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Icon design (lemmyf.uk)
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[-] abfarid@startrek.website 156 points 2 years ago

That Firefox logo was simplified, but not oversimplified. Even with a very small icon size you can still tell it's a fox that is (on?) fire. The Firefox Family logo is oversimplified, just being a swoosh, basically.

[-] vox@sopuli.xyz 15 points 2 years ago

well the family logo is supposed to be as simple as possible

[-] bleistift2@feddit.de 8 points 2 years ago

I beg to differ. Until now I never noticed the fox in the logo. And even now that I know it’s there I have a hard time finding it. And I’m looking at a version of almost 1cm on my screen.

[-] abfarid@startrek.website 32 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Well, I suppose it makes sense that it doesn't apply to everyone, but my guess is that the majority can still see the fox.
Either way, the simplification of modern logos is a necessity, because they are used in small UI elements, often even appearing monochrome. At which point they still need to be recognizable. Whether they are simplified in a good or bad way, is subjective though.

[-] Mandy@sh.itjust.works 110 points 2 years ago

Never forget what they took from us

[-] deus@lemmy.world 81 points 2 years ago

I still think the 2017 logo was their best, like a nice middle ground between this version and the current one:

[-] moistclump@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago

I like this one. New ones missing the paw and has an odd tail end to me.

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I liked this so much more! It was cute and charming.

The new logo looks so office neutral/corporate friendly.

[-] Fridgeratr@lemmy.world 87 points 2 years ago

I seem to be the only one who likes the new Firefox logo. It's way more colorful!

[-] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago

The new logo looks sleek and nice, but I personally just really like more complex logos.

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[-] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago

You are not alone, we just don't meme about it.

[-] fidodo@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

I like it too, the old one was too detailed which makes it stand out too much. Icons need to work in a lot of contexts so simpler is almost always better.

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[-] Daxter101 83 points 2 years ago

I used to not like the new Firefox logo when it first came out, but by now, I couldn't do with the old one, it looks so much... And I bet if they changed it back, it would take me 2 months max to switch opinions right back.

At some point I have to accept, I'm just an ape of habit.

[-] BlanK0@lemmy.ml 33 points 2 years ago

Honestly, its considered a hot-take but I do like minimalistic logos cause they are easier to recognize. Also they tend to better fit with the rest of the UI and products.

[-] ImpossibilityBox@lemmy.world 62 points 2 years ago

Counterpoint is the bullshit Google did with all their icons. Same exact colors with different shapes makes quick differentiation an actual challenge.

[-] 0ops@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago

That's gotta be an icon pack, given the black and the weird colors. Am I wrong? Did they change it since I last used the stock icons?

[-] ImpossibilityBox@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

I forgot I had an icon pack on. Original is actually worse. No large silhouettes to work with.

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[-] purplemonkeymad@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago

And then they introduced to android a new option that only showed the shape of the icon in two tones. Now they have no colour and are just odd shapes.

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[-] Kissaki@feddit.de 13 points 2 years ago

It all depends on context. The Firefox logo is good and fine as a brand logo you can put on the product website, big enough, or the about dialog. But as an application icon I dislike it. I would prefer a simpler, more recognizable, flat-colored version.

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[-] Hubi@feddit.de 77 points 2 years ago

The new reddit logo is pretty awful but both Firefox logos are fine IMO. They are both pretty well done, just in different styles.

[-] CluckN@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Are they trying to fool investors that it’s a messaging service? The little tail on the bubble makes it look like a WhatsApp ripoff.

[-] verysoft@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago

Yup, the design for Firefox's logo is just a million times better than reddit's, simplification arguments aside. FF just did a much better job.

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[-] FrankTheHealer@lemmy.world 50 points 2 years ago

The new reddit one is so fucking weird to look at.

It makes the snoo a little too human, I get uncanny valley vibes from it.

The Firefox logo is great though. It's not over simplification. It's just keeping up with the times and doing a great job of it IMO.

[-] Neon@lemmy.world 49 points 2 years ago

idk, i like the new Firefox logo

[-] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Yeah the old one was cool too but I don't really have anything against the new one either.

[-] Kase@lemmy.world 43 points 2 years ago

I like both the firefoxes. They're good boys!

I also like the old alien. I'm not someone who generally gets upset when companies introduce a new logo, but the new alien is just nightmare fuel. Get away!!

[-] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 34 points 2 years ago

I like the new Firefox logo though. Except little foxy needs it's paw back.

[-] itsnotits@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago
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[-] leidkultur@lemmy.one 32 points 2 years ago

OP: „I don’t like change.“

[-] sgbrain7@lemm.ee 31 points 2 years ago

The Reddit one looks like if they made a mobile game that's just another Candy Crush clone.

[-] Octopus1348@lemy.lol 21 points 2 years ago

Let's talk about this stupid "Let's put a useless white background under our icons" trend.

Be honest, which looks better?

[-] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 32 points 2 years ago

Oh hey it's the maps logo, or is that the calendar logo? Nah it's the files logo. I guess it could be the photos logo...

Really great when I'm trying to find something in a hurry.

[-] willya@lemmyf.uk 30 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[-] Octopus1348@lemy.lol 6 points 2 years ago

The right answer.

[-] beneeney@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Google forgor about PNGs 💀

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[-] Aurix@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

The new reddit icon looks like when kids draw on teeth for giggles.

[-] Default_Defect@midwest.social 16 points 2 years ago

Label the whole picture as "Never happy about anything"

[-] lipilee@feddit.nl 15 points 2 years ago

We should call them "oversimplication" and "overcomplification". Would convey the meaning better :)

[-] rbhfd@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

That might make thing overcomplified though

[-] camelCaseGuy@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

I think the new Reddit logo is hilarious. It looks like Snoo has a stubble. What's up Snoo? drinking much?

[-] BaardFigur@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Icons change all the time. I don't have enough energy to care

[-] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 2 years ago

Just me, or does anyone else see "zombie eyes" in the new reddit logo?

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[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

overcomplification

[-] Floey@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago

All of these logos look fine.

[-] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 years ago

Often, I associate a logo change with a change in what the brand wants. The older Reddit logo is associated with a time Reddit was good, and the new one is associated with Spez's greed. Same with the Android logo, and many others.

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Hot shit I thought the reddit design was a joke, that's awful.

[-] dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

Just looking at the thumbnail of this post reveals to me that reddit has takgen a bad step. An icon which scales well and is highly recognizable changed to something that looks like a badly generated figure which is way less recognizable. The added colors will make it look worse on different colored backgrounds as well. Not great.

[-] PizzaDeposit@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago
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