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 label 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	Click on File and then on Document properties.
Change width & height to 425 and point to px in Units.	Change the Width and Height parameters to 425 pixels. Close the dialog box.
Draw a square >> width and height to 425	Create a square using the Rectangle tool. Color it red.
Click on selector tool.	Now click on the selector tool.
	On the Tool controls menu, change the Width and Height parameters to 425.
Draw a circle >> width and height to 425	Next, draw a circle using the Ellipse tool.
Click on selector tool.	Once again, click on the selector tool.
	On the Tool controls menu, change the Width and Height parameters to 425.
Select circle and square >> Align and Distribute.	Select both the circle and the square.
Click on Object menu >> Align and Distribute	Go to Object menu. Click on Align and Distribute.
Align in centre	Set the Relative to option to Page. Align the objects in the centre.
Path menu >> Difference	Go to Path menu. Select Difference.
Draw another circle	Now draw another circle.
Click selector tool.	Once again, click on the selector tool.
Change width and height to 85 >> align in centre	Change the height and width parameters to 85. Align it to 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 and click on Layers. Change the name of the current layer 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	Now, let us create another layer and name it as CD design.
Choose below current layer option.	Place it below the CD template layer.
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 our SVG file. Go to File and click on Save As.
Filename >> CD template >> Save	I will save it on the Desktop. I will type the Filename as CD template and click on Save. <<PAUSE>>
Point to the layers	Now we will work on the CD design layer.
Draw a square >> Color it light blue	Let us design a background. For this, draw a square using the Rectangle tool and color it light blue.
Change width and height to 425	Click on the selector tool. Then change the Width and Height parameters to 425.
Place it	Place it in such a manner that you can see the background color within the boundaries.
Design a graphic illustration	Let us now design a graphic illustration.
Import Spoken Tutorial logo	Next, let us import the Spoken tutorial logo. The logo has been provided in the Code files link.
Go to File >> Import	Go to File and 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 and align it to the 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 type the contact details at the bottom of the CD label.
Copy and paste the contact details	Let me copy the contact details from a LibreOffice Writer file that I had saved earlier. Now paste this 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	Next, we will 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 same image has been provided in your Code Files link. Pls check the folder in which you saved it.
File >> Import >> Image1	Now click on File then on Import and lastly select Image1. Now the image is imported here.
Place it on the right side	I will place it on the right side of the CD label. <<PAUSE>>
File >> Save As ST CD label >> Save	Let us save the SVG file by clicking on File and Save As. I will type the filename as ST CD label and click on Save.
Point to the CD label	Now our CD label is ready. Let us learn how to export the file in PNG format.
File >> Export Bitmap	Go to File and click on Export Bitmap. A new dialog box will appear.
Page tab >> Export area	Click on Page tab under the Export area. Then click on the Browse button.
Type ST CD label >> Save >> Export	I will choose Desktop as the location to save the file. And I will type the filename as ST-CD-label and click on Save. Lastly, click on Export button.
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 label template Design a CD label Save the file in PNG format
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.
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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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