No experience necessary for this workshop. Because Penpot is a web app, you do need internet connection, but you do not need to install anything on your machine; please make sure your laptop's browser is up to date (Chrome recommended, Firefox and Webkit browsers also supported). Mouse recommended for navigating the graphic interface. (See also lending options if you don’t have one.)

We’ll talk through some very basic design principals and introduce the platform. Penpot has a similar interface and set of features to Figma, but, unlike Figma, is open source and has more generous offerings for free accounts. It can also be used for brainstorming-type collaboration (as we will be doing in this session), similar to tools like Miro, but, again, offers more to free users.

We will all be working in an existing shared file, and any necessary resources will be provided. Those looking for assistance with their own projects are encouraged to schedule additional consultation time with the instructor.

Penpot user guide: https://help.penpot.app/user-guide/

You might also be interested in the Libraries workshop series “Data Communication” with Emma Slayton.

In-Person Event Information:

• Indoor meetings and university-sponsored events of up to 50 persons are permitted. Due to COVID-19 campus restrictions, in-person workshops and events are only open to current CMU affiliates at this time.

• Outdoor meetings and university-sponsored events are permitted up to 50% of outdoor facility capacity. 

• For more information on in-person activities and spaces, please visit the university's COVID-19 Updates Guide

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