Facebook have made some very subtle changes to the fonts and icons on their app and their site.
So subtle are the changes, in fact, that we never even noticed until now.
First of all, the ‘Friend Requests’ icon has changed to reflect the equality of the genders. On the left you’ll see the old logo, on the right is the new one.
Facebook design manager Caitlin Winner explained the redesign in a blog post on Medium.
“As a woman, educated at a women’s college, it was hard not to read into the symbolism of the current icon; the woman was quite literally in the shadow of the man, she was not in a position to lean in.”
The company has also made a change to their groups icon, with the woman at the centre of two men.
Finally, check out the old and new versions of the main Facebook typeface. Look at the letter ‘a’ in particular.
Never noticed a thing, did you?
Hat-tip: Mashable
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