Designing a New Look for Instagram, Inspired by the Community
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#2I always thought the rainbow was a nod to the One Step version of Polaroid's SX-70. It had a little rainbow strip that came down from the lens. Now its a gradient? Meh.
Also looks like we're going back to extreme rounded corners again? Square is out? Heh.
On a positive note, I do like the white and grey tone of the app itself. Cleaner and more relaxing than the blue/black tones.
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#3I really hate the new look. Maybe I'll get used to it over time but right now it seems make a major step backwards.
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#4Their old logo was iconic (pun intended). It harkened back to the polaroid days, probably one of the best uses of skeuomorphism. People had fun with the old logo because it was tangible; a real camera, "I know what a camera is!".
The new logo is generic and bland, completely indistinctive. It looks like something I would pull out of glyphicons from bootstrap or font-awesome. And now all my previous clients with Instagram logos on their sites are going to call me up and ask me to change it to the new one.
And the new layout... tiles? Great, you look like every other photo app ever.
What drove this change? Because to me it looks like some designers and engineers were bored and decided a change was necessary " just because".
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#5Their old logo was iconic (pun intended). It harkened back to the polaroid days, probably one of the best uses of skeuomorphism. People had fun with the old logo because it was tangible; a real camera, "I know what a camera is!". The new logo is generic and bland, completely indistinctive. It looks like something I would pull out of glyphicons from bootstrap or font-awesome. And now all my previous clients with Insta…
Couldn't agree more.
>But the Instagram icon and design was beginning to feel, well… not reflective of the community
What does this even mean in Instagram's context?
Re: Designing a New Look for Instagram, Inspired by the Community
#6Their old logo was iconic (pun intended). It harkened back to the polaroid days, probably one of the best uses of skeuomorphism. People had fun with the old logo because it was tangible; a real camera, "I know what a camera is!". The new logo is generic and bland, completely indistinctive. It looks like something I would pull out of glyphicons from bootstrap or font-awesome. And now all my previous clients with Insta…
Couldn't agree more. >But the Instagram icon and design was beginning to feel, well… not reflective of the community What does this even mean in Instagram's context?
Instagram used to be about interesting photography, but its biggest users are now rich assholes, bragging about their lavish lifestyles.
So maybe that's what they mean? The community used to be about photography, but now it's shifted to vapid celebrity worship, so they needed an equally vapid brand to match.
Re: Designing a New Look for Instagram, Inspired by the Community
#7Their old logo was iconic (pun intended). It harkened back to the polaroid days, probably one of the best uses of skeuomorphism. People had fun with the old logo because it was tangible; a real camera, "I know what a camera is!". The new logo is generic and bland, completely indistinctive. It looks like something I would pull out of glyphicons from bootstrap or font-awesome. And now all my previous clients with Insta…
I have complained about the instagram logo for years, but now I'm eating that. This icon is meaningless and will stick out like even more of a sore thumb.
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Couldn't agree more. >But the Instagram icon and design was beginning to feel, well… not reflective of the community What does this even mean in Instagram's context?
Instagram used to be about interesting photography, but its biggest users are now rich assholes, bragging about their lavish lifestyles. So maybe that's what they mean? The community used to be about photography, but now it's shifted to vapid celebrity worship, so they needed an equally vapid brand to match.
It's a feed based social media app. You dictate exactly what it shows you by who you follow. I curate my feed to be almost exclusively interesting photography. You can too.
Edit for a little more substance: /r/photography's monthly Instagram follower thread is a great place to find up and coming photographers to follow.
https://www.reddit.com/r/photography/comments/4idumi/officia...
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Couldn't agree more. >But the Instagram icon and design was beginning to feel, well… not reflective of the community What does this even mean in Instagram's context?
Instagram used to be about interesting photography, but its biggest users are now rich assholes, bragging about their lavish lifestyles. So maybe that's what they mean? The community used to be about photography, but now it's shifted to vapid celebrity worship, so they needed an equally vapid brand to match.
Brutally true.
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#10I think that people just need some time to accept this big change. The old logo was totally old fashion.