On the bus I looked around and I could see other people staring down at their phone using Instagram, Twitter, and Bluesky.
I knew they were using these apps because THEY HAVE THE LOGO IN THE APP -- then I look down at my screen, at the anonymous Mastodon app.
Excuse me, John Mastodon, but how are people who read over my shoulder meant to know what this cool new platform is?!
Maybe "Sam the designer" can fix it.
I did just have to install #Instagram and #Twitter and #Bluesky to take these screenshots
Also, "Sam the designer" is a real character in the world of Mastodon.
There are references to them dotted around the GitHub for Mastodon, but I'm not convinced they are a real person.
At the end of one the issues I filed, I asked for "Sam the designer" to release the design files to the world so we can all contribute - but there's no response.
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/32897
Can we put "Sam the designer" in the same league as John Mastodon and Website Boy?