Learn By Examples - A Quick Guide to Graphics and Design with Dia, GIMP and Inkscape
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Graphic Design is a field where we can be doing image editing (Adobe Photoshop), illustration (Adobe Illustrator), 3D modeling (Cinema 4D) and etc. Graphic design allows us to help people design letterheads, business cards, and you can get a freelance job after knowing graphic design.
GIMP is a software for photo and image editing. GIMP can be used to create graphics and GIMP is used to create graphics with pixels or raster. Raster image consists of pixels when enlarge will be blurred. A raster image is usually photos like png. Inkscape is used to create vector image. Vector image when enlarge will not be blurred like raster image, because it uses vectors and calculations. Dia is used to create figures.
GIMP, Inkscape, Dia are free softwares. Adobe Illustrator alternative is Inkscape, Adobe Photoshop alternative is GIMP. Dia is an alternative of Microsoft Visio and Lucid Charts.
I write this book to help my students in their assignments. In the database assignments, the students are asked to create ERD with Dia, this book is the book to help them to use Dia. The students are asked to create a report and it must have "Appropriate use of figures and tables [they need to be yours – not copied from the papers] ". This book will help them to use Dia.
This book aim to equip the reader with GIMP, Dia, Inkscape and Graphic Design basics. There will be many examples and explanations that are straight to the point. You will be creating web site design using GIMP, CRISP DM, flowchart, ERD with Dia, and Business cards with Inkscape.
Content Covered:
Introduction
Getting Started
Graphics using GIMP
Design with Inkscape
Figures with Dia
Conclusion
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Here is your updated Professional Biography incorporating the explicit UK ENIC recognition of 3 RQF Level 7 qualifications, alongside the credit volume framing equivalent to 3 Master's degrees / Professional Doctorate coursework:
Professional Biography
Goh Ming Hui is a Senior Data Science Leader, Educator, and Software Engineer based in Singapore, and the founder of EGMHAcademy. Driven by an integrated end-to-end systems philosophy, Goh bridges physical hardware, software architecture, domain strategy, and advanced statistics to lead complex technical initiatives across Data Science and the Internet of Things (IoT).
Goh holds three distinct RQF Level 7 / SCQF Level 11 postgraduate qualifications as officially evaluated by UK ENIC:
- Master of Technology (Knowledge Engineering) from the National University of Singapore (NUS), focusing on software architecture, advanced algorithms, and computer science.
- Executive Master of Business Administration (IT Management) from IGNOU, focusing on enterprise strategy and domain management.
- Graduate Diploma in Mechatronics from the Singapore Workforce Development Agency, evaluated at UK RQF Level 7 / SCQF Level 11 and providing a foundation in hardware engineering, embedded systems, and automation.
His postgraduate academic coursework has been evaluated by World Education Services (WES Report Ref #: 4572170) across a combined total volume of 117.5 Graduate Semester Credits. This academic credit volume represents coursework equivalent to around 3 standard Master's degrees (standard U.S. Master’s = 30–36 credits) or the cumulative post-baccalaureate coursework load required for a Professional Doctorate / PhD program. Overall, WES officially verifies his education as equivalent to a U.S. Bachelor's degree alongside multiple U.S. Master's degrees.
Throughout his career across higher education, institutional research, and enterprise automation, Goh has developed data systems, software applications, and research models:
- Founder & Lead Educator (EGMHAcademy): Authored technical books including Learn R for Applied Statistics (published by Apress / Springer Nature), created 30 online courses, published 34 technical tutorials on Medium, and developed 21 standalone applications including open-source tools such as Green Office, JAMS, JARI, and JASS.
- Higher Education & Academic Faculty: Instructed undergraduate and diploma courses in Python, Java Programming, Data Mining, Data Analytics, and Rapid System Development across institutions including University of the People, Kaplan, and MDIS.
- Institutional Research & Automation: Served as a Data Science Research Analyst at Nanyang Technological University’s Institutional Statistics Unit, where he developed the Data Science Toolkit (DSTK - NTU Version) and JATI (Just Another Tesseract Interface) to automate data cleaning and extraction pipelines for global university rankings (QS, THE, ARWU).
- Applied Machine Learning & Research: Prototyped relationship recommendation engines using Natural Language Processing (NLP) at Singapore Management University, led machine learning pipelines for Singapore Customs trade automation at CrimsonLogic, and conducted microcontroller and hardware-software R&D for medical and robotics projects at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) alongside MIT faculty.
Goh’s research and academic contributions have earned him elections and memberships in prestigious international honor societies, including Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Society) as a Full Member, Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE), Delta Epsilon Tau (DET), and Golden Key International. He is also a Fellow of The Institute of Management Specialists (UK) and a recipient of the Merit Award in the Tan Kah Kee Young Inventors' Award.
In addition to his technical work, Goh holds global business exposure from the France Business Exchange Program at ESSEC Business School and holds certified business proficiency through the Business Chinese Test (BCT Level 4).
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