What happened to the Duolingo icon?

NightoftheLemmy@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml – 217 points –

Is it just me or does the Duolingo bird looks sad/old/tired? What happened to the previous icon?

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Changing the Duolingo icon to look sad, old, and wrinkled is a strategy to make users curious, so they open the app to see if there are new updates or content. In other words, Duo is only trying to get your attention.

This tactic is rooted in the psychological effect known as the "novelty effect," where new stimuli can temporarily increase engagement and motivation. Snapchat similarly employs this strategy with the red dot and yellow dot on the Bitmoji.

It just reminded me how long it had been since I'd launched it so I just uninstalled it lmao

Yep. I figured this is what had happened and it definitely worked on me. 🙃

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