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> Somewhat, although Photoshop takes way less cognitive cost Does it take less cognitive cost because it’s actually easier, or because you’re used to it and yo
by ryukafalz 4y ago
> Somewhat, although Photoshop takes way less cognitive cost
Does it take less cognitive cost because it’s actually easier, or because you’re used to it and you’re not used to GIMP?
- tomrod 4y agoTo be frank, I'm a regular GIMP user and have only dabbled in Photoshop. However, I empathize with daily drivers of the software. To address you're question: elements of both. As a paid service, Photoshop can afford to have developer research users and improve UX. GIMP, as an open source project, is subject to the (often well-placed) whims of its developers, which does not have the same profit motive to keep users as Photoshop. This in of itself does not guarantee less cognitive load. But certainly it is easier for a GIMP user to adopt Photoshop than it does for a Photoshop user to adopt GIMP. Further, we could argue the status quo is as it is because GIMP is less productive than Photoshop by at least whatever Photoshop charges per month (and possibly more).