Gigflow gets opened in awkward places. A dim function room. A car park at midnight. The back of a van with the screen brightness turned right down. It has to be easy to read in every one of them.
So we gave the whole app one set of rules.
What’s new
One dark design system. The same surfaces, spacing and components on every screen.
Gigflow Violet. One brand colour, used the same way everywhere.
Flat buttons. Gradients have been removed from buttons. They are solid, so the label is easier to read.
Geist everywhere. One typeface for the whole app, money included. Figures are tabular, which means every digit takes the same width and columns of pounds line up.
Better contrast. Buttons and violet text have been brought up to WCAG AA contrast.
How it works
There is nothing to switch on. Open the app and it is there. Look at a list of fees and you will see the difference straight away: an amount like £1,145.00 sits squarely above £320.00, pence under pence, so a column can be read at a glance.
Some older screens are still being brought across to the new system, so you may spot the odd one that looks like it did before. We are working through them. Your posters keep their own artwork and colours, because those are meant to stand out.
Why it matters
Good contrast is not decoration. It is the difference between reading a fee correctly and squinting at it. A consistent design also means that once you have learned how one screen works, the next one behaves the way you expect.
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