I completely agree. The big G was awesome, visible, recognizable, everything a favicon should be. I even went out of my way to put it back: http://foohack.com

I completely agree. The big G was awesome, visible, recognizable, everything a favicon should be. I even went out of my way to put it back: http://foohack.com/2008/06/hacking-the-google-favicon/ http://foohack.com/2008/06/hacking-the-google-favicon/ This one is better than the previous iteration. Not as nice looking, but easier to pick up in your peripheral vision when scanning a list of tabs. Favicons don't have to be pretty. But they do have to be recognizable and distinctive from the bluish gray of a web browser's chrome.