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New "Google Chrome Logo" leaked?

14 points by dkd903 16y ago

JCB_K 16y ago
non-3d-logo's look really ugly in OSX's dock.
- redial 16y ago
  After keeping the close-tab button on the right, I say that they don't really care how Chrome fits into OS X at all.
  - wladimir 16y ago
    It seems as if they insist on the same out-of-place UI behaviour as Apple apps such as iTunes/Quicktime on a PC.
    - JCB_K 16y ago
      If it makes you feel better, the integration with Ubuntu is crap as well. Chrome is doing so many things really well, weird that they can't be bothered about OS integration.
      - notjoeflynn 16y ago
        Why would they be when they're turning Chrome into an OS?
ubertaco 16y ago
In my humble opinion, this looks like a step backwards. Their current logo looks much slicker and more professionally-designed than the speculated new logo.
kmfrk 16y ago
Reminds me of MIT Media Labs's new logo.
rriepe 16y ago
This alleged new one is more on-brand than the old one. It matches Google's simplicity better. I think it also gets away from the "evil robotic eye" feel, which can be an image problem for a ubiquitous tech company. That said, I like the old one a lot better.
twodayslate 16y ago
I hope not. It isn't as flashy or eye catching. It is too simple
yawgmoth 16y ago
This article doesn't look very ensuring. Every link in the text is a link in the site itself or one of the in-text ads. The frazpc.pl link looks no more convincing to me. I could be wrong...
peng 16y ago
The new Chromium logo looks good, while the new Chrome logo looks fake. The muddied blending between green and red looks awful, and can't be taken seriously. You can also see how the subtle highlights are done far better in the new Chromium one. It looks like someone just slapped low-opacity radial gradients on the Chrome version.
tomelders 16y ago
I thought the original logo was bad. This is even worse. I personally think Google has really bad taste overall.
davej 16y ago
The concept is ok but the execution is poor. Fake.
Trufa 16y ago
I hope not!
mahmud 16y ago
It's Leaked?! I wonder what fate awaits the whistle-blower who exposed this totally secret branding-campaign. Marketing department will hold him in solit-conf, and beat him with a wet towel between simulated drownings.
dclaysmith 16y ago
They need to change it more than that--it's always looked like the Windows Media Player logo to me. http://www.fipr.state.fl.us/images/windows-media-player-logo.jpg http://www.fipr.state.fl.us/images/windows-media-player-logo...
spatulon 16y ago
http://yfrog.com/f/h6usmp/ http://yfrog.com/f/h6usmp/ That's the new logo that I saw posted on another forum by a Chrome engineer.
ben1040 16y ago
I like the new one better; the 2D version makes it look less like a Simon game.

14 points by dkd903 16y ago

JCB_K 16y ago

non-3d-logo's look really ugly in OSX's dock.

redial 16y ago
After keeping the close-tab button on the right, I say that they don't really care how Chrome fits into OS X at all.
- wladimir 16y ago
  It seems as if they insist on the same out-of-place UI behaviour as Apple apps such as iTunes/Quicktime on a PC.
  - JCB_K 16y ago
    If it makes you feel better, the integration with Ubuntu is crap as well. Chrome is doing so many things really well, weird that they can't be bothered about OS integration.
    - notjoeflynn 16y ago
      Why would they be when they're turning Chrome into an OS?

ubertaco 16y ago

In my humble opinion, this looks like a step backwards. Their current logo looks much slicker and more professionally-designed than the speculated new logo.

kmfrk 16y ago

Reminds me of MIT Media Labs's new logo.

rriepe 16y ago

This alleged new one is more on-brand than the old one. It matches Google's simplicity better. I think it also gets away from the "evil robotic eye" feel, which can be an image problem for a ubiquitous tech company. That said, I like the old one a lot better.

twodayslate 16y ago

I hope not. It isn't as flashy or eye catching. It is too simple

yawgmoth 16y ago

This article doesn't look very ensuring. Every link in the text is a link in the site itself or one of the in-text ads. The frazpc.pl link looks no more convincing to me. I could be wrong...

peng 16y ago

The new Chromium logo looks good, while the new Chrome logo looks fake. The muddied blending between green and red looks awful, and can't be taken seriously. You can also see how the subtle highlights are done far better in the new Chromium one. It looks like someone just slapped low-opacity radial gradients on the Chrome version.

tomelders 16y ago

I thought the original logo was bad. This is even worse. I personally think Google has really bad taste overall.

davej 16y ago

The concept is ok but the execution is poor. Fake.

Trufa 16y ago

I hope not!

mahmud 16y ago

It's Leaked?! I wonder what fate awaits the whistle-blower who exposed this totally secret branding-campaign. Marketing department will hold him in solit-conf, and beat him with a wet towel between simulated drownings.

dclaysmith 16y ago

They need to change it more than that--it's always looked like the Windows Media Player logo to me. http://www.fipr.state.fl.us/images/windows-media-player-logo.jpg http://www.fipr.state.fl.us/images/windows-media-player-logo...

spatulon 16y ago

http://yfrog.com/f/h6usmp/ http://yfrog.com/f/h6usmp/ That's the new logo that I saw posted on another forum by a Chrome engineer.

ben1040 16y ago

I like the new one better; the 2D version makes it look less like a Simon game.