Make Premiere, Audition, and AE icons different colors again

[keithm38544575]

Until this recent update, it was very easy to look at a file and know if it's a Premiere, Audition, or AE File because the icons were different colors. Now that they're all purple, it's a lot harder to tell what type of file I'm looking at, especially if it's a small icon. There also seems to be no benefit to the average user for this change. Please change icons back to their previous colors or any other colors that aren't exactly the same.

[Rormeister]

Not to mention their icon theme does not honor Windows 10 start menu color themes. Notice the "Sore Thumb" in the attached image where the background color doesn't comply with all other icon's on the start menu.

[cakeller]

100% agreed... all of the nearly same colors for apps is TERRIBLE! I liked the rainbow of apps. Now we have all "similar" apps being super similar colors? what's that about. ugh.

[antonflash]

I absolutely agree, in my case, it's also Adobe Animate, I often open the wrong program.

[Clint Porter]

Compromise idea: If you really need to use color for branding instead of UX, please at least make the icons significantly different shapes. This might be better anyway for people with forms of colorblindness.

[Swandive stream]

Second that. It's confusing when I can't quickly tell apart the software I use. I've been trying to find ways to manually change them.

[ah6105682]

Dear God, yes, please! I don't know what they were thinking.

[Animotion.nl]

Just saw that Acroba is back to Red. That is a relief! (It was black!). Now the DVA products.

[stevenprobets]

Keep pressing the wrong app to open!

[Syneos]

Yes it is true that the colors allow you to click very quickly without paying attention to the icon. It's a little extra.
Now sometimes I open an app and inadvertently cheat

[reidvv1961]

Yes, these color difference speed up using ghe software. Good idea!

[Lundskow]

A sign of good design is when it's easily recognizable and quickly communicates what it needs to say. The Adobe suite icons do neither of these things.

[Pierre Louis B.]

Wondering the same Tom. The time it took them to read and merge these threads is probably more time than it would have taken them to revert to the previous icons everyone prefers! 😞

[timhoolihan]

This is sorely needed, II regularly click on Media Encoder or After Effects by mistake when I want to launch Premiere.

[THRILLHO]

Adobe just merged a whole bunch of the same feedback about the icons into this one feedback post.. yet gave no indication of it being under review. Why do you do this
Who's betting they'll just intentionally keep it like this until next year when they have a fresh start across all their products and have some cheesy line like "missed us?" with original colours all restored.

[Mike Lisii]

I fully understand why Adobe wants to maintain a color theme for the apps witin video audio editing category but it would be helpful if there was a better visual difference. For example there can be a line at the bottom of the logo with different colors or at the top or the letters might be different colors but the cube itself will be purple same way. That will still keep them in the same design family but with more distinct differences between themselves.

[Mike Lisii]

I am not a designer but here are some examples. I think your teams can definitly create something which will look better and maintain same theme with this purple color.

[saadrabia]

@ Mike Lisii - Excellent suggestion and idea, but I completely doubt that Adobe is even reading or going through this request. They rarely reply or comment on any requests, let alone make them happen.

[Kit F]

Please, I accidently click on audition constantly.

[aasiarkiewicz]

I'm glad to see I'm not the only person wondering why the company that is the corner pin of the entire design industry worldwide makes such stupid choices. If I click Audition instead of After effects one more "*ˆ* time!!

[Ruslan_Isaev_Editor]

YES! Not only Premiere,After and Audition. Even Media Encoder and Animation

[InfiniteWhale]

It's been 2-3 years and I'm still not used to it.  It's not a preference thing, it's a genuine daily annoyance when I keep clicking the wrong icon.  Why is every decision Adobe makes so profoundly stupid?  I don't think they're a real company, I think they're an elaborate prank, just trolling us to see how annoyed they can make paying subscribers.  

[Swandive stream]

I made a short tutorial explaining how to customise the icons if it helps, though Adobe really should fix this themselves.

Adobe Creative Cloud: Changing Icons – Computer Tips & Other Tutorials (wordpress.com)

[InfiniteWhale]

"I'm not a designer"  yet you've done a much better job than Adobe's team