Google changed the Chrome icon in the latest dev build(chromestory.com)
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Google changed the Chrome icon in the latest dev build
http://chromestory.com/2011/03/google-chromes-new-logo-now-in-the-dev-version/#comment-9093
6 comments
It's not bad. I like the simple design of it.
The previous logo had some details that got lost at smaller resolutions and the icon itself was kind of a nondescript colorful futuristic object. This one looks more like an icon and doesn't leave me asking, "What is it?"
The previous logo had some details that got lost at smaller resolutions and the icon itself was kind of a nondescript colorful futuristic object. This one looks more like an icon and doesn't leave me asking, "What is it?"
It's not bad, but its design is somewhat dissonant compared to the more common saturated, glossy, and photorealistic icons on Mac OS X.
I just noticed it this morning. I saw my dock as and thought “What the hell happened to the Chrome icon?!”
The new icon is really terrible. It might look okay at 256×256, but the tiny little 48×48 taskbar icon looks like a child drew it in MS Paint. It is by the far the ugliest icon I have on my taskbar, desktop, and start menu combined.
The new icon is really terrible. It might look okay at 256×256, but the tiny little 48×48 taskbar icon looks like a child drew it in MS Paint. It is by the far the ugliest icon I have on my taskbar, desktop, and start menu combined.
A mock-up was linked on HN a few days ago, it was quite close to the real thing. I still think non 3d-logo's look really ugly on the OSX Dock. (another example: Handbrake.) Ah well, replacing the icon is easy anyway.
Definitely a good idea to change the icon. The old one looked like an evil robot eye. Not the best imagery for a company trying to convince everyone they aren't an evil robot...
I wonder if it's supposed to make it clear that it's a dev (i.e. unpolished) build rather than the stable one.
Also: linking to a comment way down the page? Bad form.