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I am happy to see a new release of Affinity, however I think the UI theme on Windows has degraded. I find it very hard to decipher buttons on the dark theme. Compare v1 (top) with v2 (bottom):

v2 has gone the wrong way of simplification and removed every subtle "accessibility" hints like a highlighted border on the top. This amplifies the already low contrast between button color and dialog background.
There are also no hover states. This was already the case with v1, but v2's button now seem even less "pressable" than before.
I also think that v1's toolbar icons (left) are much better because the color's are strong and distinct. I could easily find the shape tools because they are all blue.

I understand that there is/was a "flat" movement going on in UI design. However, it seems other dark-themed professional tools were much a little bit more conservative when chasing this trend (e.g. compare Blender's UI). Microsoft also introduced a much more visually "interesting" design with WinUI 3 (no more flat buttons). In comparison, Affinity still looks a lot like Windows 8 or 10.
While I don't expect a large design update to match Windows 11, it would be nice to have at least better accessibility and legibility in Affinity's UI.

I am happy to see a new release of Affinity, however I think the UI theme on Windows has degraded. I find it very hard to decipher buttons on the dark theme. Compare v1 (top) with v2 (bottom):

v2 has gone the wrong way of simplification and removed every subtle "accessibility" hints like a highlighted border on the top. This amplifies the already low contrast between button color and dialog background.
There are also no hover states. This was already the case with v1, but v2's button now seem even less "pressable" than before.
I also think that v1's toolbar icons (left) are much better because the color's are strong and distinct. I could easily find the shape tools because they are all blue.

I understand that there is/was a "flat" movement going on in UI design. However, it seems other dark-themed professional tools were much a little bit more conservative when chasing this trend (e.g. compare Blender's UI). Microsoft also introduced a much more visually "interesting" design with WinUI 3 (no more flat buttons). In comparison, Affinity still looks a lot like Windows 8 or 10.
While I don't expect a large design update to match Windows 11, it would be nice to have at least better accessibility and legibility in Affinity's UI.

I am happy to see a new release of Affinity, however I think the UI theme on Windows has degraded. I find it very hard to decipher buttons on the dark theme. Compare v1 (top) with v2 (bottom):

v2 has gone the wrong way of simplification and removed every subtle "accessibility" hints like a highlighted border on the top. This amplifies the already low contrast between button color and dialog background.
There are also no hover states. This was already the case with v1, but v2's button now seem even less "pressable" than before.
I also think that v1's toolbar icons (left) are much better because the color's are strong and distinct. I could easily find the shape tools because they are all blue.

I understand that there is/was a "flat" movement going on in UI design. However, it seems other dark-themed professional tools were much a little bit more conservative when chasing this trend (e.g. compare Blender's UI). Microsoft also introduced a much more visually "interesting" design with WinUI 3 (no more flat buttons). In comparison, Affinity still looks a lot like Windows 8 or 10.
While I don't expect a large design update to match Windows 11, it would be nice to have at least better accessibility and legibility in Affinity's UI.

I am happy to see a new release of Affinity, however I think the UI theme on Windows has degraded. I find it very hard to decipher buttons on the dark theme. Compare v1 (top) with v2 (bottom):

v2 has gone the wrong way of simplification and removed every subtle "accessibility" hints like a highlighted border on the top. This amplifies the already low contrast between button color and dialog background.
There are also no hover states. This was already the case with v1, but v2's button now seem even less "pressable" than before.
I also think that v1's toolbar icons (left) are much better because the color's are strong and distinct. I could easily find the shape tools because they are all blue.

I understand that there is/was a "flat" movement going on in UI design. However, it seems other dark-themed professional tools were much a little bit more conservative when chasing this trend (e.g. compare Blender's UI). Microsoft also introduced a much more visually "interesting" design with WinUI 3 (no more flat buttons). In comparison, Affinity still looks a lot like Windows 8 or 10.
While I don't expect a large design update to match Windows 11, it would be nice to have at least better accessibility and legibility in Affinity's UI.

Any good news on this issue? Perhaps something on a HIP backend, some pre-release notes, a silent nod, a lifesign? Anything?

Any good news on this issue? Perhaps something on a HIP backend, some pre-release notes, a silent nod, a lifesign? Anything?

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