Appreciate it! I think a stretch-goal for the future could be a “muted colors” toggle, to tone things down a little while keeping the rest of the changes

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Can’t steal what is freely given! Hope you enjoy

Awesome! Happy to have provided a semi-decent place to start. I’m curious what things you end up tweaking :)

You’re too kind :) I think themes are a great way to differentiate instances, and having some community-made Beehaw themes available would be really cool!

Thank you! I played with lemmy.ml a bit since that’s been updated, and it looks like ~80% of what I did should still work. But it does reveal the issues with making these client-side changes

I tried, but it’s either beyond the scope of CSS edits, or simply beyond my abilities haha. Maybe proper themes installed to the instance could make that possible though!

I just released a theme based on this post if you’d like to try it!

Hey there! If you’re still interested in trying it, I just released a theme based on this post!

Gasp, I’ve been found out!

What’s the Picasso quote? Great artists steal? :P This is a good suggestion, I’ll definitely try it out! I’ve long used #f7f7f7 for white and #1a1a1a for black, but breaking that dogma here could be valuable

Love this feedback, thank you! It’s a really interesting exercise, trying to make something that isn’t professional - I’ve worked so long in our modern “clean and simple” landscape that it’s tough to remember when I was younger, and things were more wholesome, simple, and authentic. I agree, for a site that is by definition “alternative,” these logos are a bit too corporate looking. Glad you like the theme though!

Thank you for the kind words! I agree, I said in another comment but this is all “bee” and no “haw” in a way I figured wouldn’t quite fit the feeling of the site. My design practice is unfortunately so “commercial” that it’s hard to get my preconceived notions of icon design out of my head. Balancing approachability and character is tough! If I do another round, I’m gonna somehow get a cowboy hat in there haha

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I appreciate the kind words Chris!

Thank you!

It think tweaking the specific shade of yellow to get better contrast is a good suggestion, I just lifted the shade from the community icons and ran with it haha. And I agree, this is very much a “bee” icon and not a “haw” one - you joke, but finding a way to incorporate a cowboy hat seems like a great idea to me!

Something I haven’t seen mentioned is an alternative to /r/BuyItForLife - I’m often looking for honest thoughts and reviews of products from real people, but it feels silly to pop into !chat and ask what bike pump or jean brand or whatever people recommend.

Oh wow, /r/AskBibleScholars (and /r/AcademicBiblical) were instrumental to me years ago when I began to lose my faith, and helped me arrive to the much healthier place I am now. I had no idea the same person was, in part, responsible for Beehaw. Hopefully we can bring some of those communities here in due time - they do too much good to be lost.

Thank you, Chris. I am so thankful that you’re here right now, and it’s a pleasure to be here with you.

I completely agree with this take, including the “I hope I’m wrong” bit. It just looks… bland? Like it’s relying on the idea of space being expansive and vast and full of… well, everything that exists - but in the end will it just feel like a Bethesda game with space assets subbed in?

Then again I still play No Mans Sky so my desperation to be a space-man is obviously without limit.