You may not have noticed, but Google Chrome
got a new logo.
The last evolution of the browser logo dates back eight years.
A new logo for Google Chrome
You have to have a sharp eye to notice it, but Google Chrome has a new look today: Google has indeed decided to change the logo of its web browser, which had not happened since 2014.
The novelty is reflected in flat areas of color without relief, as well as a slightly larger central blue circle. Google teams have also discovered that the fact of ” placing certain shades of green and red next to each other created an unpleasant color vibration “. To solve this problem the new logo displays new very subtle gradients…
The Google Chrome logo will also not be quite the same depending on the ecosystem. On ChromeOS the logo will be more colorful, while on macOS the logo will have a small shadow, making it look like it ” fate from the dock. The version of Windows 10 and 11 has a more pronounced gradient for better integration with the style of other Windows icons.
Recall that in 2008, Google Chrome displayed a logo that was both shiny and three-dimensional, which had, on the contrary, been reduced to a symbol of modernity in 2D as early as 2011.
Favorite browser of more than half of Internet users worldwide, on smartphones and computers, Google Chrome clearly stands out from the competition with its rapid update cycle, its very advanced features and its propensity to orient the standards of the current websites. Despite this apparent excellence, its handling of personal data still draws the harshest criticism, and rightly so.
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Source: The Verge
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