NOTE: The current closed captions are incomplete - we are still editing them and will provide more as soon as we can! Learn how free and open-source software can power your freelance career and why you should choose it over proprietary commercial software. Get an in-depth look at animated, graphic, and web design work completed by the creative agency Freehive using only these tools. Chapters 00:00 - (Intro), 01:28 - Freelancing with Free Software, 18:14 - How to deal with incompatible files from other designers?, 19:05 - How do I convince my school to teach FOSS?, 20:21 - Shouldn't I use the tool to finish the job the fastest?, 21:22 - What about your favorite feature your open source tool lacks?, 22:28 - Where do you source the music for your videos?, 23:07 - How do you collaborate remotely using FOSS?, 25:25 - Any favorite plug-ins for GIMP or Inkscape?, 26:04 - What should freelancers do to contribute to their tools?, 29:48 - (Intermission) Bob Ross as a Cyborg, Not Evil, 31:05 - What about typography and licensing it for projects?, 31:55 - What is the biggest hurdle to FOSS adoption?, 33:48 - Should I give my client source files?, 35:21 - Why not use free/non-subscription software?, 36:54 - How can I convince more designers to use FOSS?, 38:13 - Do you use Blender for video editing and compare it with traditional workflow?, 40:56 - Closing Remarks, 43:50 - (Outro) Contact Ryan, Resources Krita, Blender, GIMP, Inkscape, Scribus, Penpot, Kdenlive, Darktable, Nextcloud, Cloudron, Syncthing. About the Speaker Ryan Gorley is the Creative Director and Founder of creative agency Freehive, also FOSS advocate known for organizing Inkscape Vectors Team. Fediverse: @[email protected], @[email protected], Website: freehive.com, Video Editing Edited by: @vintprox. In production of this video, resources published under Public Domain license, Freehive's presentation, and raw footage from Jitsi call were used.