Re: [Gimp-developer] Targeted audience of GIMP?

[Alexandre Prokoudine <alexandre prokoudine gmail com>]

On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 8:13 AM, gfxuser <gfx user online de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> the last thread reminded me of a question, which I had for some longer and I
> couldn't find the right answer yet:
> Who is the targeted audience of GIMP?

1) http://blog.mmiworks.net/2006/11/creating-user-scenarios-with-gimpteam.html

"In the five days before this weekend, Ellen and Kamila had been
gathering vital raw material by performing workplace observation. Half
a dozen professionals in the field of photography and graphic design
were interviewed and observed on the job. These participants had been
selected based on the GIMP product vision."

2) http://gui.gimp.org/index.php/User_Scenarios

3) http://gui.gimp.org/index.php/Interview_Partners

Does it help?

Personally I don't expect every single job out there to be listed. CG
industry seems to create a new kind of job every year, for instance.

> Reading the product vision and the document 'GIMP 2.8 understanding UI
> changes' I don't see a clear definition of that, but only two groups:
> artists and scientists. Where are the non-professional artists and spare
> time enthusiasts? I'm also missing a clearer definition of the expected
> experience level. Only professionals seem to be addressed.
> Are the other people not targeted? Clearing this as a part of the product
> vision would be a big help to avoid misunderstandings.

This would be tricky. People can use professional workflows and not be
paid for the work they do.

Alexandre Prokoudine
http://libregraphicsworld.org