LGRU February 2012

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Co-position Photos
by Antonio Roberts 02 Mar '12

02 Mar '12

Hi everyone, I've uploaded the photos that I took from the week's events to my flickr page http://www.flickr.com/photos/hellocatfood/sets/72157629097635860/ I'll also be writing a review of the event for Furtherfirled (www.furtherfield.org/). I suspect it'll be up on their website in the next week or so. Thanks for an enjoyable week! Antonio -- ============================ antonio(a)hellocatfood.com http://www.hellocatfood.com ============================

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1st meeting pics
by Alexandre Prokoudine 29 Feb '12

29 Feb '12

Hi folks, Olivier sent me a report on the first meeting in Rotterdam to publish at LGW, but no pictures. Anyone got anything? Alexandre Prokoudine http://libregraphicsworld.org

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non-simultaneous translation
by Femke Snelting 29 Feb '12

29 Feb '12

Aitor Mendez sent us ten (eleven) points that he presented at the kitchentable last week. Here is an attempt at translating them, please correct :-) ------------------- 1- Inspired by the free culture movement it is common to look for decentralized modes of production. 2- In this brief presentation I will try to do the same, but not in relation to the production of collaborative tools, but in direct relation to the symbolic production, the production of meaning, and the construction of language. 3- I propose a simple idea from the discipline of graphic design: identity design (corporate identity, visual identity) 4- Identity design typically operates as a reduction of complexity. Imagine any project, a company or an institution... this entity is comprised of a different complex structure. In short, it has a complex identity. 5- A graphical output, a single logo will eventually be the representation of this complex project. In this regard, the design of identity operates as a process in the service of centralization, eliminating the peripheral features. 6- This strategy has proved to be extremely useful in the field of private enterprise and public institution and any form of social organization of a regulatory nature, imposing and authoritarian. 7- Here the question is obvious. Do they make good civil organizations of self-organized horizontal by copying the communication strategies of organizations that are hierarchical and organised like pyramids? 8- The answer is NO. 9- The reasons are various and difficult to explain in such a short space of time, but the most important argument has to do with the ability of language to produce subjectivity, to produce a type of individual or another. A graphic language that is collectively built, builds horizontal relationshipas and invites individuals to fit into the horizontal. 10- Then I show two examples of collaborative approaches (they are try-outs, attempts). [??] to define a model of symbolic production that can be operated by the peripheries of the project, transforming the endpoints into centers (the post-modern idea of deconstruction). 11 (extra point)- These two examples are, to some extent, tests that are performed unilaterally, without a real network collaboration. But they do contain the methodology and philosophy of work that is suitable for collaborative modes of symbolic production. ------------------- 1- Desde el movimiento de cultura libre es habitual la búsqueda de modos de producción descentralizados. 2- En esta breve presentación voy a tratar esta misma cuestión, pero no en relación a la producción de herramientas colaborativas, sino en relación directa con la producción simbólica, con la producción de sentido, con la construcción del lenguaje. 3- Propondré una idea sencilla partiendo de una disciplina del diseño gráfico: El diseño de identidad (identidad corporativa, identidad visual) 4- El diseño de identidad, típicamente, opera como un reductor de complejidad. Imaginad un proyecto cualquiera, una empresa o una institución, esta entidad estará constituida por una estructura compleja diferentes. Tendrá, en definitiva, una identidad compleja. 5- Un resultado gráfico, un único logotipo, será finalmente la representación de ese proyecto complejo. En este sentido, el diseño de identidad opera como un proceso al servicio de un interés central, eliminando los rasgos periféricos. 6- Esta estrategia ha resultado tremendamente útil en el ámbito de la empresa privada y la institución pública y cualquier forma de organización social de carácter normativo, impositivo y autoritario. 7- Aquí la pregunta es obvia. ¿Hacen bien las organizaciones civiles de carácter horizontal y autoorganizado en copiar las estrategias de comunicación de las organizaciones jerarquizadas piramidalmente? 8- La respuesta es, NO. 9- Las razones son distintas y difíciles de explicar en tan breve espacio de tiempo, pero la más importante tiene que ver con la capacidad del lenguaje para producir subjetividad, para producir un tipo de individuo u otro. Un lenguaje gráfico construido de forma colectiva construye un tipo de relación horizontal e individuos preparados para encajar en la horizontalidad. 10- A continuación muestro dos ejemplos de planteamientos colaborativos (en grado de tentativa). Setrata de definir un modelo de producción simbólica que pueda ser intervenido por las periferias del proyecto haciendo que los extremos se transformen en centros (la idea posmoderna de deonstrucción). 11 (extra ball)- Estos dos ejemplos son, en cierta medida, ensayos realizados de forma unilateral, sin una colaboración en red real pero que sí contienen la metodología y la filosofía de trabajo adecuada para los modos colaborativos de producción simbólica.

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I like tight pants and mathematics
by Eric Schrijver 25 Feb '12

25 Feb '12

Dear LGRU attendees, I realised that I wanted to share the link to my blog I like tight pants and mathematics http://i.liketightpants.net/and/ which aims to motivate artists and designers to get more involved in programming culture. Thanks already for the days! Eric //e// eric(a)ericschrijver.nl //w// http://ericschrijver.nl/ //w// http://i.liketightpants.net/and/ //t// +32489640387 //t// +31621630653

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recordings
by peter 25 Feb '12

25 Feb '12

hey list, (Almost) all sound recordings of the morning sessions are here: http://sound.constantvzw.org/LGRU/ The two still missing from the first day will be added soon.. p -- constant vzw | rue du fort straat 5 | 1060 brussel belgie | 0032 (0)2 5392467 | constantvzw.org * * * * * * * * * C O N S T A N T V Z W

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many stuff to discuss
by Stéphanie Vilayphiou 24 Feb '12

24 Feb '12

http://www.manystuff.org/?p=15842 hope a lot of people will join ;) S. -- ---- Stéphanie Vilayphiou <stdin> http://stdin.fr/ +32 (0)4 89 00 88 59

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LGRU-internal meeting (for partners and associates)
by Femke Snelting 23 Feb '12

23 Feb '12

agenda for tonight's meeting crickx archive 18:45-20:00 http://lgru.pad.constantvzw.org:8000/55 F

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Restaurant tonight
by Femke Snelting 23 Feb '12

23 Feb '12

For those on this list currently in the LGRU-meeting in Brussels: Later tonight you are very welcome for dinner at 20:00 in *Restaurant Kasim* Chaussee de Haecht 87 Haachtsesteenweg 1030 Brussels http://www.openstreetmap.org/export/embed.html?bbox=4.36355,50.85548,4.3762… It's a 15 minute walk from Constant Variable Femke

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Sons + pix
by peter 22 Feb '12

22 Feb '12

Hi all, Images of LGRU-BRU are here: http://gallery3.constantvzw.org/index.php/LGRU + sound-recordings here: http://sound.constantvzw.org/LGRU/ more to come over the next days peter -- constant vzw | rue du fort straat 5 | 1060 brussel belgie | 0032 (0)2 5392467 | constantvzw.org * * * * * * * * * C O N S T A N T V Z W

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worksession notes
by Femke Snelting 22 Feb '12

22 Feb '12

http://lgru.pad.constantvzw.org:8000/worksessions please add links to where your notes, documents are -- if any :-) f

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