Libre Graphics Research Unit

http://www.lgru.net

The Libre Graphics Research Unit was a traveling lab where new ideas for creative tools are developed. Its diverse activities range from the practical to the theoretical via writing, research meetings, experimental prototyping, conferences and workshops. The Research Unit was an initiative of four European media-labs actively engaged in Free/Libre and Open Source Software and Free Culture. This cross-disciplinary project involved artists, designers and programmers and was developed in dialogue with the Libre Graphics community.

The Libre Graphics Research Unit asked: What future practices can we imagine, and which tools can make them happen?

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Related events

Books with an attitude

2013
From 22 May until 31 May, The Libre Graphics Research Unit presents Books with an attitude, an exhibition of printed books made with Libre digital tools. This exhibition includes Libre bookdesign (…)

Libre Graphics Research Unit in Porto

2013
From 22 to 23 May the Libre Graphics Research Unit gathers in Porto and this meeting concludes the two year project. Hosted by associate partner Manufactura Independente in Maus Habito we will (…)

LGM2013: Future Tools

2013
The yearly Libre Graphics Meeting (LGM) gathers users and developers of Free, Libre and Open Source software for creative work. LGM is a self-organised event, put together by designers, artists, (…)

Collision 1: Badness and Conflict

2013
If we consider typographic and cartographic objects as "spatial arrangement of texts and other graphical elements", than their design is essentially the work of organising collisions. In a (…)

Call for presentations: Libre Graphics Meeting

2013
The Libre Graphics Meeting will take place 10-13 April in Madrid. The event welcomes your contribution and is looking for in-depth presentations on Libre Graphics technologies, showcases of (…)

Open Call: Tools for a Read-Write world

2012
Medialab-Prado and The Libre Graphics Research Unit are seeking for projects to be collaboratively developed during a two-weeks workshop to be held in Madrid, 15-27 April, 2013. We are interested (…)

Code Tasting / Graphical Shell prototype (GSp)

2012
At this autumn Code Tasting, we’ll try out Graphical Shell, a prototype developed by Pierre Marchand in the context of the Libre Graphics Research Unit. His proposal links the ’tick’ of a (…)

Libre Graphics Magazine workshop

2012
During their residency in Variable, Ana Carvalho, Ginger Coons & Ricardo Lafuente, the editors of Libre Graphics Magazine, invite you to take part in the making of the upcoming issue. From (…)

Open Call: Piksels and Lines Orchestra

2012
In the context of the Libre Graphics Research Unit, Piksel is offering a collaborative research residency for one artist and one developer, to jointly explore the interoperability and expansion of (…)

Research meeting: Abstracting craft

2012
The next Research Meeting Abstracting Craft will take place in Rotterdam, The Netherlands from 26-29 September 2012. The program is being developed by WORM in collaboration with FLOSS-Manuals.