Thunderbird: Free Your InboxJun 2, 2023

#Thunderbird family: Thank you for the wealth of feedback about our redesigned logo. We listened to it, appreciated it, and took some action.

Your loudest criticism was that our beloved bird looked a bit evil or sinister (LEFT, version 7).

So, in this subtly improved version (RIGHT, version 7.5), we've rotated the eye and tweaked the gradient under the beak to look less harsh.

We think this results in a calmer expression, making the bird look less predatory and more protective.

Show threadteamtuckJun 2, 2023
@thunderbird People complained about this?!?! Glad you guys are listening to suggestions but that seems super silly lol.
Show threadRogueJun 2, 2023
@teamtuck People don't like change lol. @obsidian just did a re-brand, which I think is better but more importantly was to avoid copyright issues, and there's a lot of people upset about the change trying to find ways to revert it lol
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@roguefoam @teamtuck @obsidian Another perspective: the logo has gone largely unchanged since 2004. We recognize that possibly millions of Thunderbird users have spent more time with it than they've had the same job, or the same relationship.

It sounds silly, but people get attached. I think the criticism that arose from the change comes from a place of passion for the brand. And that's pretty cool.

Jun 3, 2023 at 9:21amWeb
Show threadteamtuckJun 3, 2023
@thunderbird @roguefoam @obsidian I think the way I read your post was that people were angry because the "thunderbird" looked mad/angry, not because the logo changed. Change is not always a bad thing so I commend you guys for updating the logo; I think it looks great! Keep up the good work. I think the Mac app has been a fantastic alternative to Outlook.