@chriswood@mastodon.design

· 6mo ago

"I wish Affinity worked on Linux"

Surprise! You can install the latest version of Affinity on Linux in just 15 minutes:
https://github.com/ryzendew/Linux-Affinity-Installer

And although that is a community-run project, Canva are considering officially supporting Affinity on Linux:
https://techcentral.co.za/affinity-for-linux-canvas-next-big-move-could-reshape-the-desktop-software-market/274861/

#Design #VisualDesign #GraphicDesign #Affinity #AffinityOnLinux #Linux

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 5mo ago

This 5 minute drama/comedy film tells the story of Christina, a woman with long covid, who meets a medieval ghost. It's a thoughtful and empathetic watch, and is currently vying for 1st place in a short film festival!

If you'd like to see a society that's kinder to people with long covid, give it a watch / like / comment and help it win!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei_Lc0rRD7M

#shortFilm #covid #longCovid

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 6mo ago

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@jfml@mastodon.art yeah it’s pretty amazing to hear! If Canva’s goal is to out-compete Adobe then supporting Linux might be a big deal for them. I believe Affinity relies on some DLLs that come with Windows and which they wouldn’t have the right to distribute. So I’m not sure how easy it would be for them to change that.

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 6mo ago

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@hildabast the new watchlist section is really helpful. Thank you for writing this!

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 9mo ago

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@EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu My Erasmus year was one of the most exciting, adventurous and formative years of my life. I’m so glad students in the UK can have the same life-changing experience I could.

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 11mo ago

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@rysiek@mstdn.social Contacted the UK's CMA via their online form. Thank you for sharing this

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 22mo ago

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@Daojoan@mastodon.social really insightful thread, thank you for sharing this. I found the book “How to Do Nothing” by Jenny Odell a fantastic read on why our individual and collective attention is valuable. Would definitely recommend it to anyone interested.

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 26mo ago

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@ocnurb@woof.group I LOVE the design choices Gnome made. 10/10 please may they continue the good work 🙌

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 11mo ago

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@debby@hear-me.social @matthewbischoff@mastodon.social @fernandolins@mastodon.cloud thank you very much for the mention! I haven’t put all of my app-related work on my portfolio but it’s definitely something I love doing. Although I’m currently employed full-time, there are lots of very talented freelance app designers over on Contra if you’re looking for someone for a project: https://contra.com/ Or I can boost a post with more info

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 22mo ago

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@allanday@mastodon.social launching payments sounds amazing! Excited to hear how this project goes

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 26mo ago

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@sovtechfund@mastodon.social @BMWK@social.bund.de Thanks for the correction. The article now reads: " the German-funded Sovereign Tech Fund invested €1 million in improving Linux in 2023-2024." Thanks for all your work!

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 26mo ago

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@jannuary@tech.lgbt honestly the minimalist view makes it all worth it. That and the window management. Hitting “super” and getting whatever I need opened / found / moved is just beautiful.

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 15mo ago

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@micahflee@infosec.exchange fantastic read. The examples you gave were so easy to understand. You did an amazing job of showing how effective Signal is for organising groups, it’s brilliant to see it all in action.

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 26mo ago

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@sri@mastodon.social I’d be open to that once I’ve got a bit further with development and have a bit more to talk about. Would be great if my experience could help others

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 26mo ago

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@sindarina@ngmx.com I have recently started a permanent role which is my main job although I am still doing a few bits and pieces for clients on the side. My main employer requires me to state that phrase online, so there it is!

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 26mo ago

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@josp0001@mastodon.social thanks 😊 couldn’t live without those GNOME keyboard shortcuts! I’m glad. I think it’s helpful for people to see that it’s not so scary after all

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 26mo ago

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@bastianilso@mastodon.art I didn’t know about Blender - thank you! Yes Darktable is so powerful isn’t it? I don’t think I’m enough of a power user to make it worthwhile learning for me, but it is an impressive piece of software for sure

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 26mo ago

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@eliasp@mastodon.social @penpot@fosstodon.org yes! It’s come a long way in the past year. But as I’m such a power user of Figma and was always trying to work as quickly as possible being self-employed, switching to a less mature tool would have cost me time every day so it didn’t make sense. Am excited to use it again in the future though.

