<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><h1>Drawing with Code: SVG Open House<span></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday November 15, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Eastern<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Read onward, then visit this link to register: <a href="https://nypl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclfu-tpjovHNTyInBCce0oge1vgoYDxsGy" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(9,86,181);letter-spacing:0.3pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">https://nypl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclfu-tpjovHNTyInBCce0oge1vgoYDxsGy</span></a><span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This workshop is part of the Dimensions Project at New York Public
Library, a physical and virtual lab for DIY creation and exploration of tactile
graphics and models. Learn more about us: <a href="https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/heiskell/dimensions">Dimensions:
Community Tools for Making Tactile Graphics & Objects | The New York Public
Library (nypl.org)</a><span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You may have heard of Scalable Vector Graphics, a popular
image format used by developers to create graphics that work well on almost any
browser or screen. But did you know that blind and sighted people can create these
graphics from scratch by coding in a simple text editor? With SVG you can:<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListBulletCxSpFirst"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Create and combine lines, shapes, colors and
patterns to build any image you want<span></span></p>
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</span></span>Include text in any font, including Braille
fonts<span></span></p>
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</span></span>Enjoy precise control over your drawings with no
need for a graphical design program <span></span></p>
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</span></span>Learn a coding practice with tangible results:
send your drawings to a Braille embosser<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListBulletCxSpLast">Before you
join our Zoom, you may want to browse this study guide, where you’ll find explanations
and code examples relevant to nonvisual learners and tactile designers: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vQLAvLbolnTOwAqWdGH95h1G5kafuCf831zqOOhKfsb22x8DixKx3Gqiti8WWi60Fq1rqzwMdhuQLuG/pub?urp=gmail_link">SVG
Study Guide (google.com)</a><span></span></p>
<h2>What We’ll Cover<span></span></h2>
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</span></span>Setting up an SVG file: choosing your text
editor, opening and closing tags<span></span></p>
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</span></span>Understanding syntax<span></span></p>
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</span></span>Understanding the coordinate system<span></span></p>
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</span></span>Creating shapes: position, size, line width and
infill<span></span></p>
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</span></span>Overlapping shapes: understanding layer order<span></span></p>
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</span></span>Your first project: brainstorming ideas<span></span></p>
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</span></span>Reviewing your drawing: embossers, swellform and
more<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListBulletCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Joining the BlindSVG discussion list <span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListBulletCxSpLast"><span> </span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Chancey S. Fleet<br></div>Assistive Technology Coordinator<br></div>Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library<br></div>(212) 621-0627<br><br><br></div></div></div></div>