That Firefox logo was simplified, but not oversimplified. Even with a very small icon size you can still tell it’s a fox that is (on?) fire. The Firefox Family logo is oversimplified, just being a swoosh, basically.
You might like them in isolation but icons need to exist in a lot of uis and contexts so having an overly detailed one will make it look weird when juxtaposed with what’s around it.
I like it too, the old one was too detailed which makes it stand out too much. Icons need to work in a lot of contexts so simpler is almost always better.
The old one was great – in the context of late 00s to early 2010s design philosophy. It fit right in with Apple‘s skeumorphic design language and Microsofts Aero design. The new one is the perfect answer to the modern, more minimalist design. (Although I’m glad we’re mostly out of the "flat“ design era of Windows Metro and similar UIs)
That’s true, it fit in with the trends of the time. I guess part of my feeling is that I never actually liked skeumorphic design so I’ve been happy that flat caught on. There was a period where it did get too flat, but I like the middle ground we’re at now.
I used to not like the new Firefox logo when it first came out, but by now, I couldn’t do with the old one, it looks so much… And I bet if they changed it back, it would take me 2 months max to switch opinions right back.
At some point I have to accept, I’m just an ape of habit.
I generally agree. However, for the MDN Web docs icon, I’m not sure I’ll ever acclimate to that one, even with how often I see it. so bad. Love MDN still though
Honestly, its considered a hot-take but I do like minimalistic logos cause they are easier to recognize. Also they tend to better fit with the rest of the UI and products.
Those icons absolutely do not look normal, there’s some kind of theme being applied to all of them, likely a dark mode before it became a standardised feature, by the looks of it.
Although the icons are kinda not minimal with the amount of colors in there, they could have like made one app with one or two colors and the other with different ones
I can’t tell you how often I’ve opened Google Drive when I meant to open the Gmail app or vice versa.
I know they technically don’t look that much alike, but at a glance they’re way too similar. Just use a different color for each app please?
I also like the old alien. I’m not someone who generally gets upset when companies introduce a new logo, but the new alien is just nightmare fuel. Get away!!
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