Profiles, Profiles, Profiles.
Today's internet rely on a profile-platform architecture.
The iconic internet relay chat for Windows granted absolute freedom and no account required.
The old client was
For better or worse, there was a time where you could free yourself and make a new identity online.
That benefited many communities, minorities and made urban cultures expand beyond their limits.
Let's take some 90's magic back...
...by updating the design for mobile devices!
Learn more about Peter Steiner's Cartoon for the New YorkerA thorough study of Windows client's architecture was performed before redesigning it for a mobile friendly design.
A new brand identity was given to the product to be birght, young and simple.
The font "Sulphur Pro" provides freshness, and a Material Design 2 inspired interface conveys simplicity.
The smiley in the logo was turned into a bright quotation mark.
The first Iteration
It is based on material design 2 and sticks to the original app color scheme of primaries red, blue, and yellow, with full-width drop down menus, bordered dialogs and spinner loader.
In the second iteration
Modals are redesigned and made more consistent deleting the border and adding a 3D effect.
Drop-down menus are encapsulated in pill-shaped rows.
Flat is the word for the third iteration
The prototype
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Do you want to launch a chat? Or are you a fan of the 90's?
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