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

Hi,

On 2017-09-23 14:04, gregory grey wrote:

Some stuff in https://www.gimp.org/about/splash/ [3]  is just
atrocious. Pretending you don't see that yourself is just insulting.
Where did I say anything like this? Where did I even say anything about the art at all. I haven't given my opinion on the artworks there, and that's on purpose.
To be clear, I am not fond of some of the splash screens either, but that's ok. That's not for me (or others) to be the policymaker of what is good or not. Anyway you should consider that putting words in other people's mouth can also be considered as "insulting". 


You do realize that "fun" and "7 years old level of aesthetics" is not
the same? One of the things I dig about Darktable is that I can show
it to PS/LR users without being laughed at.
I don't understand what you want to "show". When we work on projects, we don't show our programs. Nobody care about the programs we use. They only consider the finale artwork. Also calling other people's artworks "atrocious" and "7 year old level of aesthetics" can also be considered "insulting", can't it? 


It's the icons story all
over again.


I don't understand this kind of statement.
GIMP is made by everyone who wants to contribute. We are seriously undermanned (I would say "understaffed", but since there are no salaries for anyone, and the only 2 people — Pippin and I — who are trying to get crowdfunded get bare minimum, that would not be proper to call anyone "staff"). Anyone is more than welcome to contribute code, icons, themes, documentation, website text and images, tutorials, splash screen, their time, their skills, and more…
So yeah as a conclusion, there are no "stories". Please if anyone has propositions to improve things, be our guests. Contribute. Send patches and stuff. This would be more constructive. But please let's refrain from insulting others and their work. 
Thanks.

Jehan


On Sep 23, 2017 2:37 AM, "Jehan" <jehan girinstud io> wrote:


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/
[3]

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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