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My Review of The Book of Inkscape

Originally submitted at O'Reilly

Inkscape is a powerful, free, cross-platform, vector-based drawing tool similar to Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW. The Book of Inkscape, written by Inkscape developer and graphic designer Dmitry Kirsanov, is an in-depth guide to Inkscape, offering comprehensive coverage and creative advice ...


Must have, sight unseen

By j0nn0 from Johannesburg, South Africa on 12/1/2009

 

5out of 5

Pros: Helpful examples, Creative, Well-written, Easy to understand, Accurate, Concise

Best Uses: Student, Intermediate, Novice, Expert

Describe Yourself: Video Editor, Designer, Educator

I have to admit I haven't read this book yet, but having read Dimitry's Tutorials in Linux Format (www.linuxformat.co.uk), I am going to buy this sight unseen. He always comes up with brilliant examples and solutions, which prove that he is a great designer who is not afraid to share his techniques with the world... and he is really good at communicating his knowledge.

Taken from www.linuxformat.co.uk

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