We are teaming up with the design agency @oakstudios to update our homepage and our brand. Goodbye social media blue, hello vibrant purple!
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2022/06/mastodon-branding-updates/
@Mastodon As a lover of purple, I approve.
@Mastodon Also, I may or may not be biased because of my instance's purple theme.
@Mastodon but... Why?
@Evv1L @Mastodon @oakstudios In the link
@Gargron @Evv1L @Mastodon @oakstudios
Reminds me Yahoo!'s "start wearing purple" campaign:
https://youtu.be/cGNmQJNOgAQ
@Mastodon @oakstudios
I love purple.
@Callalily
You *may* enjoy this fediverse icon too, then. Its purple *and* has purpose.
https://activism.openworlds.info/@dsfgs/108520112273838815
Feel free to scroll thread for isolated (and other) versions
@Mastodon Feels discordy
@Mastodon @oakstudios so basically blurple
@Mastodon @oakstudios okay jetzt also nicht mehr Twitter blau sondern dafür Discord lila wie originell.
@Mastodon @oakstudios Personally I would use a bit less saturation, but it's good enough for me. And purple!
@Mastodon @oakstudios Would also great btw if users could pick their own preset color for the web-ui.
@Mastodon @oakstudios Goes well with my Sandstorm.io server. Purple is the new blue.
@Mastodon @oakstudios Hooray for less Sexually Insecure Blue in the world!
@Mastodon @oakstudios Why was this necessary?
Is this why so many terms that were endearing to Mastodon -- like Toot! -- are going so generic?
Y'all going for an IPO next?
@spicytamazon @Mastodon @oakstudios Mastodon is a non-profit organization
@Gargron @Mastodon @oakstudios Be careful to avoid Discord "blurple" during the makeover.
@Gargron @spicytamazon @Mastodon @oakstudios Yall should be charging to read some of these "criticisms" tbh. Although I do regret "toots" being changed. its still toot on my client tho, so Im happy! Also the purple looks great
@Mastodon@mastodon.social @oakstudios@mastodon.social So...a shitty rip-off Discord Logo. Went from ripping off one shit-tier social platform to another. I'd expect nothing less.
Love the purple
Saw this over on mastodon.online, all the blues replaced with purples.
It is now quite hard to see whether a post is boosted on my laptop's screen.
The old blue was much easier to distinguish.
It doesn't matter what colour the logo is, but please keep the interface colours useable with better contrast.
@feditips @Mastodon @oakstudios I agree that contrast is very very important, because it heightens accessibility. Although for me it sort of works; could there be a difference between light mode and dark mode? (I use light.)
@Lucseleventje @Mastodon @oakstudios
I use dark, the background colour is too similar to the new blue/purple.
Guessing a lot depends on the monitor/laptop model too.
@feditips @Mastodon @oakstudios can this not be customized, perhaps?
There is a high contrast theme option but I'm guessing most people won't know about it?
However, just heard from @Gargron that they've fixed the contrast issue in the upcoming update
@feditips @Mastodon @oakstudios If you're talking about the web app, I fixed the contrast in the main branch, but mastodon.online/mastodon.social are not updated to that version yet.
@Gargron @Mastodon @oakstudios
Oh ok, that's fantastic! Thank you!
@Mastodon @oakstudios Love it! Noticed the favicon was updated a couple of weeks ago, and wondered if a change was in the air!
@Mastodon @oakstudios Purple is much better
@Mastodon @oakstudios hope that didn't cost you too much
@Mastodon @oakstudios for obvious reasons, I approve.
@Mastodon @oakstudios @koyuchan modern web-interface like Twidere X when?
@Mastodon @oakstudios Purple also signifies royalty & power so it fits as well.
@Mastodon @oakstudios it really does stand out! Loving the new color.
@Mastodon
FYI, the new purple used in the call to action button widget has a contrast that kinda makes it 'swim' annoyingly in my vision. It makes the text 'dance' quite a bit more and thus makes it harder to read for me.
@oakstudios
@thebiologist1117 @Mastodon Did you prefer the old blue color ?
@Mastodon @oakstudios I like the purple.
@Mastodon @oakstudios I just downloaded the icon a few minutes ago. Hah, good timing.
@Mastodon @oakstudios who will help me upgrade my server
@Mastodon @oakstudios Super-neat!!
@Mastodon @oakstudios l like the new color but the shape is more of a word bubble and less of a Mastodon. It needs a tusk.
@Mastodon @oakstudios Also, sad to say, the M reminds me of golden arches.
@Mastodon @oakstudios I, for one, welcome our new #5b4adf overlord
@Mastodon @oakstudios fuckk yeaahhh I love purple