Honest to gods, this conversation happened today, and it may have cost me a job opportunity. The customer was super impressed with my menu design and animation, and wanted to know who we got it from. When I said I did it, their face lit up! Too bad as soon as i said GIMP, they weren’t interested anymore. Has anyone else experienced this? What do you say in similar situations?

  • Reygle@lemmy.world
    31·
    4 days ago

    Guh-nome Image Manipulation Program is too long and not memorable enough. I think they nailed it.

  • Fmstrat@lemmy.world
    14·
    5 days ago

    I fixed this by using Krita instead. I used to only use it for vector work but then realized it does most everything GIMP does, too.

  • Slab_Bulkhead@lemmy.worldEnglish
    51·
    5 days ago

    pretty sure for this exact reason, also makes for as longer lasting memory/name recall.

    its odd but it works, and it works because its odd.

    • Slab_Bulkhead@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      5 days ago

      and next time if you think the presumptive customer is a pearl-clutcher, say the full name or if you have to abbreviate do the ol’ individual G. - I. - M. - P.

  • I Cast Fist@programming.dev
    2·
    3 days ago

    Imagine if you had to say you’re the sole programmer responsible for Nesticle! Or that your blog is full of texticles

    I’m not sure saying “I used the GNU Image Manipulation Program” would’ve sounded better, probably would.

  • scintilla@crust.piefed.socialEnglish
    115·
    5 days ago

    Here’s my got take:

    If gimp was good enough it’s name wouldn’t matter. As of now it is not, it could be someday but it isn’t yet. I am so hopeful that it is eventually as easy to pick up as PS.

    • Lumisal@lemmy.world
      152·
      5 days ago

      I’m sorry but if Pepsi was called Cripple-Juice I doubt it would be as big as it is today.

      A name matters.

    • [object Object]@lemmy.world
      41·
      4 days ago

      I don’t understand what yall are doing that Gimp is not easy for you. I went from PS to Gimp, and did exact same things in it: poke at the image in the center, switch tools on the left, layers on the right, and apply filters from the menu called ‘Filters’. Idk what I’m doing wrong.

      My main problem with its UI is that I can’t ever remember where the buttons for each tool are, except the basic selection and movement ones. The icons kinda don’t stand out, and I don’t think it’s because they’re monochrome. Perhaps it could be changed with themes, but I’m too lazy to dig through them.

      • Liketearsinrain@lemmy.ml
        1·
        4 days ago

        It used to be very odd by default (with the floating windows), it could be changed and I don’t mind it since it’s a common UI for some dev tools. Some features were missing too, but I’m not a heavy user of photoshop to know.

        • [object Object]@lemmy.world
          1·
          4 days ago

          Yeah, the floating windows were a nineties thing, until maybe mid-2000s. Either Borland’s IDEs or Visual Studio had bonkers layouts with everything floating. Even some games like ‘Worms 2’ and ‘SWAT 2’ used that. Thankfully with Gimp I just put everything right like it was in PS and let it hang there, until they shipped the single-window mode.

  • chickenf622@sh.itjust.works
    761·
    5 days ago

    Maybe get in the habit of calling it by it’s full name initially. Then it seems like an unfortunate acronym instead of a software made by perverts. Note I’m fairly certain most software is made by perverts, and I’m including myself in that group.

  • A_norny_mousse@piefed.zipEnglish
    191·
    4 days ago

    Why not rename it to Linux Image Manipulation Program?

    Oh, wait…

    Ok, then just Image Manipulation Program?

    … oh shit.

    • LiveLM@lemmy.zipEnglish
      41·
      4 days ago

      GNU Image Editor, GIE.
      Wonder if that’s offensive in any language.

    • idyllic@leminal.space
      1·
      4 days ago

      Can this work?

      • GLAM: GNU / Linux imAge Manipulation
      • GLIDE: GNU/Linux Image DEvelopment

      Or like Krita, no acronym whatsoever - just a cool name

      • darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        2·
        3 days ago

        Or like Krita, no acronym whatsoever - just a cool name

        Really? I see no reason for why the people who care too much what other meanings a name could possibly have shouldn’t reject also that name on some ridiculous ground, like for example that it sounds childish “this is serious work, I won’t do it with crayons like a child” or that the Ku Klux Klan used to be famous for using the letter K so there surely must be some connection there or any other insane imagined connection.

        • idyllic@leminal.space
          2·
          3 days ago

          Lol, I suppose. One should stand their grounds and be proud of what they use. And if someone has a false impression of me because of that, correct it obviously and move on. Let them know that we aren’t as superficial as having names/words being held against us; that’s extremely judgmental.

  • onnekas@sopuli.xyz
    10·
    4 days ago

    I know it’s not easy for everyone but I think if one would say “GIMP!” with bit more confidence it would already help a lot.

    Instead of doing the awkward:
    “I-I use G-Gim…” sweats nervously “uummm Gimp… It stands for GNU Image…” ÜwÜ

    Alternatively just say “I edit/create the images myself and use Canva to animate it”

  • mvirts@lemmy.world
    6·
    3 days ago

    Gotta whip out “The GNU Image Manipulation Program” or just say “an open source image editor like Photoshop” or just say Photoshop of you are speaking to the wrong audience.

  • chunes@lemmy.world
    94·
    4 days ago

    Hell if I’m going to let what some normie thinks make me second-guess the names of my tools