
The redesign, which has been done in-house, looks to be more “consistent” across all platforms and language courses, with thousands of illustrations updated throughout the app. “We were working with two art styles that didn’t mesh well together, which hindered our ability to use Duo, our mascot owl, in more dynamic ways.” Thousands of new illustrations “From the outside, it wasn’t entirely obvious that Duolingo needed a redesign – but it was a different story internally,” he says. He’s here, he’s there, he’s everywhere, but his heart is in the right place.The redesign has been centred largely around updating the app’s owl mascot, Duo, who has been given more “personality” and a wider range of expressions and movement, according to Duolingo art director, Gregory Hartman. He’s trying his best, but he can’t put a streak together to save his life. EddyĪs the haphazard dad of fellow Duolingo character Junior, Eddy is a bit of a frantic mess.

I seriously would not be able to learn languages without italki (I’m taking 3 classes per week right now) try out a class and you’ll thank me later.

She’s also a travel blogger (just like me!) and an aspiring writer. “To better represent her identity as a Black woman, we replaced her previously ambiguous hairstyle with something that feels authentic to the community she’s a part of.” -Duolingo on Twitterīea is one of the three queer Duolingo characters (Lin and Oscar are the other two!) and she dates both men and women. You might have noticed that Bea has had a bit of a makeover since she was initially launched.ĭuolingo stated on Twitter that they made this change in response to feedback from their Black coworkers.
