A New Look for DB Pro

We spent the weekend talking about our logo, and how it feels like it is time for a change.

Here is the old mark next to the one that is replacing it:

We were proud of the old one at the time. We even wrote about how we put it together in our very first devlog, back when DB Pro was an idea we were still trying to prove out. Sitting here now though, it already feels like it belongs to an older version of the product. The strange part is that it is only six months old.

That says something, and I think it is a good thing.

Six months is a long time when you are moving fast

A lot has changed since we first made that logo. We added more databases, a proper data browser and inspector, an AI assistant that actually understands your schema, and the beginnings of a cloud and team story. The app got faster, calmer, and more sure of itself.

The brand did not keep up. Every time I opened the old logo next to a new screen of the app, it felt a step behind. So we decided to fix that.

The new logo

A few of the ideas behind it:

• The D is built from data. The blocks on the left are cells and rows, the raw material we work with every day. They resolve into one clean letter. That is how using DB Pro should feel: messy data in, clarity out.
• The geometry is deliberate. A database tool should feel precise, so the mark is precise. No soft edges, no noise, nothing that does not earn its place.
• It is calm and confident. We moved from something colourful and busy to a quiet monochrome, set in a dark glass icon that feels at home on a modern desktop, sitting in the dock next to the apps you actually keep around.

The website got a refresh too

It is not only the logo. We rebuilt the whole site to go with it.

The old one leaned hard into dark mode. I love a dark interface, I really do, and I know a lot of you do too. Looking back though, ours was too dark. It could feel heavy, and everything blurred into one flat sheet of black with nowhere for your eye to rest.

The new site is lighter and warmer by default, with more room to breathe and a clearer sense of what matters on each page. Dark mode is still here for anyone who wants it, and I will probably keep using it myself. It is just no longer the only option, and it is no longer turned all the way up.

Why it matters to us

This is not only a coat of paint. A brand is a promise about the kind of product you are going to build, and the old one no longer matched the promise we want to make. The new one does.

It is genuinely interesting to look back at the old logo and feel how far things have moved in such a short time. If anything, it is a reminder to keep shipping, keep listening, and keep raising the bar.

Thank you for being here while we figure this out in the open. There is a lot more coming, and we cannot wait to show you.