #FreeSoftware like #Inkscape, not #AdobeIllustrator #Ai #vectorgraphics

The #CRAY1 is considered to be the first #supercomputer and parallel #vector #processor in #IT history.

#retrocomputing #vintage #hardware #illustration #SVG #art made with #opensource #FOSS #software #Inkscape, not #AdobeIllustrator #Ai

#PDP-1 #minicomputers by #DEC been powerful enough to process and #display #vector #graphics. So the first #computergame ran on #Digital #Equipment in the #1960s — long before #microcomputers came up.

#retrocomputing #gaming #hardware #illustration #legendary #IT #vintage #punchcard #computer #art #lightpen #FOSS #SVG #Inkscape

Illustrator vs. Inkscape
Image tracing match

I had to vectorize an illustration I have made for a client, and first tried Illustrator, with really poor results (as you can see below), and this despite trying every possible combination of settings. I just never looked even halfway decent.
Then I tried #inkscape and to my surprise it produced an excellent result, even with the default settings!
Ok… I shouldn't be surprised actually 😀

#opensource #vector #comparison #AppComparison

This beautiful #ADM video terminal was designed & developed by Lear Siegler in the 1970s.
Somehow, it looks like the first generation of Apple iMacs with a keyboard attached.

#LSI #SVG #vector #graphic #design #illustration #gfkDSGN #retrocomputer #art #opensource #Inkscape

The #AGC was the best computer #NASA could use on #Apollo missions. So it wasn't just the first #16bit system in space, but on surface of the moon too. Allegedly, #MIT humiliated #IBM developers with that tiny box of electronics.

#SVG #vector #graphic #design #illustration #gfkDSGN #retrocomputer #art #opensource #Inkscape

This isn't our latest #DigitalResearch project, but a graphic tribute to #GaryKildall's software packages of
GEM Desktop and GEM Draw.

#SVG #vector #graphics #retrocomputer #art #opensource #Inkscape #design #illustration #gfkDSGN

Hello Fedipals! 💖

It's almost time for my bi-yearly #newsletter!

If you haven't signed up yet and would be interested in me #writing about what I've been up to and getting my illustrations to your inbox now is the perfect time:

jfml.eu/newsletter/

The first newsletter can be read here: jfml.eu/newsletter-01/ (that one was mostly German, the new one will be English)

#art #illustration #creative #DigitalArt #diary #photo #photography #design #illustration #vector #travel #MastoArt

#GaryKildall is the real Wizard of #DOS aka CP/M for personal #computers. He developed #GEMdesktop on top of #CPM. #GEMdraw and #GSS-PLOT been ahead of #MacDraw and sh¡t like #MSpaint.

#SVG #vector #graphic #retrocomputer #illustration #gfkDSGN #FOSS #art #Inkscape

Carole Ely & Lore Harp founded #VectorGraphic Inc in California, 1976. Based on #ALTAIR8800 hardware, their Z1 computers supported #CPM #OS and a few derivatives.

#vector #graphic #computer #illustration #IT #history #retrocomputer #SVG #gfkDSGN #FOSS #art #Inkscape

Hmmm, advice please.

So; say you're a #opensource #vector image editor and a volunteer pops in to help write a new compatibility to some proprietary #fileformat.

Say the volunteer makes progress and one day a brand new account claiming to be the founder at the #proprietary company of said format offering the volunteer a job.

To me; this is clearly a way to foreclose work on compatibility. The #foss equiv of buying out a competitor.

But how should the project moderate this kind of message?

#BillGates aka William (3rd) was behind the first "development" of #MicroSoft: #BASIC

AFAIK it was the last time he worked (as #software #developer not IP pirate). His #openLetter to hobbyists shouldn't be seen as anything else, but #greedy.

#SVG #vector #graphic #design #illustration #gfkDSGN #FOSS #art #Inkscape

Xerox PARC came up with the first computer that had a #GUI #OS, #mouse, #HDD, #ethernet, #email, #emojis, #WYSIWYG, #SuperPaint, #InterPress, and access to a #LaserPrinter.

The #Xerox #Alto #PointView #OperatingSystem was pirated first by #Apple and #Microsoft later.

#SVG #vector #graphic #design #retrocomputer #illustration #gfkDSGN #FOSS #art #Inkscape

The legendary #Xerox 9700 #laserprinter with closed-source #interpress #RIP #software inspired #RichardStallman to write the #GPL and start the #FreeSoftware movement.

Of course, this #SVG #vector #graphic #illustration and #FOSS #artwork is made with #Inkscape, not #Adobe #Illustrator

This is our #vector #portrait of #RichardStallman back in the days when he promoted #FreeSoftware in offline traffic.

While you can find our variation of the #GNU40 logo as #FSF40 on fsf.org - it's not the official version for the big anniversary.

#RMS #SVG #graphic #design #illustration #gfkDSGN #FOSS #art #Inkscape

#UNISURF & the people behind #CAD

Of course our portrait of #PierreBézier is only a tiny part of this #SVG composition. Much more impact had the work of #IvanSutherland and #PaulDeCasteljau. Somehow, #SergeiBernstein's contributions are ignored almost as much as #KonradZuse

#vector #graphic #design #portrait #gfkDSGN #FOSS #art #Inkscape

I love watching other artist's #process videos and I finally managed to do something similar for „Wolf Witch“, that I posted last week!

It's just a video (made in #Blender because I know how 😹) of the different versions I saved while working on it.

Do you enjoy watching videos like this? Anything you'd change?

#JfmlArt #art #illustration #creative #DigitalArt #wip #WorkInProgress #Inkscape #vector #FediArt #CreativeToots #ArtWithOpenSource #MastoArt #video #MakingOf #fantasy #magic #wolf

Bringing Vector Calculus to Life – With Your Support! ❤️
patreon.com/posts/bringing-vec…

#opensource #mathematics for #everyone #vector #calculus

Bringing Vector Calculus to Life – With Your Support! ❤️
patreon.com/posts/bringing-vec…

#opensource #mathematics for #everyone #vector #calculus