Let's play a game.

Don't say PowerPoint presentation, say slidedeck
Don't say Word, say text document
Don't say Photoshop, say image editing
Don't say Excel, say spreadsheet
Don't say...

Language is important. When corporate companies own the names of the tasks or the digital items you create, you have become a cog in their branding machine.

#bigtech #DataSociety #academicchatter

@DrPen Combine your words with actions - use (and promote) alternatives like LibreOffice, Gimp, DuckDuckGo, etc.
@tydalforce
I think Krita would be easier to recommend for image editing
@DrPen

@phi1997

Why Krita?

I've heard of Gimp as an alternative to Photoshop but don't yet know much about other alternatives.

I use Paint.net - it's pretty good for light use, plus my Android phone photo editor.

@tydalforce @DrPen

@srfirehorseart
The name alone won't turn people off, and from what I've heard from people who are actually experienced in making digital art (unlike me), Krita is extremely well-suited for the task, while Gimp's UI is very awkward for people who aren't used to it
@tydalforce @DrPen

@phi1997

At first glance it appears that Krita is aimed at people who want to make digital paintings.

My experience (10 years ago) of Photoshop was that it was aimed at photographers and graphic designers. I also tested out Illustrator for package design. Gimp presumably covers that group.

So these programs are aimed at different niches?

@tydalforce @DrPen