Open Source Publishing: Design tools for designers

Open Source Publishing was a graphic design research work-group that used only Free Software tools. Now it has grown into an independent project from Constant.

Closely affiliated with Constant, OSP was created in 2006 as an experimental project to test the possibilities and realities of doing graphic design using an expanding range of Free Software tools. Over time it has grown into a diverse collaborative practice. In 2013 OSP has become an association independent from Constant.

OSP is serious about testing the possibilities and limitations of Open Source software in a professional design environment, without expecting to find the same experience as the ones we are used to. In fact, OSP is interested in experimenting with everything that shows up in the cracks.


Related events

Free Operations

2007
Workshop with open source tools only: – content that belongs to the Public Domain – fonts that allows us to change them and redistribute them – open source software Starting point is the (...)

Open Source Publishing Briefing

2007
Samen met Mutes Simon Worthington en Laura Oldenburg, nam OSP deel aan een NM-X network evening. We presenteerden onze ervaringen met vrije software voor ontwerpers, en discussieerden over (...)

Open Source Publishing Briefing

2007
Together with Mute’s Simon Worthington and Laura Oldenburg, OSP participates to the NM-X network evening. We present our experiences with free software for designers, and discuss problems and (...)

PubliActie

2007
Heb jij al eens muisarrest gekregen? Of al eens vastgezeten in een multimedilemma omdat je iets wil communiceren maar nog niet weet of je nu gaat skypen, e-mailen of telefoneren? In de (...)

PubliActie

2007
PubliActie propose une série de sessions de travail autour de mots et de définitions liés aux humeurs, actions et sentiments que nous ressentons quotidiennement en faisant usage des nouvelles (...)

Canadian Printing Breakfast

2007
Het Open Source Publishing team wil je graag hun nieuwste avonturen in open source software voor het ontbijt serveren. Met o.a.: een lay-out-applicatie die een sprookje animeren, een (...)

Bookpresentation CROSS-over. Kunst, Media en Technologie in Vlaanderen

2008
The Open Source Publishing team designed CROSS-over, a publication on art, media and technology in Flanders. The publication is edited by Liesbeth Huybrechts and published by BAM and Lanoo. (...)