Jess Boctor

Tag: livescribe

  • Using Your @Livescribe pen with Gimp Shop

    There are many amazing things you can do with a Livescribe pen, and while I believe it is playing a revolutionary role in the business and education world, I think we have yet to scratch the surface of what this pen will allow artists to do in the future. 

    I am, by no means, a skilled graphic artist or a sketch artist for that matter. I was simply excited the Pulse pen lets me have instant digital copies of my doodles from my journals. However, I can see the possibilities. Especially when it only takes a few simple steps you to import any of your livescribe sketches into a photo editor, allowing you to mix graphic and hand made art.
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    Here is all you have to do: 

    1. Open your livescribe desktop application and find the page with the image which you wish to alter.
    2. From the file menu, click ‘Print’, and then select ‘Save as PDF’ (PC Users, your process for saving a PDF may be slightly different)
    3. Open your Gimp application
    4. Click on ‘Open’ Select your pdf file and the image should appear ready to be altered to your hearts content.
    Continuing the adventure, 

    Jess

    PS: Have you heard the rumors? They are working to make the echo a digital pen which will interface directly with your photo editor. Check it out.

     

  • Old School Flip Book

    I love my Pulse Smartpen from Livescribe.
    Some of my posts here have been generated using the Pulse, including Erika’s Song and some of my journal entries. 
    So I thought it would be fun to see if I couldn’t make some of my own, dot paper amazing notebooks and journals. What better way to start than with some old data storage devices?
    Take 2 old school 5″ x 5″ floppy discs, add dot paper and Voila! You have one super cool flip note book.
    I hand bound the notebook using a modified coptic stitch with reinforced edges. The flip book opens from top to bottom and lays flat once opened. There are Livescribe navigation buttons running along the left hand side. 

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    I used 8.5″ x 11″ dot paper, so the pages run a little funny when they show up in your Livescribe desktop, the PDF example below shows how the images run top to bottom, left to right.

    Example.pdf

    If you would like one of your own Old School Flip Book, I would be happy to make you one. Just click the Buy Now button to order one through Google Checkout and I will get stitching. You can even pick what color interior you want: Red, Blue, Yellow, Black or White.

    $30.00 – Old School Flip Book-Red $30.00 – Old School Flip Book-Blue $30.00 – Old School Flip Book-Yellow $30.00 – Old School Flip Book-White $30.00 – Old School Flip Book-Black