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 26mo ago

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@puravariedad@social.anartist.org I hope the alternatives flourish and that more designers are able to become less reliant on Adobe over time. For a career path that often isn’t well paid, it seems unfair that such software is so expensive.

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 26mo ago

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@severin@hci.social @davidrevoy@framapiaf.org Thanks! I’m a big fan of David’s work. I use his Krita brushes in my digital painting projects on the side. It’s so nice to have such a prominent artist clearing a way for other artists to use open source software.

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 22mo ago

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@libreoffice@fosstodon.org absolutely amazing to see this. Thank you for sharing this talk. I hope this opens the door to other public institutions around the world to follow suit.

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 23mo ago

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@crown @AurekFonts Absolutely stunning. Would love to try this out in a video game UI at some point

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 24mo ago

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@stu@allthingstech.social yes I am, just for personal use now. I’ve now got a permanent role and they’ve given me a Mac for that, so don’t use Fedora so much. Still feels like a breath of fresh air when I use Fedora though!

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 26mo ago

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@enricostn@corteximplant.com @penpot @opensourcedesign @uradotdesign@mastodon.online Hi Enrico, glad you enjoyed it! I have tried Penpot, however as it is not part of my workflow for various reasons, I did not mention it. I wish the team all the success nonetheless. Thanks for the links

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 26mo ago

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@josp0001@mastodon.social glad to hear it! One day I might make a little gallery of all the little details and interactions which I love when I’m using the OS. But one project at a time 😅

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 26mo ago

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@sri@mastodon.social I’d never thought of giving a talk! I started building an icon manager app on the side for Linux several months ago. Once I manage to finish and release it I’d be open to giving a talk 😊

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 26mo ago

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@devolute@mastodon.social I hear there’s a new email client in the works which follows the same UI as I showed in the article’s screenshots (the GNOME desktop environment, if that means anything to you). Keep an eye out! I’m personally very happy with Thunderbird. They released a new version which shows threads in a nice card layout. It might interest you

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 26mo ago

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@charakterziffer@typo.social it’s such a hidden gem of a tip, I thought it was worth calling out. If it works in Web, then it works in Safari 👍

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 26mo ago

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@adrinux@fosstodon.org so glad you can relate. Using the UI is just the most peaceful sensation, I feel like it really respects my attention. Congrats on switching!

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 2d ago

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@dansup@mastodon.social YES! That's great news about the media resizing, a huge usability win! Thank you for you work

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 26mo ago

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@chfkch@ruhr.social It was really hard to track down how to unpair a Magic Mouse / keyboard / trackpad without having access to a Mac. So I’m hoping that this makes it easier for other people to find how to do that!

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 6mo ago

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@alisynthesis@io.waxandleather.com good luck! I found it a lot easier today than it was 3 years ago. I did the “GUI Installer” method and I found it easy to follow. There was also a button in the installer to change the app’s scaling (dpi) in case you have a high-res screen and everything looks too small at first.

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 42mo ago

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@barthalion@social.treehouse.systems looks really polished! Brilliant work!

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 26mo ago

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I love open-source software and I know there are some wonderful open-source design tools like Penpot. However, I only mentioned apps I genuinely use in my commercial workflow or which UX Designers will need based on typical client demands.

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 26mo ago

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@Leneux@speedlines.stctp.zone thanks for reading! My pleasure 😊

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 26mo ago

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@otter_linnus@det.social thank you. Any time I read something to do with Linux it almost always goes down the rabbit hole of desktop environments, display managers, etc etc etc. Some people love knowing how their computer works (including me!). Most people couldn’t care less. I wanted to write a piece that focused on the essential things a designer would need to know in order to start using Linux and nothing more, and I’m glad that came across.

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Chris Wood @chriswood@mastodon.design

· 2d ago

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@dansup@mastodon.social sounds a bit like Beeper,, which I love and use daily. It looks like a lot of their bridges are from open source projects: https://developers.beeper.com/open-source/