Dark / Light Mode for Model Building

PhilippErkinger · February 18

Anaplan's rebrand / new UX design has just been released, and it’s blindingly white. Brighter than a supernova. Meanwhile, the brilliant idea of Dark Mode has been marked as "not planned."

Under this new design, Dark Mode is needed now more than ever. Please reconsider before we all develop permanent squint lines.

https://community.anaplan.com/discussion/42104/dark-theme-night-mode

AlexisY · February 18

Highly support this idea! 😎

BenjaminLambert · February 18

I completely agree! This new Anaplan design is so blindingly white that I had to break out my sunglasses! 😎

ChrisPang · February 18

The backend UX design gives off these vibes.

BernadineParker · February 18

And/or give us the ability to change the banner color to an appropriate brand color or to differentiate between different models (DEV/UAT/PROD).

hudsonvilleic · February 18

I agree that the ability to change the banner color would be very helpful.

MJM · February 18

Thank you @PhilippErkinger for raising this issue, I came to this forum today to do exactly the same thing. I have shared this post with everyone internally and some clients as well. Hoping we can build up some traction to place this on Anaplan's roadmap with high priority.

The shift to all-white platform is an awful decision and it literally hurts my head. At the very least, we need to put the color back.

jeroortiz · February 18

I agree that the ability to switch between light/dark mode is needed, this new Anaplan design is so blindingly white ;(

JoppruRNDC · February 18

Dark Reader extension for Google Chrome is working ok so far, although a built in dark mode would be appreciated

trudy_stema · February 18

I agree, either give us the light/dark mode or give us back the colored banner. I came in this morning and it was a shock but was willing to give it a shot before complaining. But after 5 hours I have a headache behind my eyes. The colored banner really did help differentiate it from the rest of the screen.

Tiffany.Rice · February 18

Yes pleasseeee! I have been searching for this option in the new release. The blinding white is very painful for my eyes, I am in desperate need of some contrast!

JeffreyG · February 18

I agree, +1 to this.

That, or at the very least, allow for selection of a different banner color to something other than white to limit eye strain.

alexis.mignet · February 18

I completely agree the new design is really hard to use being so blindingly white. A dark mode is definitely needed now…

jedd.crilly · February 19

It's way harder to look at than the old interface, even more so when every other window is in dark mode and it's contrasting horribly.

aidangolokin · February 19

100% agree. We can force dark mode through Chrome but it is still not ideal. The main issue is the lack of contrast - an all white interface is very visually unappealing. Even a spot of Anaplan blue on the page would go a long way!

Tin · February 19

Agree! Better if we can switch modes.

PhilippErkinger · February 19

Wow. I didn't anticipate that my post would create such a high response rate. 😅

Dark Mode has been a personal preference of mine for quite some time, but I agree that the more pressing issue is the complete lack of contrast and visual highlights. The new design makes it particularly unclear where key elements, such as navigation, are located or how different areas within an app are intended to be used. This can be especially challenging for new users or visually impaired people, who may struggle to navigate and work efficiently within Anaplan. I can't understand how this change passed all the approvals at Anaplan.

ahang143 · February 19

Also, agree! Would love to have an option to switch between a light and dark mode.

The banner in the UX now blends in with the page header and isn't easy on the eyes.

Stacey_Gibbens · February 19

There was a note in the linked IdeaExchange post for "Dark Reader" Chrome extension. It has some interesting customizations (like applying a % of sepia instead of "dark," which tends to be too dark for my preferences). And, you can apply it to only specific websites (https://us1a.app.anaplan.com/ for me), so that only Anaplan is impacted.

Here's the link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dark-reader/eimadpbcbfnmbkopoojfekhnkhdbieeh?hl=en