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==[http://gimp-brainstorm.blogspot.com/ got ideas?]==
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== introduction ==
  
Join the [http://gimp-brainstorm.blogspot.com/ GIMP UI brainstorm], the channel for everybody to contribute to this process. It is moderated by our team, we ‘listen’ to what you show us and broaden our horizons.
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To evaluate GIMP functionality we went through our eight [[User_Scenarios|'''user scenarios''']].  
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We focused on functionality that would support users to achieve their goals, while executing these essential tasks. Within some of the scenarios we have already thought about some initial design solutions, because the required functionality was not there.
  
Besides that, we are working on an [[interaction design patch]] format.
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the raw notes are filed under their user scenarios:
  
==team==
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=== [[Evaluation Notes - Photo Realistic|Photo Realistic]] ===
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edit photo-realistic images to production/exhibition quality. [[Evaluation Notes - Photo Realistic|read notes]] for this scenario.
  
The team that is working on the UI redesign project consists of:
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=== [[Evaluation Notes - Photo Composing|Photo composing]] ===
* peter sikking, principal interaction architect, m+mi works—[http://blog.mmiworks.net blog], [http://blog.mmiworks.net/search/label/GIMP on GIMP]
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composing images from multiple photos. [[Evaluation Notes - Photo Composing|read notes]]
* Kate Price, interaction architect ([http://mmiworks.net m+mi works])
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===  [[Evaluation Notes - Creating Original Art|Creating original art]] ===
* Tobias Ehni, usability consultant
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creating original art, a collage of found images and wild brushwork. [[Evaluation Notes - Creating Original Art|read notes]]
* Dominique Schmidt, associate interaction architect
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=== [[Evaluation Notes - Icon Design|Icon design]] ===
* Marinus Schraal, associate interaction architect
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designing icons with in cooperation with vector programs. [[Evaluation Notes - Icon Design|read notes]]
  
===honour list===
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=== [[Evaluation Notes - Working on Icon Container|Working on icon container]] ===
 
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edit existing icons. [[Evaluation Notes - Working on Icon Container|read notes]].
We thank these previous team members for their valuable contributions:
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=== [[Evaluation Notes - Creating Web Images|Creating Web images]] ===
 
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creating bitmap elements for web pages, also using photographic material. [[Evaluation Notes - Creating Web Images|read notes]]
* Kamila Giedrojć, associate interaction architect —[http://kamilagiedrojc.com/info/index.html portfolio]
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=== [[Evaluation Notes - Creating Macros & Scripts|Creating macros & scripts]] ===
* Ellen Reitmayr, usability consultant —[http://ellen.reitmayr.net/ website]
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automating repetitive tasks and create 'black boxes.' [[Evaluation Notes - Creating Macros & Scripts|read notes]]
 
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=== [[Evaluation Notes -Batch Processing| Batch processing ]]===
==product vision==
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perform graphic operations on many files. [[Evaluation Notes -Batch Processing|read notes]]
 
 
Ultimately, every decision taken by our UI team is about realising the product vision. At the LGM 2006, peter sikking held a workshop with the GIMP team, and helped them to formulated their product vision:
 
 
 
* GIMP is Free Software;
 
* GIMP is a high-end photo manipulation application and supports creating original art from images;
 
* GIMP is a high-end application for producing icons, graphical elements of web pages and art for user interface elements;
 
* GIMP is a platform for programming cutting-edge image processing algorithms, by scientists and artists;
 
* GIMP is user-configurable to automate repetitive tasks;
 
* GIMP is easily user-extendable, by ‘one-click’ installation of plug-ins.
 
 
 
==functionality overview==
 
 
 
To design something, you need to know ''everything'' it is suppose to do. At the beginning of this project a short, sharp [[media:GIMP_functionality.pdf‎ | functionality overview]] was made, based on version 2.3.11 (extra kudos to Kamila for all that work).
 
 
 
==[[User Scenarios | user scenarios]]==
 
 
 
These [[User Scenarios]] are used in the GIMP redesign project. They are the result
 
of workplace observations and a weekend workshop with the GIMP team.
 
 
 
==[[Expert Evaluation Notes | expert evaluation notes]]==
 
 
 
We spent a month and a half evaluating GIMP. Enjoy reading the raw [[Expert Evaluation Notes]].
 
 
 
==[[analysis]]==
 
 
 
Our [[analysis]] its the result all of our work on GIMP up to now, and shows the way forward for each aspect of GIMP UI, in the form of solution models.
 
 
 
==[[usability]]==
 
 
 
Tobi's work in progress to further improve the [[usability]] of GIMP.
 
 
 
==[[work in progress]]==
 
 
 
Notes, tables, sketches showing [[work in progress]] towards detailed specification.
 
 
 
==[[specifications]]==
 
 
 
Solution models get further developed into UI [[specifications]], ready for implementation.
 
 
 
==[[design guide]]==
 
 
 
A (growing) [[design guide | guide]] for those who design interaction for GIMP, concentrating on how solutions can be fitted into the overall interaction framework, constraints and how things interconnect.
 

Revision as of 09:47, 2 April 2007

introduction

To evaluate GIMP functionality we went through our eight user scenarios. We focused on functionality that would support users to achieve their goals, while executing these essential tasks. Within some of the scenarios we have already thought about some initial design solutions, because the required functionality was not there.

the raw notes are filed under their user scenarios:

Photo Realistic

edit photo-realistic images to production/exhibition quality. read notes for this scenario.

Photo composing

composing images from multiple photos. read notes

Creating original art

creating original art, a collage of found images and wild brushwork. read notes

Icon design

designing icons with in cooperation with vector programs. read notes

Working on icon container

edit existing icons. read notes.

Creating Web images

creating bitmap elements for web pages, also using photographic material. read notes

Creating macros & scripts

automating repetitive tasks and create 'black boxes.' read notes

Batch processing

perform graphic operations on many files. read notes