Apollo Recognition

3 years ago by Elrainia to c/wefwef

Given the strong genetic link between wefwef and Apollo, I think it would be great to acknowledge and describe the origins of wefwef’s UX design. In a few months, there will (hopefully) be new signups who never used Reddit, and never had the opportunity to use the awesome piece of software Christian developed over the better part of a decade. I’d like to see the legacy and history of Apollo live on, even if it’s just that iconic icon and a few sentences.

Maybe we could have an “Ode to Apollo” somewhere under the settings menu?

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burak -5 points 3 years ago

How about adding “pixel pals” link to the settings tab like Apollo had? And we could link it to the app store (on ios ofc)

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danielton 5 points 3 years ago

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Ggtfmhy 6 points 3 years ago

I never enabled them, so I never really noticed. I didn’t feel like the app got noticeably worse. If anything, I got more comfortable with Apollo year after year and the old desktop site I was so familiar with was becoming less appealing over time.

I do understand how, after maintaining the same app as his main gig, he would want to work on something else after almost a decade - especially something with mainstream appeal. There are young folks in my family who got Pixel Pals (the standalone app) after seeing their friends have them. That’s huge.

I hope he does come back eventually to make some Fediverse stuff.

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danielton 2 points 3 years ago

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