On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 1:41 PM, Sam Gleske <sam.mxra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Kevin Cozens <ke...@ve3syb.ca> wrote: > >> It looks good but you could tighten up the design. It uses a lot of space >> for little information, but that may be in part that it is a sample of the >> appearance of the front page without the final content. > > > I don't think it's that big of an issue. We live in an age of high > resolution monitors. Higher resolution images would be good to take > advantage of that. Personally I like the current site design (on gimp.org); > primarily because I enjoy reading the GIMP news as soon as I get to the > site (which I avidly check even though it's not updated very often). For > me it just means more clicks to get to news. I guess I'll just depend on > my RSS feed as it's not that big of a deal. > > However I like how Kasim emphasizes features on the front page which > beckons users to try it out. The only thing I would like to see changed is > the text, "Play with the Tools of the Trade." I don't like that because it > implies that there is no need to take GIMP seriously as a professional > editing tool or that it's a free trial to "play" with before using the real > thing. I'm tired of hearing people say GIMP isn't as good as Photoshop. > They just haven't used GIMP enough. You need to unlearn Photoshop to > really take advantage of GIMP. I think GIMP is already ready for the prime > time just industry doesn't take the time to learn a new tool. I would like > to suggest you changing that text to, "Draft with the Tools of the Trade." > This let's users know that it's there for the taking yet allows > professionals to take it seriously as a tool to get work done. > > If we're really going forward with this redesign thanks for considering > any of my thoughts. > To add on to my previous statements I'd like the front page to be edited a bit more. I'll quote the previous text and then follow that with what I would like to see it say. Note: > *Professional Level Photo Filters* > Make your photos picture perfect with with prefessional-grade color filtering. > > *Play with the Tools of the Trade* > GIMP comes ready with everything you need to design like a pro. --------------------------------- Suggested Changes.... *Professional Photo Filters* Make your photos picture perfect with professional-grade color filtering. *Draft with the Tools of the Trade* GIMP has a robust set of tools and can be easily extended through add-ons. --------------------------------- Notes.... On the second sentence of the first line I correct your misspelling of "prefessional." Avoid the word 'comes' as it implies humans traveling (to come and go). Again emphasize that GIMP brings a lot to the table. Having a robust set of tools is good for both users and professionals a-like. Easily extending functionality through add-ons caters to real power users of the tool. I try to think of the psychology behind the advertising since the first page is something everybody sees I think this redesign will ultimately make GIMP more popular. Especially with high bit depth editing coming to the table in future versions (which I look forward to!). Thanks for taking the time Kasim to put a lot of thought into your design and asking for feedback. SAM
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