SINGAPORE - Late last year, the ubiquitous TraceTogether app saw an addition that brought a smile to many people's faces.
Behind the page's success is Government Technology Agency designer Joycelyn Chua, 30, who told The Straits Times last week that she initially intended the animal to dance across the page. The otter is her idea, beating out the Merlion because it has the letters"tt" in its name, which TraceTogether is often shortened to.
For those who are unvaccinated, the page will be in white, instead of teal. Asked why it was not red - a more common colour for access denied - Ms Chua said the team did not want those who are unvaccinated to feel discriminated against. As has been much speculated, the moving otter was also to prevent people from using screenshots of vaccine certificates to check in to places.
Ms Chua said she recognised very early on that to get as many people on board as possible, TraceTogether would have to be more than functional.
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