{"id":3969,"date":"2024-02-14T02:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T07:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.both.org\/?p=3969"},"modified":"2024-02-01T21:30:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T02:30:55","slug":"open-hearts-open-source-celebrating-valentines-day-with-creativity-and-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.both.org\/?p=3969","title":{"rendered":"Open Hearts, Open Source: Celebrating Valentine’s Day with Creativity and Community"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Love is in the air, and this year, you decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day with a tech-savvy twist: the open source way! Like a modern-day Cupid with a digital toolkit, you’re armed with a list of tasks to spread the love near and far. From heartfelt greetings to festive decorations, you’re ready to show your appreciation for loved ones, and many open-source applications are here to help!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unleash your artistic side with Inkscape<\/a>, a powerful vector graphics editor. Let imagination soar with OpenClipart<\/a>, your treasure trove of free, user-contributed clip art for every occasion, including Valentine’s Day! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Altered Heart Candy Box for Valentines” by Yma’s Fun is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Find adorable designs, playful symbols, and romantic illustrations licensed<\/a> under Creative Commons Zero<\/a>, so you can use them freely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Created by Don Watkins with InkScape CC by SA 4.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Add your personal touch with Inkscape’s tools, creating unique designs for cards, mugs, or even placemats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LibreOffice Writer: <\/strong>Spread the love with personalized greetings! Writer offers intuitive tools for crafting beautiful cards and posters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond Clip Art:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also incorporate images like these with some of your own and create a short video clip using the OpenShot<\/a> video editor. You can easily add narration by recording a separate voice track using Audacity<\/a>. Sound effects can be added in Audacity, saved to a file, and imported into a soundtrack on the OpenShot video editor. Find legal background music to add to your video. Find music<\/a> that can be remixed and shared using Openverse and Audacity to create a soundtrack for your video. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Livestream your holiday gatherings with Open Broadcaster<\/a> Software. Using the software, it’s easy to use OBS to present an engaging holiday show for your friends and family, or you can save the program as a Matroska or MP4 file for later viewing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This Valentine’s Day, show your love to individuals and the vibrant open-source community! Consider these additional ideas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n