Open Source in Professional Creative Agency - A Seven-Year Journey

Learn from a conference talk at Ubuntu Summit 2024 where Ryan Gorley, Founder of Freehive creative agency, shares his seven-year journey of exclusively using free and open-source software in professional creative work. Discover through visually engaging examples how open-source tools can effectively compete in professional settings, understand the importance of using and contributing to free and open-source software as a professional imperative, and explore a practical roadmap to achieving greater personal and creative freedom. Gain insights from Gorley's extensive experience as a seasoned design and marketing professional, whose agency has successfully supported major open-source projects including Inkscape, Fedora Design, elementary, GNOME, Ubuntu, and Thunderbird while specializing in web design, graphic design, and 3D animation using only free and open-source solutions.