Mark Jardine 
I'm probably the blame for Ivory being a 31MB download. Those onboarding elephant images have 32-bit alpha transparent backgrounds and are not small in dimensions (though Paul compressed them surprisingly well). All the 1024x1024 alternate app icons, and if you go to the β€œAbout Tapbots" section, there's an animation that plays and it has a light and dark mode. πŸ˜…
Jan 25, 2023 at 12:22amWeb
Show threadPaul Haddad Jan 25, 2023
@mark no probably about it.
Show threadπšŽπš’πš— πš–πšŠπš•πš’πš”Jan 25, 2023
@paul @mark how about @todd ?
Show threadDavid CollantesJan 25, 2023
@Malik @paul @mark @todd I am expecting to see him in the macOS app.
Show threadMark Jardine Jan 25, 2023
@Malik @paul @todd We are waiting until Ivory for Mac ships! πŸ˜…
Show threadπšŽπš’πš— πš–πšŠπš•πš’πš”Jan 25, 2023
@mark @paul @todd
Show threadTymJan 25, 2023
@mark @Malik @paul @todd
Show threadChuck SkodaJan 25, 2023
@paul @mark Still firmly among the smallest apps on my phone.
Show threadAdam Bell Jan 25, 2023
@paul @mark I would pay to have more animations like About Tapbots in the app
Show threadAdam Bell Jan 25, 2023
@paul @mark in fact, why stop at 31
Show threadJamie ToolinJan 25, 2023
@paul @mark I’ll take a bunch of high-resolution elephants over the usual array of multi-megabyte ad attribution SDKs any day of the week.
Show threadFrankJan 25, 2023
@paul @mark Just one question: Hoelw did you calculate the exchange rates? Is it automatically done by Apple?
Show threadMark Jardine Jan 25, 2023
@the_alsatian Yea it's all Apple.
Show threadFrankJan 26, 2023
@mark Thanks, they have some weird exchange rates currently πŸ˜…
Show threadJared Lipton Jan 25, 2023
@mark 100% worth it.
Show threadSean HardingJan 25, 2023
@mark worth it
Show threadandimoJan 25, 2023
@mark the official twitter app is 230 MB and I don’t think it’s because of nice visuals.
Show threadcondieJan 25, 2023
@mark worth it
Show threadSloan StudioJan 25, 2023
@mark Loving the app so far!!!!
Show threadJason MeadenJan 25, 2023
@mark @paul Looking forward to the 25 minute 8K video tutorial.. available in 16 different languages .. embedded in the next update.
Show threadSindarina, Edge Case DetectiveJan 25, 2023
@mark I think you should add a few more icons, so it's exactly 32 MB in size.
Show threadColin HumberJan 25, 2023
@mark The elephants and icons are worth every single extra byte.
Show threadBeth Weigand 🦭Jan 25, 2023

@mark πŸ˜‚

…I think icons for a Mastodon app are allowed to be… large… πŸ˜‰πŸ˜…

Show threadRobert Petersen Jan 25, 2023
@mark on the other hand…
Show threadGeorge Hammerton Jan 25, 2023
@Sonikku @mark 🀒
Show threadFernando SousaJan 25, 2023
@mark the about tapbots animation is awesome
Show threadSozaJan 25, 2023
@mark It’s worth it’s weight in data.
Show threadKornelJan 25, 2023
@mark may I suggest https://pngquant.org?
pngquant β€” lossy PNG compressor

Show threadTuringOracleJan 25, 2023
@mark I think there should be a "random appicon" function so that you can use all the wonderful icons.
Show threadTomJan 25, 2023
@TuringOracle If only iOS was good at updating icons. Not uncommon to require a reboot for them to take effect. ☹️
Show threadKevin ClarkJan 25, 2023

@mark Just saw the animation! So worth it, it’s beautiful. I’m sure things are pretty busy with the launch (congrats by the way!) but I’d love to see some of the behind the scenes for how you created these 3D animations (in C4D I imagine?)

