Stop using app icons for political activism
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Stop using app icons for political activism
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Re: Stop using app icons for political activism
#2How about no?
If it's my app, I'll use my logo. I consider the logo an integral part of the application's identity and I should control its identity. I promise I'll do my best to make it easily and readily recognizable, regardless of it using national colors, a rainbow or shades of white, pink and blue. If you don't like it, it's your problem, not mine.
Re: Stop using app icons for political activism
#3100% agree with this article.
Not only is it “thoughts and prayers” or Facebook filter tier support,
Not only is it a usability and accessibility disaster,
It also breaks trust between user and developer.
My device is not the appropriate place for your activism.
Re: Stop using app icons for political activism
#4Pretty funny that this is getting so much traction on the (recognized) Juneteenth holiday during Pride month.
Tell us how you really feel…
Re: Stop using app icons for political activism
#5An app that did this wouldn’t stick around for very long on my phone either, but which apps are actually doing this?
Re: Stop using app icons for political activism
#6In a certain way, Free Software is political activism. Disagree with something? Fork it. Not using FLOSS? Contribute to one by using, coding, donating money or trying to make it more popular. Can't or don't want to do that? How about stop complaining?
Re: Stop using app icons for political activism
#7How about no? If it's my app, I'll use my logo. I consider the logo an integral part of the application's identity and I should control its identity. I promise I'll do my best to make it easily and readily recognizable, regardless of it using national colors, a rainbow or shades of white, pink and blue. If you don't like it, it's your problem, not mine.
Yup - private companies/app makers can do as they please. You consented to them doing as they wish.
The choice is simple, if you don't like it, just stop using the app. There are probably tons of alternatives.
Re: Stop using app icons for political activism
#8How about no? If it's my app, I'll use my logo. I consider the logo an integral part of the application's identity and I should control its identity. I promise I'll do my best to make it easily and readily recognizable, regardless of it using national colors, a rainbow or shades of white, pink and blue. If you don't like it, it's your problem, not mine.
The part about it not being your problem is fantasy. When the author of this article leaves a bad review, it becomes your problem.
You are unlikely to be able to pursue the author and force them to remove their review, so your choices are to not change the icon, or change the icon and accept the bad review. That’s certainly your problem.
Re: Stop using app icons for political activism
#9Yeah, strong agree
Re: Stop using app icons for political activism
#10> As part of that bargain, you have to identify your app visually so I can find it.
If the problem is that apps change logos then that should be criticized, not activism. If the problem is with political causes that should be the focus, not interface. To mix both seems an excuse to legitimate one criticism using the other.