<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Design Automation on Rachid Youven Zeghlache</title><link>https://youvenz.github.io/tags/design-automation/</link><description>Recent content in Design Automation on Rachid Youven Zeghlache</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://youvenz.github.io/tags/design-automation/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>AI Text Generator for Inkscape: LLM Inside</title><link>https://youvenz.github.io/blog/2026-03-05-ai-text-generator-for-inkscape-llm-inside/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://youvenz.github.io/blog/2026-03-05-ai-text-generator-for-inkscape-llm-inside/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="generate-text-with-an-llm-directly-inside-inkscape--for-designers-who-want-ai-copy-without-leaving-the-app"&gt;Generate Text with an LLM Directly Inside Inkscape — For Designers Who Want AI Copy Without Leaving the App&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You&amp;rsquo;re three iterations deep on a design mockup. The headline needs tweaking. The body copy should be shorter. And wait—the client just asked for a French version. You close Inkscape, open ChatGPT, paste the text, copy the result, switch back, paste it in, adjust the font, and realize it doesn&amp;rsquo;t fit anymore.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Batch Certificate Creation with Inkscape &amp; Next Generator</title><link>https://youvenz.github.io/blog/2026-03-05-batch-certificate-creation-with-inkscape-next-generator/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://youvenz.github.io/blog/2026-03-05-batch-certificate-creation-with-inkscape-next-generator/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="batch-certificates-without-manual-design-work--using-inkscape--next-generator"&gt;Batch Certificates Without Manual Design Work — Using Inkscape &amp;amp; Next Generator&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You just finished running a 50-person workshop. Now you need to generate 50 unique certificates—each with a different name, completion date, grade, and sometimes a different badge image. Doing this manually in Inkscape (or worse, Word) takes hours and introduces typos.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This doesn&amp;rsquo;t have to be your workflow.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With Inkscape&amp;rsquo;s &lt;strong&gt;Next Generator&lt;/strong&gt; extension, you can automate the entire process: design one certificate template, link it to a CSV spreadsheet with your attendee data, and generate 50+ customized PDFs in minutes. Variable names, conditional images, dynamic grade colors—all from a single batch command.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Matplotlib Figure Generator: Direct Inkscape Extension</title><link>https://youvenz.github.io/blog/2026-03-05-matplotlib-figure-generator-direct-inkscape-extension/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://youvenz.github.io/blog/2026-03-05-matplotlib-figure-generator-direct-inkscape-extension/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="generate-matplotlib-figures-inside-inkscape--without-leaving-your-design-tool"&gt;Generate Matplotlib Figures Inside Inkscape — Without Leaving Your Design Tool&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You&amp;rsquo;ve spent 20 minutes perfecting a bar chart in Matplotlib. Now you need to drop it into your Inkscape poster—but the moment you export as PNG, it&amp;rsquo;s locked. You can&amp;rsquo;t edit the colors. You can&amp;rsquo;t move the legend. You can&amp;rsquo;t adjust the title without regenerating the whole thing in Python, exporting again, and re-importing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There&amp;rsquo;s a better way.&lt;/strong&gt; The &lt;strong&gt;Matplotlib Figure Generator&lt;/strong&gt; extension lets you build and edit Matplotlib visualizations &lt;em&gt;directly inside Inkscape&lt;/em&gt;, with full vector editability and zero export-import friction.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>