Nevermind ........ The Regular Logo Returns
Spotify shifts back to original logo after users criticized a temporary redesign.
We know glitter is not for everyone. Our temp glow up ends soon. Your regularly scheduled Spotify icon returns next week.
And with that …… the glowing green disco ball icon for its mobile app - meant to be a fun celebration of its first 20 years - is headed back to the logo shelf.
There has been an avalanche of negativity online about the mirrorball, from fans to design experts, so instead of fighting on to preserve something that was always meant to be fun and temporary, Spotify will reverse course and go back to the regular logo.
I personally was not that moved to either side of the issue. But I do understand that logos and logo changes can spark a wave of excitement, or a downpour of outrage, in the blink of an eye.
I just go along my merry, streaming way, but I do applaud the Spotofy team for not leaning in, as it were, to this particular design issue and just click back to the old logo.
The logo change is/was a part of Spotify's 20th anniversary celebration. The party goes on, but what’s that old saying from Billy in St. Elmo’s Fire: “It's cool. It ain't a party till something gets broken.”