Comments on: Thinking about Refreshing the Firefox Icon

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By: Asbjørn

Asbjørn — Fri, 15 May 2009 23:18:19 +0000

And please, please make this icon 256×256 for Windows Vista and Windows 7

By: Without Sincerity

Without Sincerity — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:27:45 +0000

I would have to agree with Max Shirshin. The logo refresh can wait until the release of Firefox 4, but a refresh of the UI is needed–especially with the Vista version. Windows 7 will be coming out soon and Vista has been out since 2007 and still no Aero. What’s worse is that the background color on both the vista and windows 7 RC is the ugly purple color not used in the Operating System except in hidden, buried applications such as those in the system management tools. When I was using the Firefox 3 beta versions I had always expected that you guys would have changed the coloring to a lighter silver or the black used in the bookmarks manager before the final release as the purple makes Firefox 3 look unfinished. A priority for Firefox 3.5 should be to rectify this and finally make the Windows Vista/7 version look like a finished product.
I don’t want to make a totally negative post so I would also like to tell you how much I love the keyhole design you created for Firefox 3. It is an absolutely genius design and I hope you will be keeping it into future versions of Firefox.
I would, however, suggest updating the blue coloring in the back/forward keyhole buttons to the blue shades used in the Windows 7 media player play/pause button–The new blue shades they are using looks slick.

By: Max Shirshin

Max Shirshin — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:04:49 +0000

You probably underestimate the value of Firefox brand and logo for the whole Mozilla community. For the past years, Firefox logo (as we know and love it) has been the central part of all promo campaigns, including thousands of web sites, banners, and other art. If any significant change takes place, all these works will become obsolete in a minute. Only imagine how many wallpapers and t-shirts will be thrown out!

Therefore, although I accept all your arguments about “refreshing” the logo, I wouldn’t risk it right now. It’s the user interface, not the icon, that catches new users. Bring some useful changes to the default theme as you did in Fx3, and you’ll get many more new users than by redesigning an already established visual identity.

By: Kamasama

Kamasama — Sat, 09 May 2009 19:09:47 +0000

An updated icon sounds nice. For some ideas, you may want to check out the many they have at wincustomize.com — I’ve always been partial to the ‘Firefox 2007′ icon they have there.

By: Abi

Abi — Sat, 09 May 2009 03:39:02 +0000

I really like your ideas about the visual indication of progress. It would be great to constantly evolve the Firefox icon. As for the creative direction we should take, I have a suggestion – move away from the globe! I don’t mean that you should do it instantly but emphasize the fox more. We are having a globe epidemic today just like the great swoosh epidemic of the 80s (was it?).

By: Francesco

Francesco — Fri, 08 May 2009 12:50:25 +0000

I love actual FF icon.

But, if I’ve to think to a refresh, I imagine a less detailed icon, more stylized, smooth and solid.

By: Otto de Voogd

Otto de Voogd — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:36:04 +0000

Clearly it won’t be the first time that the icon gets updated, but I do think Ken brings up some valid concerns.

ps. It’s strange I commented here yesterday, and referred to Ken Saunder’s Firefox Icon comparison document which he now posted here himself, but my comment has disappeared somehow.