In data venerdì 20 ottobre 2017 17:41:06 CEST, Ross Martinek ha scritto: > Okay, please forgive me if I get a little acerbic, but I’ve spent most of my > life fighting those who think appearance is more important than it is. > Appearance is, at best, completely, utterly, secondary to everything. > > Function, on the other hand, is absolutely vital—to everything. When I meet > someone who says they aren’t good looking, I tell them “Real beauty is on > the inside, it comes from within. The outside is mere window dressing.” > > So asking developers of some of the best graphics software to spend time > thinking about appearance, other than the user interface, is a complete, > utter waste of their time. > > Worried about “branding”? GIMP is free. It is “sold” because it works, and > works very well. Its beauty comes from within. It doesn’t need a flashy ad > campaign. It doesn’t need to look professional—it is professional and > anyone who looks past the exterior knows it. > > GIMP is a tool that can be used to create artistic beauty, which is the only > place appearance is important. > > Put simply, I don’t care if the tool is uglier than mortal sin if it does > the job well. Form follows function—about a light year behind. > > As for Wilbur, I, too, thought he looked a bit silly at first. Now I love > the sight of him. He isn’t merely a mascot, or a logo. He’s an Icon, as in > “Cultural Icon.” Put another way: “If you don’t use GIMP, you’re too > wealthy to call yourself an artist!” (You’re supposed to laugh, here. It’s > a play on the iconic “starving artist.") > > Stop fussing about what the paint brush looks like. Go thou and create > something beautiful. > > Ross > > > On Oct 20, 2017, at 10:07 AM, Maurizio Paglia <mpagl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Ciao Alex and thank you for your prompt reply! > > > > 2017-10-20 15:38 GMT+02:00 Alexandre Prokoudine < > > > > alexandre.prokoud...@gmail.com>: > >> On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 4:18 PM, Maurizio Paglia wrote: > >>> 2. ICON - I do not like GIMP icon. I think GIMP should have a new icon > >>> containing the letter 'G'. The 'G' icon will be more modern, > >> > >> identifiable, > >> > >>> and will integrate better in modern flat/minimal desktop environment. > >> > >> You mean we should replace the unique Wilber logo with general 'G' > >> letter to make it more identifiable? > > > > Wilber is not a logo. > > A logo is unique and do not change. > > Wilber appears in several flavours (thinking, joking, with a helmet/hat, > > etc.). Wilber acts like a mascot. > > I think GIMP needs a more modern logo that could be the word GIMP written > > in a particular way, and the 'G' can be used as GIMP icon (for the > > launcher). > > > >>> 3. SPLASH - It could sound strange but splash is incredibly attractive > >> > >> for > >> > >>> a lot of users and - in any case - it is the software intro. I think > >>> GIMP > >>> needs a more professional/modern/abstract splash. Moreover please keep > >> > >> away > >> > >>> Wilber and put the 'G' icon instead. > >> > >> You are judging splash screens by the ones we have for development > >> versions. But we don't use those for stable versions at all. Splash > >> screens for stable versions are exactly that: abstract. See for > >> yourself: https://www.gimp.org/about/splash/stable.html. > > > > Oh... yes, you are right. Sorry :-( > > But I confirm the need to always put in the splash the GIMP logo/icon > > > >>> 4. UI - I think Wilber should disappear from GIMP GUI (error/messages > >>> windows, etc.) and new modern icons to be used. > >>> > >>> Wilber, in particular, should remain as the GIMP mascot, nothing else. > >>> Like KDE Konqi, the mascot appears on the website, etc. but its role is > >>> always clear: it is a mascot and is never used in the UI where clear and > >>> minimal icons are used instead. > >>> > >>> What do you think about this dress change? > >> > >> Identity loss, followed by the existential crisis? :) > > > > Please apologize but I cannot understand this comment. > > Do you think change logo/icon will be an identity loss? > > I think a well done logo will have a big impact on people. > > Moreover I think a modern/minimal logo is more suitable for a software. > > In my opinion Wilber is too much 'vintage' and a little 'childlike'. > > Let's keep Wilber as a mascot (also to remember GIMP roots, why not) but > > GIMP needs a new logo. > > > >> Alex > >> _______________________________________________ > >> gimp-user-list mailing list > >> List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > >> List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > >> List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gimp-user-list mailing list > > List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Thanks to all, hoping to read more opinion soon. Maurizio _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
