Workshop: Libre Graphics meets Wikimedia Commons

The workshop offers to the participants knowledge of the working dynamics of the Wikimedia projects, especially Commons and Wikipedia, and contribute to the creation of previously identified resources or those requested by the community, in the field of graphics, specially -but not only- illustration and vector graphics.

The Commons community, like most Wikimedia projects, relies on the voluntary work of thousands of people, who enjoy bringing their knowledge and time for building a collective project of high quality, with huge impact on the web, since Wikipedia is the fifth most visited site in the world.

Professional and amateurs coexist in the community, working together based on consensually defined quality parameters.

The workshop offers an introduction to the working dynamics of Commons, trough a particular practice of design with free software.

Previous tasks (those interested in the workshop have to perform these two tasks previously)

• Create user in Commons (very important!)
• Review of artworks present Commons in your area of interest. Please visit: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Graphic_Lab/Illustration_workshop

Method of work:

Introduction to Commons and Wikipedia (spaces, licenses, wiki syntax)

Creation of Libre Graphics Wikiproject

Design of materials, improvement of existent resources

Proposals, suggestions and/or tutorials on common tasks

Uploading of new materials