There are a ton of unpleasant / user hostile features of Slack’s visual design. It is full of stuff blinking, flashing, popping in and out of view, etc. Trying to chat feels like having a conversation in the middle of a casino.
So please don’t do this.
Slack nailed it - and adoption numbers are proving that out over and over.
I got complaints even on teams font size being too small! Don't underestimate these issues.
Nothing blinks or flashes as far as I'm aware. Just the UI changing when other people interact with the server. Like emoji reactions pop in if someone adds one. Or left side bar highlighting things if there's new messages in them, etc.
Things pretty much any other chat-like application does.
I agree with that, and I hope my comment above didn't mean to sound dismissive of concerns about visual design!
Visual work to mean these workarounds are not required is one of our main priorities for the next few months, and I mentioned the above mainly because many folks have found them helpful when using the Zulip that exists today.
(As a sidenote, we have an open position for a designer).
Branding and visual design matters. Far more than most folks think.