The Open Clip Art Library [LWN.net]

The Open Clip Art Library is An Online Massive Open Source 2d Graphics Repository according to the project FAQ. The project was started in early 2004, it now boasts over 3,000 images. The goal of the project is simple and clear:

This project aims to create an archive of clip art that can be used for free for any use. All graphics submitted to the project should be placed into the Public Domain according to the statement by the Creative Commons.

[Open Clip Art Library] Version 0.10 of the library was just released:

We have packaged up this month's release and our package size has gone up from a 20M package to 23M. We now have 3207 images that pass our Library tests and have the proper meta-data embedded. Its pretty amazing!

Images are stored as SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) and PNG (Portable Network Graphics) files in a multi-level directory tree. To get an idea of the available images, the library's top level directories include:

animals,    buildings,   computer,   decorations,  education
food,       geography,   logos,      office,       people,
plants,     recreation,  shapes,     signs_and_symbols,
special,    transportation,          unsorted

See the online clip art browser for examples.

New clip art images may be created with applications such as Inkscape and Sodipodi, typical office users can then import the images into OpenOffice.org, KWord, and AbiWord, or any other application that supports the SVG or PNG formats.

The project releases are being synchronized with timely events: [ocal-hearts] "Our community focused on submitting Valentines Day clip art to help everyone with the upcoming holiday. For the month of February we are trying to collect images related to 'black history month'." The project roadmap gives a good indication of where the work is being focused for future releases.

The complete version 0.10 library is available for download here (23 MB). Also, a set of Perl language tools (zip file) are available for working with the clip art archive.

If you need a selection of images for creating web pages, holiday cards, or presentations, the Open Clip Art Library is the first place to look. If you have an artistic ability, the project could surely make use of your contributions.

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The Open Clip Art Library

Posted Feb 3, 2005 14:40 UTC (Thu) by kay (subscriber, #1362) [Link]

Is i.e. the acrobat logo and the firefox logo in the public domain?

http://openclipart.org/cgi-bin/navigate/computer?page=2

http://openclipart.org/cgi-bin/navigate/computer?page=4

Kay