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> _All of this is leading up to Firefox 57, which will be a major release in November that marks the deprecation of legacy add-on APIs in favor of cross-browser
by caiob 9y ago
> _All of this is leading up to Firefox 57, which will be a major release in November that marks the deprecation of legacy add-on APIs in favor of cross-browser "WebExtensions", an overhauled UI ("Photon"), and the integration of many components from the Servo Parallel Browser Project ("Quantum")._
Is Firefox getting a more modern icon anytime soon? it's starting to show its age.
- callahad 9y agoMozilla's recent rebranding has stirred up more discussions about redrawing or refining the Firefox logo, but that's a perennial topic of discussion. If it happens, I'd expect it to be coordinated with 57's release, but this is totally uninformed speculation. I work remotely and have limited contact with the design folks.
- gurkendoktor 9y agoTo me, the current icon looks fine on macOS. It matches the style of Safari and other stock apps better than the Chrome icon. I don't think the issue is modern vs old, but different styles across operating systems. It probably looks out out of place on current Android versions, for example.
- caiob 9y agoBoth Safari and Chrome have recently adopted a 'flatter' version of their icon colours. Firefox still holds on to quite a few gradients.
- gurkendoktor 9y agoSo has Firefox, the previous icon looked like this: https://support.cdn.mozilla.net/media/uploads/gallery/images/2012-08-23-09-58-19-c62feb.png https://support.cdn.mozilla.net/media/uploads/gallery/images...