diff --git a/packages/typegpu-cli/src/create.ts b/packages/typegpu-cli/src/create.ts
index fdcc02124e..171d455590 100644
--- a/packages/typegpu-cli/src/create.ts
+++ b/packages/typegpu-cli/src/create.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import {
   type ProjectTemplate,
 } from './options.ts';
 
-const GRADIENT_START = [0.831, 0.553, 1.0] as const;
-const GRADIENT_END = [0.32, 0.4, 0.95] as const;
+const GRADIENT_START = [0.867, 0.663, 1.0] as const;
+const GRADIENT_END = [0.384, 0.439, 0.964] as const;
 
 const coloredLabelsTemplates = PROJECT_TEMPLATES.map((template, i) => {
   const t = i / (PROJECT_TEMPLATES.length - 1);
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ export async function createProject(cwd: string, options?: CreateProjectOptions)
     options?.projectDir ??
     (nonInteractive ? DEFAULT_PROJECT_DIR : await getProjectName(DEFAULT_PROJECT_DIR));
 
-  const root = await prepareDirectory(cwd, projectName, { interactive: !nonInteractive });
-
   const packageName =
     getDefaultPackageName(cwd, projectName) ??
     (nonInteractive ? undefined : await getPackageName());
@@ -72,6 +70,8 @@ export async function createProject(cwd: string, options?: CreateProjectOptions)
 
   p.log.step(`Scaffolding project in ${projectName}...`);
 
+  const root = await prepareDirectory(cwd, projectName, { interactive: !nonInteractive });
+
   const templateDir = path.resolve(
     import.meta.dirname,
     '../templates',
diff --git a/packages/typegpu-cli/src/enhance.ts b/packages/typegpu-cli/src/enhance.ts
index 4ed7f0bb72..a00d007140 100644
--- a/packages/typegpu-cli/src/enhance.ts
+++ b/packages/typegpu-cli/src/enhance.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { askForVite, setupVite } from './steps/vite.ts';
 import { addAgentSkills, askForAgentSkills } from './steps/skills.ts';
 import type { EnhanceProjectOptions } from './options.ts';
 
-const PROJECT_KINDS = [{ value: 'vite', label: rgbText('Vite', 175, 105, 245) }];
+const PROJECT_KINDS = [{ value: 'vite', label: rgbText('Vite', 221, 169, 255) }];
 
 async function runViteFlow(
   cwd: string,
diff --git a/packages/typegpu-cli/src/index.ts b/packages/typegpu-cli/src/index.ts
index b254217332..0a70b86bf7 100644
--- a/packages/typegpu-cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/typegpu-cli/src/index.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ import {
   parsePackageManager,
   parseTemplate,
 } from './options.ts';
-import { failAndExit } from './utils/prompts.ts';
+import { colorsEnabled, failAndExit } from './utils/prompts.ts';
 import { typegpuPkgs } from './utils/pkg.ts';
+import { typegpuAsciiLogoColor, typegpuAsciiLogoNoColor } from './utils/logo.ts';
 
 function formatHelpEntries(entries: readonly { value: string; label?: string; hint?: string }[]) {
   const maxLength = Math.max(...entries.map((entry) => entry.value.length));
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ const commonOptions = {
   ...(packageManager ? { packageManager } : {}),
 };
 
+console.log(colorsEnabled ? typegpuAsciiLogoColor : typegpuAsciiLogoNoColor);
+
 if (argv.enhance) {
   const targetDir = positionals[0] ? path.resolve(cwd, positionals[0]) : cwd;
   if (!fs.existsSync(targetDir) || !fs.statSync(targetDir).isDirectory()) {
diff --git a/packages/typegpu-cli/src/utils/logo.ts b/packages/typegpu-cli/src/utils/logo.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8c7d75a5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/typegpu-cli/src/utils/logo.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export const typegpuAsciiLogoColor =
+  '\n \x1b[38;2;221;169;255m /|\x1b[0m\n \x1b[38;2;207;159;255m \\|____\x1b[0m\n \x1b[38;2;176;145;255m , `\\  \\\x1b[0m\n \x1b[38;2;147;136;255m/ `\\ \\  \\\x1b[0m\n \x1b[38;2;113;124;255m\\   `\\| /\x1b[0m\n \x1b[38;2;95;112;255m \\_____/\x1b[0m\n';
+
+export const typegpuAsciiLogoNoColor =
+  '\n  /|\n  \\|____\n  , `\\  \\\n / `\\ \\  \\\n \\   `\\| /\n  \\_____/\n';
diff --git a/packages/typegpu-cli/src/utils/prompts.ts b/packages/typegpu-cli/src/utils/prompts.ts
index 3344be6bf2..5557d3dee2 100644
--- a/packages/typegpu-cli/src/utils/prompts.ts
+++ b/packages/typegpu-cli/src/utils/prompts.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+import { styleText } from 'node:util';
 import * as p from '@clack/prompts';
 
+export const colorsEnabled = styleText('red', '_', { stream: process.stdout }) !== '_';
+
 export function cancelExit(): never {
   p.cancel('Operation cancelled.');
   process.exit(0);
@@ -22,5 +25,6 @@ export async function confirmStep(message: string, initialValue?: boolean) {
 
 // 0-255 range
 export function rgbText(text: string, r: number, g: number, b: number) {
+  if (!colorsEnabled) return text;
   return `\x1b[38;2;${r};${g};${b}m${text}\x1b[39m`;
 }