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Those aren't ugly or messy, they are complex, but functional. These are ugly messy interfaces: http://hallofshame.gp.co.at/index.php?mode=original http://hallof
by Kristine1975 11y ago
Those aren't ugly or messy, they are complex, but functional. These are ugly messy interfaces: http://hallofshame.gp.co.at/index.php?mode=original http://hallofshame.gp.co.at/index.php?mode=original
Also GIMP.
P.S: The article is missing Blender, as it's a go-to for "ugly, messy interfaces", even though (after learning the concepts) it's highly usable.
- olavgg 11y agoI think GIMP has a great user interface, it enables me to work fast, do things quickly, with high precision. And I am one of those who switched from Photoshop to Gimp. It is not because GIMP is better, but it has all the important features I need and it runs on Linux.
- LeoNatan25 11y agoYou are conflating things. You switched to Gimp because it runs on Linux and is functional enough to replace Photoshop, not because it has a great user interface. If there was Photoshop on Linux, you'd be still using that. Functional ≠ great user interface.
- olavgg 11y agoNo, I would not be using Photoshop, as I now dislike its user interface and find it hard and frustrating to use for simple tasks. But you know what! People are different and have different preferences. And I am far from alone preferring GIMP over the Photoshop UI.
- LeoNatan25 11y agoSure, we can agree to disagree.
- tomc1985 11y agoPhotoshop remains the only program I've ever had to take a class to truly figure out. While I love PS, I've also switched to the GIMP (for work stuff, anyway) as it covers most of my use cases. Many of the proponents of an 'old' interface, compared to some newer remake, are resisting the change in order to defend their prior investment.
- mrweasel 11y agoI was expecting something like this: http://www.simplybasicsoftware.com/images/SBPscreenshot2.jpg http://www.simplybasicsoftware.com/images/SBPscreenshot2.jpg I just love those kinds of interface. I don't think I would enjoy using them, but I love the history that sometimes go with them. Typically they're in-house apps that just get extended until they do every thing, and only an old guy named Gary knows how everything works... sort of.
- pavlov 11y agoCrazy as those UIs look, there's a certain method to the madness. Colors and varying shapes help create spatial memory which helps with data entry. The person who works with this every day knows intuitively that "pink box, bottom row, second from left" means something specific without having to read the labels. If this UI were redesigned in the prevalent iOS 7 style with uniform design elements, abundant whitespace, very little contrast and lots of text labels in a light typeface, I think it might actually reduce usability.
- keithpeter 11y agoAh, you've met Gary, good! I used to have an application that could tell me anything about any student a couple of decades ago. Attendance, address, any issues from tutors &c. We are getting back to that now slowly, but with Web interfaces on screens with 9x the area and a quarter of the information on each page.
- Grue3 11y agoExcept GIMP's interface is much cleaner than Photoshop's. Just compare the Layers/Channels/Paths menu in OP's screenshot to the one in GIMP.
- jandrese 11y agoI've thought this myself, but I taught myself if the Gimp then tried to use Photoshop and had a hell of a time trying to find stuff.
- Ianvdl 11y agoBlender honestly has one of the best and most streamlined interfaces I have ever used.