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Company blog · blog.mmiworks.netdesign
on interaction architecture is the company blog at blog.mmiworks.net, writing about design. Since 2012, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 7 times. The last post was in 2017, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this GIMP UI blog by interface designer Peter Sikking, covering GIMP user interface design, non-destructive editing and the product vision of Krita. Commenters cite it as a source.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
The leading blog about interaction architecture, with articles about UI design, usability, ux; with examples from our projects.
What Hacker News says?
That goes against the product vision of Krita, though. Krita is a painting application, not a photo editor. The defining of the vision was a Eureka moment for the developers. http://blog.mmiworks.net/2010/03/working-on-vision-with.html
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on “Gimp 2.9.4 Released”Submitted Designing interaction for creative pros, part 4 as a story · 32 points
HN discussion> Non-destructive editing is not a "nice to have" feature. It's quite literally a fundamental shift in methodology - and one that apparently the GIMP devs seem to be ignoring. It's on the http://wiki.gimp.org/index.php/Roadmap , UI designer Peter Sikkings has written a lot about how one might do it http://blog.mmiworks.net/search/label/GIMP%20redux and one of the main selling points of the move to GEGL is non-destru…
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on “Switch from Photoshop to Gimp: Tips From a Pro”Submitted GIMP redux, full GEGL ahead as a story · 7 points
HN discussionAssuming you're talking about the GIMP when you ask about precendence, at least there is a user interface designer since a couple of years (peter sikking, GIMP UI blog at http://blog.mmiworks.net/search/label/GIMP ). Most folks who drop by the GIMP developer mailing list with UI suggestions are not providing very high-quality feedback, is my understanding. Of course, the GIMP is a large project, and it's hard for "o…
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on “Geary: a beautiful modern open-source email client”Submitted On interaction architecture: punters vs. society, an illustrated guide as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Rethinking text handling in GIMP /1 as a story · 1 points
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