==== Design Software ====
a collection of [[free_media_tools]] for graphic design (mostly)

**primary stack** 
  * [[http://www.gimp.or|The Gimp]] for image manipulation (see also [[gimp_notes]])
  * vectors with [[http://www.inkscape.org/|inkscape]] (also [[Inkscape|notes]])
  * 3d with [[http://www.blender.org/|blender]]
  * DTP, layout and prepress with [[http://www.scribus.net/|scribus]]

**image management and photography**
  * [[http://www.darktable.org/|darktable]] is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer. A virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers.
  * [[http://rawtherapee.com/|RawTherapee]] is a free, cross-platform raw image processing program 

**some useful utilities**
  * Image Magick http://www.imagemagick.org
  * fontforge > http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/
  * ffmpeg (see [[ffmpeg notes]]