2026 04 22 Logo Animation Glow Explored
2026-04-22 — Logo Animation: Glow Effect Explored, Rejected
Section titled “2026-04-22 — Logo Animation: Glow Effect Explored, Rejected”Decision: Keep original bar-blink + dot-pulse. No glow added to production.
What was evaluated
Section titled “What was evaluated”Testing page built with a full 3×2 matrix of scaling glow variants (Options A–H):
- Scaling glow disc: r=8 → r=16 (2× at peak), +100% size
- Peak opacities: 25%, 33%, 40%
- With and without 120% dot scale
SVG favicon animation also confirmed feasible (Chrome/Firefox support CSS animations in SVG; Safari renders static first frame — acceptable).
Decision rationale
Section titled “Decision rationale”Scaling glow (Option E: 33% opacity + dot scale) was the preferred candidate, implemented, then reverted. Reasons to stay with original:
- Financial advisory brands signal trust through restraint — glowing effects associate with gaming/crypto/discount retail
- Bar-blink carries semantic meaning ($ → S tells a story); glow is visual garnish without narrative purpose
- At real header sizes (~40px), glow is ~5px semi-transparent ring — barely registers
- Original animation already works; second effect competes rather than reinforces
Final state
Section titled “Final state”- Production: bar-blink + dot-pulse only (unchanged)
- Archive: full glow exploration at
sites/template/src/pages/pages/testing.astro - Monorepo commit:
65dabc6— feat(testing): mBR logo glow animation exploration archive
Side fix included in commit
Section titled “Side fix included in commit”eslint.config.mjs now ignores .wrangler/** — Wrangler build artifacts were causing pre-commit ESLint hook failures.