The Immersion Podcast

Aug 11, 2016

In this conversation with Amelia Bellamy-Royds, we talk about all things SVG 2 and beyond.

Show Links

Here are the wiki pages summarizing big SVG 2 change (works in progress):

New features: https://github.com/w3c/svgwg/wiki/SVG-2-new-features
Breaking changes: https://github.com/w3c/svgwg/wiki/SVG-2-breaking-changes

If anyone's in the Boston area, Amelia will be talking about SVG 2 & the web standards process at CSS Conf, September 26/27: https://2016.cssconf.com/#speakers

Two places to see what she’s up to:

http://codepen.io/AmeliaBR/

The Books:

SVG Essentials, 2nd Edition: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920032335.do
SVG Colors, Patterns, & Gradients: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920043065.do
SVG Text Layout: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920043072.do
Using SVG with HTML5 and CSS3 (due end of 2016): http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920037972.do
http://www.oreilly.com/web-platform/free/modern-svg.csp

SVG 2

SVG 2 Editor's Draft: https://svgwg.org/svg2-draft/
Links to the latest drafts of the CSS/SVG Effects task force (which now handles filters, masking, etc): http://www.w3.org/Graphics/fx/wiki/Main_Page
The SVG email archive if you want to get involved in the discussion: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-svg/
Github repo providing some resources related to joint work of the CSS and SVG working groups related to graphics. https://github.com/w3c/fxtf-drafts
There should be an official draft available in the next few weeks at https://www.w3.org/TR/SVG2/ (but what's there right now was last updated in November).
Issues with SVG 2 spec (typos or inconsistencies) can be reported at github.com/w3c/svgwg/issues, or...
The www-svg email list can be used for broader discussion (e.g., announcement of the awesome new polyfill you've created for an SVG 2 feature!)

Music Attributions:

Loop Freesky–dEbE: http://www.freesound.org/people/bebeto/sounds/554/

frankum: http://www.freesound.org/people/frankum/sounds/237581/ (adapted with vocals by Nico Dotti)

notembug-Epic Tribal Drums: http://www.freesound.org/people/notembug/sounds/264284/

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Dustin Lee & Brad Woodard

Apr 12, 2016

In this conversation with Dustin Lee and Brad Woodard, we talk about the illustration process, making killer Photoshop and Illustrator brushes, and other good stuff.

Dustin Lee's Info:

http://www.retrosupply.co/

http://www.passiveincomefordesigners.com/ (unfortunately, I forgot to bring this back up in our conversation (sorry Dustin!), but if you admire Dustin’s success with RetroSupply, and want to learn how he “makes things happen”, this is definitely something to check out. He’s also got a podcast on the topic: http://www.passiveincomefordesigners.com/podcast/

Brad Woodard's Info:

http://bravethewoods.com/

Brave Schoolhouse: http://bravethewoods.com/help_us_start_the_brave_schoolhouse/

Space Ranger Brush Kit & Tutorials

http://www.retrosupply.co/products/spaceranger-brush-kit-and-tutorial-pack

Other Links

https://campnanowrimo.org

http://malikafavre.com/

http://www.thomasdanthony.com/

Music Attributions:

Loop Freesky–dEbE: http://www.freesound.org/people/bebeto/sounds/554/

frankum: http://www.freesound.org/people/frankum/sounds/237581/ (adapted with vocals by Nico Dotti)