Re: [Gimp-gui] Suggestion about the loading window

[Jehan <jehan girinstud io>]

Hi,

On 2017-09-22 16:29, Fulvio Massimo Mariani wrote:
> Hello.

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> My name is Fulvio.
>
> I’ve been a Gimp fan since a lot of time ago (I’m a graphic
> designer and I do not how to use Photoshop, consider this).
>
> I just downloaded the 2.9 version of the software and checked the new
> features and UI.
>
> All looks nice (and font loading is now much faster), but please, and
> this is the purpose of the post, consider to use a neat, minimal Logo
> opening. The actual loading window is not at the level of the software
> and its specs. Look for a designer to draw and compose a
> minimal/material Design for your app loading screen, because of the
> perception of the app starts from this screen (the actual loading
> window is not goo, really).

I assume you mean the splash image? What don't you like in it? That it 
is not serious enough?

Though in theory I don't really disagree that some kind of fancy 
"simple/minimal" design can be nice, I don't believe this to be that 
important. We had by the past people wanting to make GIMP a "product", 
something "professional looking" and whatnot. And this one experience I 
am thinking about was not a pleasant experience to me, at all. In the 
end, I appreciate that some people can have some fun while making GIMP 
(especially since it's done on most parts as voluntary work) rather than 
making boring corporate images. As long as the software itself is 
actually good, professional and does well what it is supposed to do, 
does it really matter that the splash image is usually a fun image 
contributed by various artists?
This is even more true for 2.9 which is a dev version (therefore allows 
even more fun), but even stable versions used to have more or less 
interesting/funny designs: https://www.gimp.org/about/splash/

This being said, as I said, our splash screens are indeed contributed by 
various artists and we definitely welcome more contributions there. If 
you want to propose a splash for a next dev version, please be our 
guest. Next splash could be yours. :-)
Yet know that it won't stop us from also accepting other funky splash 
images when they will be contributed as well.

> Have a nice day.
>
> I just wanted to suggest something)

Thanks for this. This mailing list is indeed the right venue to propose 
a splash screen for a further version.
We look forward to any contribution from you or any artist (painter, 
designer, photograph…) who has an idea for a nice splash screen. :-)

Jehan

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