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Is there any design related reason that explains this change? Or is this just random?

• ugh 16y ago
  One reason might be that the change brings the logo more in line with the Google identity. Google usually doesn’t do shiny and photorealistic, the Chrome logo was always a strange aberration in that respect.
  • jrubyer 16y ago
    Yes, it certainly seems that way. Recently Google has also changed the logos of gmail, gcal, greader etc and this looks like Chrome's turn.
  • ern 16y ago
    This reminded me of the 2008 Google Reader redesign, where some of the rounded borders and shadows were dropped. http://googlereader.blogspot.com/2008/12/square-is-new-round.html http://googlereader.blogspot.com/2008/12/square-is-new-round... In the case of the simplified logo, "square is the new round" would seem to apply again.
    • cpeterso 16y ago
      When do we get the new square Chrome logo? :)