New logo: Explanations 💜

Yes it’s tacky, yes it’s a cheap looking logo. A company logo is one of the most important things a company/organization can have, if the logo is not representing or getting what the company/organization is all about then they would have failed to get the punter engaged with Deezer.

As regards the functionality of the UI I don’t have to many issues, except for the playlist column on the left hand side of the web app, this should be an optional choice to have. 

As subscribers we are ineffectively shareholders so Deezer should be very worried about the reaction this change is having to members of Deezer. The last thing they want is punters leaving in droves.

At the end of the day It’s all about the music…...so lets keep this debate more about content and the engineering of the Deezer App.

Just a thought why doesn’t Deezer have competition to all members to create a new Logo voted in by all members…….it can’t be that hard considering the logo they have come up with. 😁

Cheers

coypu

Can anyone tell me if the new UI still has a way to change how a playlists content can be organized by song name or artist name, etc. Sorry, I’m just an old IT challenged guy who’s ticked off about the change in UI. Thanks

@coypu I love the Idea of having a logo design competition.

Yes, this is still possible. My screenshots are in Dutch:

-Use the 3 dots in the right corner

-Use Sort (Sorteer)

-And now you can sort your playlist.

It was fixed in the recent update was on Friday . At least for me . Check if you have any updates available. 

I must say I don’t agree. Social is part of the game this days . Social approach is  available in almost every service , even when it’s not related to music . While the brand got changed in terms of logo , colors and slogan you still have your music . No one took it away or will ever take it away . Deezer is still a music service but with the option to connect between music lovers . 

Are U sure you are into Purple ? Because I couldn’t know that from your comment 🤣

OMG!  THE HEART SUCKS. I also replaced the icon. It is offensive.

And, for something that claims it's “serious” about the music, the comic, funhouse design is a joke. Please tell me it's a joke. Please.

i don’t mind the purple theming but do prefer the old logo, really hate the font changes tho and the app (im on android) seems way buggier now...i do think their time would have been better spent fixing bugs that already existed and making long-standing requested improvements, idk maybe they wanted to redesign the ui first then implement that stuff but i really think they should have tested this release more thoroughly.

suspect this is a thing of wanting to pull in new & younger users with a cuter theme but imo working on stuff like discord integration would have gone further with that without simultaneously irritating the existing userbase

Updates like this are the reason I keep coming back to the idea of buying all my music, the only reason I haven’t already is there’s no easy place to get everything.  This isn’t as bad as what Spotify was pulling before I migrated from there, but it feels like it’s headed in that direction.

ismailyusuf wrote:

KdeeAre wrote:

It’s so ugly I started playing with the underlying .css. This is where the dreadful purple, magenta stuff is located. They called the theme “Chakra” internally.

 

 

My chakra broke the first time I saw this purple.

Work in progress… https://annuel2.framapad.org/p/stylus-deezer-old-school-a49z?lang=fr

I mean its pretty obvious even from the poll on this forum, apparently an astronomic 86% of the community thinks this is the worst design they have ever seen… so no matter how much you want to view it as such, your users arent “divided”, really... if we are being honest, your community seems to just straight up hate it. And that should really make you think, if sticking to the changes despite this feedback is the way to go, just because you’ve invested time and money in making the new look, and because backtracking always feels and looks bad… in some situations, its perhaps better to cut your losses and trash the new project.

The logo, font and colour palette... though honestly to me they look like something somebody threw together in half an hour (personal opinion though, im not a designer), that isnt even the thing that I dislike the most. The worst thing is that those changes, combined with the changes to your UI, somehow make your app feel much less clear and intuitive, and more cluttered and stuffy… even though perhaps the intentions were the complete opposite. 

I have quite a few friends who use deezer… everyone out of 10+ people strongly dislike the new look to a varying degree... some are seriously considering switching to a different app, despite it being a hassle for them. And for the first time in many, many years, i am thinking about it myself. This is ofcourse a small size sample, and as with everything I wrote, is an opinion. But opening the forums with the intent to write this post, and seeing all the topics made about it already... I feel its pretty representative. 

Its obvious that the intent of the changes are to attract a younger audience, nothing wrong with that. But the specific way and changes that you chose, I wonder if you wont in the long run be loosing much more than you are gaining. If its not completely impossible from a technical point of view, even making the old UI available as a feature, would seem like a great solution.

I almost never bother to write posts like this, or even make an account on communities for apps i use. But ive been with Deezer for almost 10 years now… and I felt that the changes are abysmal enough, that i have to write something. I do love the app, I love the way it introduces me to new music, and I I love the features that have made me choose Deezer over other similar apps through the years. So i really hope this isnt going to be the long term bad decision for the app that it feels like it is at the moment. 

Whatever your long term vision is for the app, dont forget that its your users who decide if thats what they want to pay for. Hopefully you dont learn that lesson the hard way. 

All the best, 

long time user

@ybruy The new identity will be present in all future updates and it is not possible to switch to the old logo.
Thanks :) 

OMG I think I'm too much into Puple 😂

On the bright side, nobody else likes it either! 

If you value your users, you roll back this uninvited surprise act asap. Bad user experience, offensive look, wrong associations. Listen to your users or perish, it’s that simple.

We're glad you decided to do without paying and long-time users, so goodbye ...

You can never have too much purple….😀

Remove the auto scrolling from everywhere in the app, it's annoying that I can't put the list of songs in the position I want.

This.

I actually unpinned the app from my task bar since I screen share a lot with collegues and clients. I don't want people to think I have some dating app open, or even worse some p*rn site. 

I’ve already cancelled my subscription and transferred to Tidal - no way was I going to use this horrific app on a daily basis. I’m even paying less now :)

I think you might be expecting this answer but I am afraid you can’t change the font.
Thanks