However, several improvements and an overall good stability led us to prefer version 1.5.1. This version is labeled as “in development”, since 1.4 is the current stable release. Throughout this tutorial, we will be using Scribus 1.5.1, which can be found for download on its official website. It is often referred to as desktop publishing software, meaning that it is designed for the development of materials like magazines, newspapers, posters, books etc. Scribus is the open source alternative for Adobe InDesign, and is developed with all these characteristics in mind. We also need to be able to export content in high quality, print ready, PDF formats. Posters are a specific case, for which we need to mix vector and raster graphics, to make use of good typography tools and also to pay specific attention to content display and alignment. Although it is possible to do so, Powerpoint lacks an important number of tools that are necessary for a high-quality result! Programmes such as GIMP and Inkscape are not indicated for this task either.

If you ask your colleagues, you will probably learn that the vast majority of them uses PowerPoint to design posters. Scribus, the right open source tool for posters

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