About Slack 2019
Slack's 2019 identity, crafted by Pentagram under Michael Bierut, distilled a chaotic rainbow into a disciplined four-color lozenge mark anchored by aubergine purple. The result is a brand that reads as both approachable and enterprise-ready — a serious collaboration tool that never feels cold.
The design system leans on rounded geometry, generous whitespace, and restrained use of its quadrant accents (yellow, green, blue, pink) to create interfaces that feel conversational rather than corporate.
- Origin
- San Francisco / Vancouver
- Era
- 2013 founded; canonical visual identity from 2019 Pentagram refresh
- Key figures
- Stewart Butterfield · Michael Bierut · Pentagram
- Movements
- SaaS messaging · productivity tooling · post-email work
Slack 2019 design spec
Colors
Typography
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