Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP Site Redesign

[Josh Simons <josh moosehill net>]

On Oct 28, 2011, at 9:16 PM, Frank Gore wrote:

> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Kasim Ahmic <kasim ahmic gmail com> wrote:
> > Hello! I've been using GIMP for some time now and have recently saw how much
> > I dislike the GIMP website. So I've recently been working on a redesign.
> > I have the home page ready here:
> > http://seasonoftreason.uphero.com/templates/
> > I know this is probably the wrong place to put this but I don't think I'll
> > be getting too many responses on the
> > gimp-web mailing list :/ Anyway, I debugged everything and it now works in
> > all major browsers.
>
> I could sugar-coat it a whole lot, but I'll be blunt: it's not an
> improvement. This is probably why you're not getting much feedback on
> the gimp-web mailing list
>
> While I agree that the gimp.org web site isn't terribly glossy, it
> suits its own purpose just fine right now. And the developers are
> accustomed to the CMS they're currently using, which is a whole lot
> more important in the long run.

Just one user's opinion, but I like the proposed design. While it may be "glossier", the important difference 
for me is that the content is easier to read.

Josh Simons