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The # at least was related to the channels and showed some relation to chat programs because of IRC channels.
I'm sure they had their reason for this change, I'm just not sure if it was a good reason.
I think it's supposed to look like little message bubbles, but I get kind of a "squirt emoji" vibe from it. Edit: apparently HN doesn't support emojis. https://emojipedia.org/splashing-sweat-symbol/
Except Slack's UI doesn't use message bubbles. I wonder, is this a signal that that's about to change, or is it just artistic license?
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How do you figure-do you have any specific cases you're thinking of? Like the platform itself, the brand and positioning of a company is constantly evolving.
Uber is a prime example of this
[warning: cannot be unseen] There is a swastika hiding in the negative space in the middle of the logo.
Quite the contrary, I can't see it.
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Agreed, the '#' had a long history of indicating a channel, like on IRC, and by extension text-based communication.
And for those not familiar with IRC, the association of "#" with Twitter hashtags says "communication" too.
I like the old logo better.
It looks like a google product now. If I could stop seeing you the swastika, it'd be better. The # at least was related to the channels and showed some relation to chat programs because of IRC channels. I'm sure they had their reason for this change, I'm just not sure if it was a good reason.
I'm not sure if it's enough to call it a mistake though. (My mistake for not spotting the entire thread discussing this...)
Marketing veteran here. Just like Uber and Instagram, they messed up big. They took something iconic and replaced it with something forgettable. The first sentece after they show it tells the lie: "Firstly, it’s not change for the sake of change." Unfortunately, due to the nature of company politics, this kind of thing usually happens because a new CMO or other exec comes in and needs to "mark their territory". Marke…
http://wcontest.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1529781727_;w...
> The answer to “Why?” is “because why the fuck else would you even want to be alive but to do things as well as you can?”. Now: let’s do this.
They hired someone really fucking good at making ugly lower-case As.
