On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 8:13 AM, gfxuser <gfx.user@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > the last thread reminded me of a question, which I had for some longer and I > couldn't find the right answer yet: > Who is the targeted audience of GIMP? 1) http://blog.mmiworks.net/2006/11/creating-user-scenarios-with-gimpteam.html "In the five days before this weekend, Ellen and Kamila had been gathering vital raw material by performing workplace observation. Half a dozen professionals in the field of photography and graphic design were interviewed and observed on the job. These participants had been selected based on the GIMP product vision." 2) http://gui.gimp.org/index.php/User_Scenarios 3) http://gui.gimp.org/index.php/Interview_Partners Does it help? Personally I don't expect every single job out there to be listed. CG industry seems to create a new kind of job every year, for instance. > Reading the product vision and the document 'GIMP 2.8 understanding UI > changes' I don't see a clear definition of that, but only two groups: > artists and scientists. Where are the non-professional artists and spare > time enthusiasts? I'm also missing a clearer definition of the expected > experience level. Only professionals seem to be addressed. > Are the other people not targeted? Clearing this as a part of the product > vision would be a big help to avoid misunderstandings. This would be tricky. People can use professional workflows and not be paid for the work they do. Alexandre Prokoudine http://libregraphicsworld.org _______________________________________________ gimp-developer-list mailing list gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list
