# Airtable new UI icons update - things getting lean at tech companies

**URL:** https://air.tableforums.com/t/airtable-new-ui-icons-update-things-getting-lean-at-tech-companies/255
**Category:** News & Announcements
**Created:** [February 16, 2023, 4:46am UTC](https://air.tableforums.com/t/airtable-new-ui-icons-update-things-getting-lean-at-tech-companies/255 "2023-02-16T04:46:45Z")
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### Author: ![Greg\_vonF](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/air.tableforums.com/greg_vonf/32/108_2.png) [@Greg\_vonF](https://air.tableforums.com/u/Greg_vonF)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2023, 4:46am UTC](https://air.tableforums.com/t/airtable-new-ui-icons-update-things-getting-lean-at-tech-companies/255/1 "2023-02-16T04:46:45Z")

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Hi there,

I opened AT today and something was off.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/tableforums/original/1X/d6a93b1ccac300620a9c75f8222a55cece53f1f0.png)

Luckily I had a screenshot of a base at hand to compare:  
New:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/tableforums/original/1X/4934e55b67f2c332f66acc4c0d2341541fd88e7d.png)

Old:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/tableforums/original/1X/401bdf698c10b0b746bc96b1ddadeb05fbecf5f8.jpeg)

Looks like Tech companies are not also slimming down in number of workers, but also the icons 🤣

All in all, especially the view icons are now much more clear in their meaning.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/tableforums/original/1X/df9920c780ef6a0a7ccb7f6d643b0f0a8fb8990f.png)

Looks like some of the colors were also inverted, which gets bit difficult to see in some parts:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/tableforums/original/1X/b0fc0ff3b60a6253c44074495e19b42aff12ceee.png)

Sharing this with you, in case someone else wanders - “Am I seeing it right today?” 😉

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### Author: ![Databaser](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/air.tableforums.com/databaser/32/11_2.png) [@Databaser](https://air.tableforums.com/u/Databaser)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2023, 7:00am UTC](https://air.tableforums.com/t/airtable-new-ui-icons-update-things-getting-lean-at-tech-companies/255/2 "2023-02-16T07:00:49Z")

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I like most of it. The readability has improved a lot imo.