Comments on: Why Are Most Open Source Application And Websites So FUgly? http://www.clazh.com/why-are-most-open-source-application-and-websites-so-fugly/ Technology & Design Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:54:23 +0530 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: rambhai http://www.clazh.com/why-are-most-open-source-application-and-websites-so-fugly/#comment-1958 rambhai Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:55:25 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/why-are-most-open-source-application-and-websites-so-fugly/#comment-1958 maybe the simple answer is most of them are free~~hence may be gimp doesnt hav as big of a budget as may be photoshop~~~if you want gold pay for it~~~stones are available in plenty maybe the simple answer is most of them are free~~hence may be gimp doesnt hav as big of a budget as may be photoshop~~~if you want gold pay for it~~~stones are available in plenty

]]> By: Arpit Jacob http://www.clazh.com/why-are-most-open-source-application-and-websites-so-fugly/#comment-1970 Arpit Jacob Sun, 25 Nov 2007 13:56:36 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/why-are-most-open-source-application-and-websites-so-fugly/#comment-1970 michael » I wouldn't call GIMP a replacement for Photoshop. GIMP is rather unpolished and raw the UI is a mess. On the other hand Inkscape is a worthy replacement for Illustrator. michael » I wouldn’t call GIMP a replacement for Photoshop. GIMP is rather unpolished and raw the UI is a mess. On the other hand Inkscape is a worthy replacement for Illustrator.

]]> By: michael http://www.clazh.com/why-are-most-open-source-application-and-websites-so-fugly/#comment-1959 michael Sun, 25 Nov 2007 04:31:39 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/why-are-most-open-source-application-and-websites-so-fugly/#comment-1959 GIMP is a great open source replacement for Adobe Photoshop and Inkscape is a replacement for Adobe Illustrator. GIMP is a great open source replacement for Adobe Photoshop and Inkscape is a replacement for Adobe Illustrator.

]]> By: Bipin 3~ Upadhyay http://www.clazh.com/why-are-most-open-source-application-and-websites-so-fugly/#comment-1960 Bipin 3~ Upadhyay Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:38:39 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/why-are-most-open-source-application-and-websites-so-fugly/#comment-1960 Well, I've my differences Arpit. First thing first, these site aren't really ugly. They have a proper layout and provide you almost any information in *minimum no. of clicks*. What they don't do is follow the latest trends in web *designing*... and let's face it. They don't need to. In fact, in reality, designing the sites in the _cool mode_ might hamper their main motive, which is to reach to maximum number of people. Just imagine opening a flash/silverlight/ajax, or say, wordpress in lynx :) On and ending note, IANA is redesigning it's site :) Well, I’ve my differences Arpit.
First thing first, these site aren’t really ugly. They have a proper layout and provide you almost any information in *minimum no. of clicks*. What they don’t do is follow the latest trends in web *designing*… and let’s face it. They don’t need to.
In fact, in reality, designing the sites in the _cool mode_ might hamper their main motive, which is to reach to maximum number of people. Just imagine opening a flash/silverlight/ajax, or say, wordpress in lynx :)

On and ending note, IANA is redesigning it’s site :)

]]> By: rdw http://www.clazh.com/why-are-most-open-source-application-and-websites-so-fugly/#comment-1965 rdw Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:04:04 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/why-are-most-open-source-application-and-websites-so-fugly/#comment-1965 It boggles my mind too sometimes why people spend months developing something but can't put up a decent website. Quite often those sites don't even make it clear on the first page what the software actually does. Though i think useability is more useful than pretty looks. Lots of popular commercial sites are ugly, or at least boring looking. It boggles my mind too sometimes why people spend months developing something but can’t put up a decent website. Quite often those sites don’t even make it clear on the first page what the software actually does. Though i think useability is more useful than pretty looks. Lots of popular commercial sites are ugly, or at least boring looking.

]]> By: wangjel http://www.clazh.com/why-are-most-open-source-application-and-websites-so-fugly/#comment-1964 wangjel Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:51:25 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/why-are-most-open-source-application-and-websites-so-fugly/#comment-1964 i would be really happy to see that design contest to move it forward on a positive way and i guess that contest can be very very popular and may be the developers of that projects will understand how important it is I would be very happy to see that contest!!! i would be really happy to see that design contest to move it forward on a positive way and i guess that contest can be very very popular and may be the developers of that projects will understand how important it is
I would be very happy to see that contest!!!

]]> By: rastom http://www.clazh.com/why-are-most-open-source-application-and-websites-so-fugly/#comment-1966 rastom Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:11:45 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/why-are-most-open-source-application-and-websites-so-fugly/#comment-1966 Those ugly websites are as such due to the FUgly things they deal with. I can only guess that being un-ugly is least of all on their priority list. Those ugly websites are as such due to the FUgly things they deal with. I can only guess that being un-ugly is least of all on their priority list.

]]> By: Arpit Jacob http://www.clazh.com/why-are-most-open-source-application-and-websites-so-fugly/#comment-1967 Arpit Jacob Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:33:33 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/why-are-most-open-source-application-and-websites-so-fugly/#comment-1967 @wangjel @liquidboy agreed my. I think all huge open source projects like PHP and Apache need to follow what Ubuntu and Joomla have managed to achieve. @wangjel @liquidboy agreed my. I think all huge open source projects like PHP and Apache need to follow what Ubuntu and Joomla have managed to achieve.

]]> By: wangjel http://www.clazh.com/why-are-most-open-source-application-and-websites-so-fugly/#comment-1969 wangjel Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:22:44 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/why-are-most-open-source-application-and-websites-so-fugly/#comment-1969 yes, this is what we are talking about i agree with Liquid boy, yes, this is what we are talking about
i agree with Liquid boy,

]]> By: LiquidBoy http://www.clazh.com/why-are-most-open-source-application-and-websites-so-fugly/#comment-1963 LiquidBoy Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:49:22 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/why-are-most-open-source-application-and-websites-so-fugly/#comment-1963 I can't agree with you more. There's no excuse in any of these cases for the below average sites that they have! In this day and age, the website is the first touchpoint between them and the outside world. Im sure that any of these companies if they asked would get free services from the graphics arts community, hell even i would volunteer to design there home page! I can’t agree with you more. There’s no excuse in any of these cases for the below average sites that they have!

In this day and age, the website is the first touchpoint between them and the outside world. Im sure that any of these companies if they asked would get free services from the graphics arts community, hell even i would volunteer to design there home page!

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