Re: Critique - ImOnline2.com!

by ":: quinn l. ::" <modest013(at)hotmail.com>

 Date:  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 15:07:12 -0400
 To:  "Kathy" <ksiddall(at)attcanada.net>
 Cc:  <hwg-critique(at)hwg.org>
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I participated in an early beta test for Paint Shop Pro 6 and I found it
more then adequate for its intended demographic.

If software is irrelevant, draw your pictures in UNIX or PHP, don't even use
Paint Shop Pro X.  Let the talent shine.

Good Luck.

Quinn Leonowicz




> Have you tried Paint Shop Pro6? Talent is talent. Software is irrelevant.
>
> | Deborah said...
> | > Excuse me, but who are YOU to say a web designer does not use PSP?
> |
> | I say...
> | I am someone with the opinion that the market is diluted and
> oversaturated.
> |
> | Deborah said...
> | > Are you a web design god?
> |
> | I say...
> | No.
> |
> | Deborah said...
> | >It's easy to learn and use, unlike Photoshop.
> | >If I had a month of free time, I might spend it learning the inner
> workings
> | >of Photoshop.  But, since I don't, I make most of my graphics with PSP
> |
> | I say...
> | Great things take time.  If you desire long term respect, learn
Photoshop,
> | Illustrator, Freehand, Fireworks, 3D Studio Max, etc...  If you do not
> | desire long term respect and wish to create graphics for a personal site
> | about your 16 cats, use Paint Shop Pro.
> |
> | Deborah said...
> | > think you are making the incorrect assumption that PSP creates bad
> | graphics.
> |
> | I say...
> | Paint Shop Pro creates very good graphics for the price.
> |
> | Deborah said...
> | > It's only the end user who has the capability to create bad
> | graphics....and
> | > I'd bet the house that a novice user would make the same crappy
graphics
> | > regardless of the graphics application they use.
> |
> | I say...
> | That is very true.
> |
> | Deborah said...
> | > Furthermore, anyone who makes such blanket biased statements as if
> they're
> | > some sort of authority ought to back it up with some sort of reasoning
> | > behind it.
> |
> | I say..
> | Reasoning is lost on 85.13% of all humans.
> |
> | Deborah said...
> | > Do you have PSP?
> |
> | I say...
> | Yes.
> |
> | Deborah Said...
> | > Were you unable to make a decent graphic with
> | > it?
> |
> | I say...
> | I took Paint Shop Pro to its fullest extent.  I even worked with JASC
for
> a
> | period writing tech notes for their web site.
> |
> | Deborah said...
> | > Lastly, any software slams disguised as a website critique ought to
> really
> | > be posted on the HWG Software list.
> |
> | I say...
> | That would have been unappropriate, since the request was for a web site
> | critique.
> |
> | Bottom line...speak to the industry leaders and pose the question,
"Would
> | you hire someone with Paint Shop Pro as a graphical background?"
> | Use Paint Shop Pro on your personal websites.  If you are attempting to
> | become a Web Designer/Developer who offers services to other businesses,
> do
> | the right thing.
> |
> | Quinn Leonowicz
> |
> | http://www.k10k.com
> | http://www.precinct.net
> | http://www.fluffco.com
> |
>
>

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