I might try to recreate it myself to practice πŸ˜„

Show threadMark Jardine Jan 25, 2023
@kevin yea animating in c4d is surprisingly easy. So not sure there’s anything worth showing there. πŸ™‚
Show threadpierreJan 25, 2023
@mark is there a hidden mini game somewhere?
Show threadMark Jardine Jan 25, 2023
@breadandwater no. Would be fun if we think of something someday.
Show threadColin DevroeJan 25, 2023
@mark But probably less than that @jamesthomson guy’s apps with full on video games hidden under blank pixel or something. πŸ˜‰
Show threadJames ThomsonJan 25, 2023
@cdevroe @mark Hey, at least I moved them to a separate app πŸ™‚
Show threadColin DevroeJan 25, 2023
@jamesthomson Haha! I just recently finished watching your presentation on the history of easter eggs. Excellent presentation.
Show threadJames ThomsonJan 25, 2023
@cdevroe Thanks, I’m glad you liked it!
Show threadBushwhackJan 25, 2023
@mark the anout screen graphic is worth the bandwidth πŸ‘πŸΌ
Show threadSimon HarperJan 25, 2023
@mark left a review on the App Store. Everyone leave a review on the App Store!!
Show threadLady DiJan 25, 2023
@mark 😊 No complaints here Mark. I love Ivory. πŸ˜πŸ’•
Show threadjohn 🎧Jan 25, 2023
@mark that about screen in dark mode is πŸ”₯
Show threadEvan ColemanJan 25, 2023
@mark I love the animation!! 100% worth it
Show threadNikeshJan 25, 2023
@mark the attention to detail for both light and dark modes is commendable. There’s whimsy everywhere. Just one of the many reasons I love this app. ☺️
Show threadGaryJan 25, 2023

@mark add more. πŸ₯³

It would probably loose a bit of the ray tracing goodness but USDZ models might be lighter in kb than video/animation files?

Could then allow users to pan for themselves themselves or auto play a slow rotation and make it interruptible.

@paul can then enjoy debugging SceneKit 🫠

Show threadMark Jardine Jan 25, 2023
@garyj_co i need to get better at creating low poly 3d artwork and learn how to create uv textures from the high res versions. I’d love to get actual 3d into the app. πŸ™‚
Show threadDavid NelsonJan 25, 2023
@mark There are tons of apps that take more space and aren’t nearly as good. 31MB is perfectly fine.
Show threadTrifster Jan 25, 2023
@mark its 2023…give yourself a size budget of 310 MB. apple already made everyone buy 256GB or larger iphones πŸ˜‚
Show threadTomJan 25, 2023
@mark I was hoping the truck would drive around the block at some point.
Show threadChris RussellJan 25, 2023
@mark
Show threadBen HagerJan 25, 2023
@mark beautiful animation
Show threadLucas HauswaldJan 25, 2023
@mark Could it be that the About screen factory is producing Weightbots? It’s very small, but I think I can see the small screen and the weight input.
Show threadMark Jardine Jan 25, 2023
@Ancro yup!
Show threadAndrew HaglundJan 25, 2023
@mark how could you! Btw my β€œDocuments & Data” for Ivory is creeping toward 600MB, so I think you’re okay 😊
Show threadZuriel BarronJan 25, 2023
@mark worth every byte!
Show threadvivamiJan 25, 2023
@mark just checked this out, that’s really cool, love that details in gfx!
Show threadScott PerryJan 25, 2023
@mark Ooh that animation is coool, but the "two humans" makes me wonder how Todd fits in?
Show threadMark Jardine Jan 25, 2023
@numist We will update it all soon. πŸ™‚
Show threadWes AndersonJan 25, 2023
@mark the animation is awesome. Oh, and the app too.
Show threadStephen CollinsJan 25, 2023
@mark What are you using to create your artwork?
Show threadMark Jardine Jan 25, 2023
@stephencollins I use Sketch for all of the icons and interface UI. And Cinema 4D for all of the 3D stuff. πŸ™‚