@ubbedall Same!
I'm not sure what this hunt actually is... as far as I can tell it's (basically) new brand guidelines for Atlassian, so that they can fix their god-awful interfaces? Any insight @megaroeny?
@ubbedall@rossdcurrie it's something I'm sure they'll be using to start improving their UI/UX over time. There's a lot... And no not really other insight. Just a user and a big fan of design systems. I'm making one myself at work. But I'm sure they'll be updating JIRA desktop site in the near future too. The mobile app is beautiful! The Confluence site looks awesome now as well.
I'm looking forward to a deep redesign of JIRA. It's the tool I use the most and now it's very cumbersome. As a customer I'm very happy of the path they are taking.
It's fair to say that a lot of designers have a dislike (or probably a fear!) of going anywhere near tools like Jira or Confluence - while everyone else in a product team will be using them.
But as an organisation it's clear that Atlassian have recognised this, and are making steps in the right direction to create better designed products. Their software is super complex so it will be a difficult task to simplify and redesign the UI across the board, but when they get there I think they might just earn some credibility with designers along the way.
Pros:
It's great to see that a company like Atlassian are starting to see the importance of design and making steps in the right direction.
Cons:
It would have been nice to see more reference to 'jobs to be done' rather than personas, which feel a bit stuffy.
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I like what they did, but I find the "A" fairly generic. I'm a huge fan of their previous "Atlas" logo. I love the boldness, the simplicity. And I love the consistency across (some) of their products, with the presence of Atlas tying each back to their brand.
I miss the old consistency.
A question I wonder -- Yes, the product logos are now consistent with the brand, across the entire line. But I think that each, looked at individually, is not memorable; each lacks individuality and will likely result in poor consumer recognition. When you take away their names, it becomes difficult to tell which one each represents (with a few exceptions, e.g. Trello and Hipchat whose logos have changed the least). Is this acceptable for a B2B product where consumer recognition isn't as important?
Without the names, can you tell which is which? They are all so generic...
They even reset their JIRA mobile app version to 1.0! 😮 Love the way the site is layed out. Just wish the components were live components, and didn't have to go the API page
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Atlassian is on a roll, can't wait for Stride to come out!
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It's fair to say that a lot of designers have a dislike (or probably a fear!) of going anywhere near tools like Jira or Confluence - while everyone else in a product team will be using them.
But as an organisation it's clear that Atlassian have recognised this, and are making steps in the right direction to create better designed products. Their software is super complex so it will be a difficult task to simplify and redesign the UI across the board, but when they get there I think they might just earn some credibility with designers along the way.
Pros:It's great to see that a company like Atlassian are starting to see the importance of design and making steps in the right direction.
Cons:It would have been nice to see more reference to 'jobs to be done' rather than personas, which feel a bit stuffy.
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Looking forward to this launch to unifying the brand and products more, and seeing some great UX/UI improvements to JIRA especially! (desktop site)
Pros:Well thought out, expansive, flexible and powerful. And best of all, finally LOOKS wonderful
Cons:Can be overly complex, but that's their constant challenge
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