Firefox logo getting an update?
Along with the Firefox 3 icons preview, Alex also announced that the Firefox application icon will be updated. Since the Firefox app icon and logo are one and the same it could be safe to say that the Firefox logo will be updated as well, though not necessarily: it could mean just a simplification of the current one to make it more recognizable, specially at smaller sizes.
In any case and fortunately, Jon Hicks, one of the original designers of the Firefox logo is in charge of the update. On 2004, Jon, together with Steven Garrity, Daniel Burka (concept) and Stephen Desroche (original sketch) designed the now well known logo when Firebird changed its name to Firefox to settle a dispute from the Firebird project for using the same name.
As if it wasn’t enough teasing, Jon has posted a minuscle piece of the new icon sketch.
Do you have an idea of what’s that? Fire, right. Thanks. Anyone else?
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Savio Diodore Arkhip
It’d be nice if the new icon showed the animal’s face instead of it facing away from us. it could even have the same outline as it does now
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Alex Bishop
I presume there’s more of the teaser logo than we’re being shown, meaning something’s being intentionally hidden from us. Which I find rather contrary to the spirit of open source.
If the logo’s not ready yet, don’t show us anything. If you’re happy to show us the current draft, then show us the whole current current draft. Don’t knock around with small teasers designed to excite and entice. It exploits the fact some people know more than others, which isn’t how open-source should be.
Mathew Hartnell
It’d be nice if the new icon showed the animal’s face instead of it facing away from us. it could even have the same outline as it does now
Tyler
I’m assuming this got ditched… Pitty I was really looking forward to a new and improved Firefox Logo.
Firefox 3.0 To Include New Logo?
[...] In a recent post by Alex, it was mentioned that a new Firefox application icon was in the works for Firefox 3.0. Because the application icon is currently the same as the Firefox log, Mozilla Links is speculating that the web browser may be in for a new logo as well. [...]