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| Google is changing Chrome's logo for the first time in eight years |
Google changed the Chrome logo for the first time since 2014. Google Chrome designer Elvin Ho shares a first look at the logo redesign and some ideas behind the very subtle changes to the Twitter thread.
Instead of blending shades at the edges of each color, red, yellow, and green are flattened. The company has chosen a graphic design that matches the other products.
Although the designer did not mention the change, the blue circle in the center looks larger. And the logo colors look more vibrant (because the design team removed the shadows).
The company changed the proportions of the symbol and toned down the individual colors that compose it. The Google design team found that placing certain green and red colors next to each other causes annoying color shifts.
To solve this problem and make the icon more user-friendly, they decided to use a subtle gradation of the green and red parts of the icon to avoid color flickering.
The main Chrome logo (which you click on the dock or taskbar to access the web) is not the same on all systems.
Google has simplified the Chrome icon
The ChromeOS logo is more colorful to complement the other system icons. While the logo in macOS has a small shadow that makes it pop out of the dock, the icon looks 3D.
Meanwhile, Windows 10 and Windows 11 versions have more consistent gradient colors to match other Windows icon styles.
He said that if you're using Chrome Canary, the developer's version of Chrome, you'll be able to see the new icons now. But over the next few months, it circulated to everyone.
The beta and developer versions of the Chrome logo also contain new icons. The most exciting change is the outline style icons for the experimental iOS apps.
He also noted that the design team tried to use a white line as a border between each color. However, this made the global icon smaller and harder to see in other Google apps.
Chrome logos have gradually become simpler from 2008 to now. What started as a shiny 3D logo is now a modern 2D symbol.