Inkscape/C3/Design-a-CD-label/English

Title of script: Design a CD Label

Author: Arthi. A

Keywords: Create a CD template in Inkscape, Design a CD label, Save the file as PNG

Visual cue	Narration
Opening Slide	Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on “Design a CD label” using Inkscape.
Learning Objectives (Slide)	In this tutorial We will learn to Create a CD template Design a CD label Save the file as PNG
System requirement (Slide)	To record this tutorial, I am using Ubuntu Linux 12.04 OS Inkscape version 0.48.4
Open Inkscape	Let us open Inkscape.
Go to File >> Document properties	Go to Document properties.
Change width & height to 425	Change the Width and height parameters to 425. Close the dialog box.
Draw a square >> width and height to 425	Create a square using the Rectangle tool. Color it red. On the Tool controls menu, change the width and height parameters to 425.
Draw a circle >> width and height to 425	Draw a circle using the Ellipse tool. Again change the width and height parameters of the circle to 425.
Select circle and square >> Align and Distribute.	Select both the circle and the square. Go to Object menu. Click on Align and Distribute.
Align in centre	Check if the Relative to option is in Page. Align them in the centre.
Path menu >> Difference	Go to Path menu. Select Difference.
Draw another circle >> width and height to 85 >> align in centre	Now draw another circle. Change the height and width parameters to 85. Align in the centre of the page using Align and Distribute. <<PAUSE>>
Select both shapes >> Color it white	Select both the shapes. Since this is the template we will change the color to white.
Layers menu >> Layers >> layer name to CD template	Go to Layers menu. Click on Layers. Change the current layer name to CD template.
Lock CD template layer	Lock the layer to avoid the movement of the elements in the layer by mistake. <<PAUSE>>
Create another layer >> CD design	Create another layer. Name it as CD design.
Point to the canvas	Now our CD template is ready. We can use this for creating various CDs in the future.
File >> Save as	Let us save the SVG file. Go to File. Click on Save As.
Filename >> CD template >> Save	Let me save it in the Desktop. Type the Filename as CD template. Click on Save. <<PAUSE>>
Point to the layers	Now we will work on CD design.
Draw a square >> Color it light blue	Let us design a background. So, draw a square using the Rectangle tool. Color it light blue.
Change width and height to 425	Change the width and height parameters to 425.
Design a graphic illustration	Let us design a graphic illustration.
Import Spoken Tutorial logo	Next, let us import the Spoken tutorial logo. The logo has been given to you in the Code files link.
Go to File >> Import	Go to File. Click on Import. Resize the logo and place it on the top left of the illustration.
Type Spoken Tutorial logo >> Font size to 40	Type Spoken Tutorial to the right of the logo. Change the font size to 40. Align in centre.
Type “Partner with us...help bridge the digital divide”	Type “Partner with us...help bridge the digital divide” on the next line. Change the font size to 25.
Point to the bottom area	I will write the contact details on the bottom area of the CD label.
Copy and paste the contact details	Let me copy the contact details from the LibreOffice Writer file that I had saved already. Now paste in the bottom area.
Align them	Align them using the Text and font and Align and Distribute options. <<PAUSE>>
Point to the right side area of the CD label >> Show image	Let us add some images on the right of the CD label. I have already made an image collage and saved it in my Documents folder.
Show images	The image is given in your code files link. Pls locate it.
File >> Import >> Image1	Go to File. Click on Import. Select Image1. Now the image is imported.
Place it on the right side	Place it on the right side of the CD label. <<PAUSE>>
File >> Save As ST CD label >> Save	Let us save the SVG file. Go to File. Click on Save As. Type the filename as ST CD label. Click on Save.
Point to the CD label	Now our CD label is ready. Let us export the file as PNG.
File >> Export Bitmap	Go to File. Click on Export Bitmap. A new dialog box appears.
Page tab >> Export area	Click on Page tab under the Export area.
Type ST CD label >> Save >> Export	Let me save the file in the Desktop. Type the filename as ST CD label. Click on Save. Now click on Export.
Desktop >> Open ST CD label	Let us now go to the Desktop and check our file. Our CD label looks like this. <<PAUSE>>
Summarize	Let us summarize In this tutorial, we learnt to Create a CD template Design a CD label Save the file as PNG
Assignment	Create a CD label for Inkscape.
Completed assignment	Your completed assignment should look like this.
About Slide	The video available at the following link summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project. Please watch it.
About Slide	The Spoken Tutorial Project Team conducts workshops and gives certificates for those who pass an online test. For more details, please write to us.
About Slide	Spoken Tutorial Project is supported by the NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India. More information on this Mission is available at this link.
Acknowledgment	We have come to the end of this tutorial. This is Arthi and Saurabh from IIT Bombay, signing off. Thanks for joining.

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