>> > Glyph, I have to say that my sentiments are just the opposite of
>> > yours. Although the latest splash (with the brush) is nice and
>> > traditional looking, I find it has little identity and little
>> > character. On the other hand I feel that the balloon splash captures
>> > the mood and the spirit of the GIMP. I don't know how to express it
>> > exactly, but to me the balloon says that the GIMP is out of this
>> > world, it follows the alternate path, it allows you to dream not only
>> > of what is...but of what may never be. The brush is just a brush.
>> Well, that's very poetically phrased.
Thanks 8^)
>> Whichever way we go, let's not
>> compromise. The brush hanging out of the balloon would ruin the whole
>> thing...
I agree. Sometimes the middle way makes no sense.
>> Personally, I think that GIMP has many faces, the 'go beyond' aspect
>> definitely being one of them which the baloon captures, but the brush also
>> embodies a certain professionalism and dedication to quality.
True.
>> GIMP and GTK really brought free UNIX up to par with commercial operating
>> systems. It is the 'killer app' -- Linux's visicalc. It also allows for
>> production of really *good* pictures.
Very true!
>> The random-splash-screen idea is a good one, perhaps with a few more of
>> the interim splashes. Let's not include 'Oh, the humanity!' though, okay?
>> :-)
Don't you think, though, that it would be good if the GIMP had an
identity? I think the marketing types call it something like
"branding"...an image that when folks see it they say, "oh yeah,
that's the GIMP". If the splash is always changing, I think it will
just lead to identity confusion. For this reason, I'd prefer the
brush over the random-splash-screen idea.
But I still prefer the balloon over the brush ;-)
Best regards,
Carey