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Comandu got a face

At the start the app was almost black, with neon green and a penguin who changed costume on every card. The brand now has color, two mascots, and a job for each one.

The mascots

There used to be only a penguin. He decorated the screen. Now there are two characters.

Comandu penguin

The penguin

He is the face of the app. He used to show up with glasses, a book, a magnifying glass, and a graduation cap, just to decorate the card. Now he is the brand: he follows the track and celebrates when you get it right.

Bob, the bear, with his laptop

Bob

The bear showed up to make a mess. He takes the server down, hides the file, and waits for you in the terminal. The penguin helps. Bob provokes.

The colors

Green left the center. Blue became the path, and each color got a job.

Before

An almost black background. Neon green marked the tab, the button, and the link. XP sat on a purple badge.

Background#0B0F14
Green#179154
Terminal#28C538
XP#8361EB

Now

Blue on the button and on the map. Yellow on the coin, orange on the streak, green only when you get it right.

Background#121826
Surface#1B2233
Blue#3568D4
Coin#F5C518
Streak#FF8A3D
Correct#25B86B

The screens

The screenshots on the left are from the start of the app. The ones on the right are Comandu now.

The start of the day

The panel with "hello" and the session summary left. The track map came in, with the day, the coins, and the XP at the top.

Before
Old home screen: hello, mission of the day, and session summary
A greeting, the mission of the day, and a board of numbers.
Now
Current Linux Essentials track map
The track path, in the brand blue.

Where the challenges live

The old list put a penguin in a hat beside every card. Today the room belongs to Bob.

Before
Old mission list with the penguin in costume
Missions on cards, with the penguin changing clothes.
Now
Current screen for facing Bob
The challenge has a name, a theme, and the bear on the cover.

Inside the mission

The terminal used to fill the screen, with the graduation penguin in the corner. Now Bob tells you the problem, and then you go in to fix it.

Before
Old mission with a terminal and the graduation penguin
Black terminal, green prompt, mascot in the corner.
Now
Current Site down challenge, introduced by Bob
Bob introduces the problem before the command.