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J Isner
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December 1, 2015

P: New user interface lacks contrast and many usability cues, lots of other problems

  • December 1, 2015
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I just updated to Photoshop CC(2015) version 2015.1. Adobe changed the UI to the flat look you see on phones and tablets. I do not see any way to select the classic interface, which I'm sure many desktop users of PS prefer.

This feels yet another attempt by Adobe to be trendy without caring about what users want or need. Didn't they learn anything from the dumbed-down Lightroom import fiasco?

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    bakman
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    March 14, 2016


    I feel that the "new" GUI in version 2015.1.2 is harder to use than ever. I understand that Adobe wants to be "subtle" in their GUI, but one can go too far. Scrollbars, sliders, input fields, buttons are way too subtle and are hardly visible when using the gray interface. Provide an option to use the "original" GUI. 
    brucet53718289
    brucet53718289
    Participating Frequently
    March 12, 2016
    It's like they sacked everyone who made sense and replaced them with 'arty' students with no practical experience.
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    Phil Shaw
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    March 11, 2016

    Another unhappy customer.  I don't understand the rationale of changing a well-tried UI that people working with the software are familiar with.  The new UI smacks of marketing department driven change at the expense of user experience driven change.  

    I spend many hours in PS every week.  It is an important tool for me and as such a clear and familiar user interface and legible, easy to read typeface is essential.  This new UI completely fails in this respect.

    There are also lots of aspects of the software that do not work properly any more.  Adobe software engineers clearly don't care about the user base.

    grauenwölfe
    grauenwölfe
    Inspiring
    March 8, 2016
    Someone on Behance posted this before the change. Like this guy's thinking on the Layer Groups.

    https://www.behance.net/gallery/19600227/Photoshop-redesign

    Layers Palette is worthless mess once you start expanding Group folders. Reminds me of Communist-style housing architecture where nothing is meant to stand out or stand apart from anything else. Just the same exact buildings in every direction you look.

    Manually adding colors to the Layer Visibility box on every Layer and Group folder can't be the only soultion. Really need to do something about giving us better visual ques and identifiers Adobe. Intuitive ones too, not 1 px rules in the bottom of input boxes either, please.
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    mrsnak
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    March 7, 2016
    I sure saw lots of complaints up there. Just that GUI was the least of them.
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    allebarat
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    March 7, 2016
    I was referring to other forums like Photoshop users at DPReview.com, etc
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    richardm57619961
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    March 7, 2016
    aka:  sweeping under the carpet.
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    Anonymous
    March 7, 2016
    "I've looked at many other Photoshop user forums, and there is just no discussion about this topic anywhere but here."

    Robert,
    That is because the Adobe moderators are compiling all of the other threads into this one page, considering it one issue. I posted outside of this thread and was notified that it would be rolled into this one, as I am sure have many others.
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    Antonio Starace
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    March 7, 2016
    There has been 1 response in 3 months and it basically summarizes as "we don't care what you all think". Not bad Adobe, not bad.
    RobertTarabella
    RobertTarabella
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    March 7, 2016
    I've looked at many other Photoshop user forums, and there is just no discussion about this topic anywhere but here. As I've said here already, I'm not a fan of the new interface, but this is a relatively small group of cranky users compared to the masses who aren't complaining. So, I hate to break it to you, but there's no "classic" mode coming, and there's not going to be any wholesale change back to the other interface. I think we have a 50/50 shot at getting a bit more contrast added back, which IMO would be a significant win.
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