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Re: Google VP Calls For Comments On Favicon Design

Mike — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:59:49 -0000

Yes i didn't like the little Google Favicon, too.

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Re: Google VP Calls For Comments On Favicon Design

Chris S — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:07:28 -0000

Agreed. The new lowercase G isn't.... good. If it's not broken.... don't fix it. And for the love of all that's holy, stay away from the rainbow things.

Re: Google VP Calls For Comments On Favicon Design

Keeem — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:42:50 -0000

I hate the new icon.. I want the old one back, I keep overlooking my Google tabs in FF because I don't see my big 'G' *sigh*

Re: Google VP Calls For Comments On Favicon Design

PaulGlazowski — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:41:52 -0000

Google in full may look a bit odd as the standard favicon, All scrunched up in just a couple dozen or so pixels.

Re: Google VP Calls For Comments On Favicon Design

Azlo — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:43:40 -0000

new favicon is the biggest pile of shit I've seen from google yet...

i've almost dropped google search because of that crap looking favicon, its not easily noticable when you've got a ton of TABs opened up anymore.. friggon morrons, they'd be wise to change it back to something more simimlar to there old favicon.. instead they'll probably won't be because they are MORRONS, so I'll give live search some use now :p

Re: Google VP Calls For Comments On Favicon Design

Bill — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:42:03 -0000

I don't like the lowercase g at all. In fact, when I first saw it I figured it was part of a Greasemonkey script for Gmail. I looked for the option to go back to the default favicon.

As a designer, I know most often the simpler a solution to a visual problem, the better. And it's obvious Google went through many iterations. But this looks uninspired. An afterthought.

Re: Google VP Calls For Comments On Favicon Design

Ling — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:09:07 -0000

I think maybe they should opt for the one where it says Google in full. Just G could also stand for God, which is what the all knowing all seeing Google is accused of being.

Re: Google VP Calls For Comments On Favicon Design

nafnosseb — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:41:33 -0000

Re: Google VP Calls For Comments On Favicon Design

nafnosseb — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:39:47 -0000

Don't like this lowercase blue g. The colorful uppercase g is great.

Re: Google VP Calls For Comments On Favicon Design

Patrick M — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:24:21 -0000

Agreeing with Brian.

Personally, I like the 'Go' icon; white background, familiar blue G, familiar red o, and a clever double-entendre. If not that, then just clean white with familiar blue G.

Re: Google VP Calls For Comments On Favicon Design

Lance — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:13:31 -0000

I've been staring at the new favicon for some time now, wondering whether or not I'm on a phished site. Honestly, this favicon has nothing in common with Google. Remove it, asap.

Re: Google VP Calls For Comments On Favicon Design

Brian Carter — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:36:03 -0000

Google is not a small g.

This is not a small change.

This is a brand statement- without a clear rationale = mistake.

Re: Google VP Calls For Comments On Favicon Design

PaulGlazowski — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:30:27 -0000

Mathew,

That's possible. But was the original favicon particularly threatening? I think the company needs to signify consumer-friendly while offering a logo that represents something big, a big, global idea. The "little g" just doesn't seem to offer that impression. Of course, it's not really all that necessary to loiter extensively around a the subject of what should make a favicon. If they choose "little g", they so be it. But, you know, keeping the icon as much alike to how it was for the past 8.5 years would just seem...logical to me.

Re: Google VP Calls For Comments On Favicon Design

Deepa — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:02:48 -0000

I personally don't like any of the above options the old one was the best. And I'd rather have that for all of the services. The old favicon did portray strength. When I saw this new one, the first thing that just popped into my head was stepping down.

Re: Google VP Calls For Comments On Favicon Design

Mathew Ingram — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:02:12 -0000

I wonder if Google wanted to move away from the capital G to a lower-case one simply because lower-case looks "friendlier" than capitalized.

Re: Google VP Calls For Comments On Favicon Design

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Re: Google VP Calls For Comments On Favicon Design

The Count Rob — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:36:31 -0000

Agree. When I first saw the new favi in my tab bar I had to double check that I was actually on Google's homepage. The color is wrong, and putting it in lowercase is total sacrilege. It would be like if Yahoo! removed the exclamation point from their logo, and changed the font to comic sans.

Re: Google VP Calls For Comments On Favicon Design

Cedric — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:37:00 -0000

I think that the new icon could be the reason for the first trial about an icon :)

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Re: Google VP Calls For Comments On Favicon Design

Corey — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:35:10 -0000

I agree that there should be sepearte favicons for each service. If you look at a majority of their services now this is the case: Gmail, Reader,Blogger, Calendar etc. If they continued with this standardization then they wouldn't have to worry about if one was good enough for the group.

Re: Google VP Calls For Comments On Favicon Design

PaulGlazowski — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:06:58 -0000

Douglas, Captain John,

So, which favicon(s) do you favor?

Re: Google VP Calls For Comments On Favicon Design

Amy — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:06:55 -0000

The important thing for Google is not just ot's outside appearance to the outside world.But also it's internal structure.With success and money come the "managers".The guys in grey suits who soon create "layers of stifling managment".A pyramid structure to help assist fleecing off the cash. Once they get inside a company,the writing of stagnation is on the wall.

Re: Google VP Calls For Comments On Favicon Design

Captain John — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 11:55:01 -0000

I think each service should have a different color of the same favicon... so you can tell them apart quickly.

Re: Google VP Calls For Comments On Favicon Design

Douglas Karr — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 11:45:33 -0000

Two of Google's strengths are its agility and its simplicity. Some of these icons look colorful, complex and difficult - not very reminiscent of the company. Unless, of course, they're trying to change their image.