Images, Logos and Colours help give your Community its identity. They make it stand out and help create a sense of belonging for your Community.
Every Disciple Community has its own look and feel. Creating this identity starts with the choice of a few simple assets – these are things like images, logos and colour schemes.
You might already have your own branding that you can adapt for the platform. If you don’t, this is your chance to get creative and build a fantastic brand for your Community. We recommend spending some time to get these right to best fit your Community’s purpose.
To update the branding of your community, head to the Console, select Configure and then click on Branding.
We've put examples of the things you can change below:
Colour Palette:
For your Community, you’ll need to choose colours for your palette. These colours will be used for:
- Wall colours – used for your overall Community wall.
- Post colours – used for the colours associated to Posts.
- Top bar and bottom bar colours– the colour of the bars at the top and bottom of your Community.
There is the option of a colour slider, or if you want to be more specific, you can input the HEX code of your chosen colour into your Console. If you only have your colours’ RGB codes you can convert them to HEX.
Read more about deciding on your Community's colours here.
Once you're done, don't forget to press Publish.
App Icon (2048 x 2048 pixels, PNG format):
An icon is what your members will see when they search for your Community in App Stores and if they’ve downloaded your mobile App onto their device. Your icon is a different asset from your logo, but most icons contain the relevant company or Community’s logo.
It's also good to note that your App Icon is also what will appear as the logo a member will see when they sign in to your Web Community.
Your Community icon will often appear to members among many other icons. For this reason, it’s important to make it something unique and easily recognisable. Here are a couple of quick icon creation tips:
- Avoid adding words to your icon – unless they are very bold, it can be almost impossible to read whole words when they’re shown on a small screen (like a phone).
- Keep your imagery basic – anything that’s too complicated or has a lot of colours won’t stand out on your members’ screens. If you can, limit your palette to two or three colours.
- Use the same colour palette you use for your brand – this consistency will help your members identify your Community.
For more tips on how to create your Community’s icon, check out these articles:
- How To Create An Amazing App Icon by Buildfire.
- Eye-Catching App Icon Design: How To by Smashing Magazine.
- 20 tutorials for learning how to create app icons by Creative Nerds.
Launch Screen (1242 x 2208 pixels, PNG format - not transparent):
This is the image that will appear when your Mobile App launches and will also appear on your Web platform log-in page.
Don't keep text close to the edges, as they may get cut off on different device screens. We recommend to keep text and logos more central to the image to minimise any cut off risk.
Preview Image (1200 x 600 pixels, PNG format):
This allows you to customise the default image that is shown when a link to your Community is shared via a messaging service.
Header Logo (900 x 120 pixels, PNG format on a transparent background):
A beautifully centred logo that sits at the top of your feeds.
Pro tip – if you use text in your logo, make sure it's readable when the logo is in this small format.
Android Notification Icon (96 x 96 pixels, PNG format on a transparent background):
An icon appears for Android phone users alongside notifications. It’s going to be tiny, so make sure you use a simple image that won't be obscured into a blob.
If you don't have your own graphic designer, Canva and Photpea are an excellent resource.
Top Tips:
- Branding colour changes can take 10 minutes to show in your Community.
- Image changes require a new App update before they show in your Apps.
- When selecting your colour palette, consider how this will impact your branding images.