[micmil]

People have been whining about Ubuntu's design philosophy since it began. Nothing new there.

Blender is only now turning into a useful piece of software for anyone that didn't grow up using Blender exclusively. They've finally pulled their head out and moved towards industry standard UI design rather than the godawful cluster of crap that it had for nearly two decades. It only seems complicated because, I assume, you do not use it terribly often and don't have much experience with 3d graphics programs in general. And yes, you can google where an icon is. You can also use the reams of documentation that exists.

GIMP sucks, has always sucked, and will always suck. Can't defend it at all.