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Google Chrome and Chromium to get new logos

By Emil Protalinski

On March 16, 2011, 11:45 AM

Google Chrome will be getting a new logo in the next version. Those on the dev branch are already seeing it in version 11.0.696.12 dev.

Last week, the good old guys at the Polish forum FrazPC provided a comparison screenshot between the old and new logos for Chrome. They also got their hands on a comparison that showed Chromium would also be getting a new logo.

If you look closely, however, the new Chrome logo is actually slightly different in Chrome 11 when compared to what the Polish guys found. Clearly Google was still making changes when the comparisons were leaked.

Either way, I can't figure out whether I like the new logo or not. On the one hand, I was a big fan of the old 3D logo. On the other hand, the new 2D one seems much cleaner, and could go well with the perception of the browser.

I never realized how often I see Chrome's new logo: every time I hit Alt+Tab, it pops out at me. What do you think of the new logos for Chrome and Chromium?


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  1. Liked the original 3D ones.

  2. Huge step back. It looks like very first sketch of idea but not a final product. In one word- logo is spoiled.

  3. The new one isn't clean - it's just plain compared to the awesome 3D one.

    That's it! Google made me a sad panda for the last time - I'm installing IE9 =/

  4. I have been seeing things in design blogs lately saying that 3-D is passè. I don't agree with that opinion, but it seems like there must have been something in between the extremely shiny 3-D old one, and the very flat and dull new one. I don't care for it.

  5. Anyone want to tell me why Google is still calling this browser "chrome"? The old one actually fits that description and looks better.

  6. the application is however is a very good procedure of a model and theory the new model looks firm but the older one however looks more modern the it like sent a critical hit to my brain to see this typical theory.

  7. I like the old logo better... looks more robotic and stuff. The new logo looks more like a colorful CD.

  8. I too prefer the old. Maybe we should complain.

  9. I too prefer the old. Maybe we should complain.

    Just use Firefox.

  10. Just use Firefox.

    I use Firefox, SeaMonkey & Google Chrome. Trying to decide if I want to continue using Opera.

  11. I too prefer the old. Maybe we should complain.

    LOL.

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