New Firefox Icon: Iteration 6


Note: this is a draft icon rendering for Firefox 3.5, subsequent iterations will be posted every 24 hours or so. Also note that while these drafts appear with numbers and in a chronological order, each draft experiments with a variety of different ideas as we try things out to see what they look like. It’s better not to think of these as a formal sequence, but rather a series of experimentations to explore the overall design space.

Also please note that the tail (with a current flat color) literally hasn’t been painted yet, this is a work in process as we try to define the correct shape for the tail. Once we get that figured out the tail will get detailing with texture, color and lighting.

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The icon is being rendered by Anthony Piraino at the Iconfactory. The design has been influenced by a conceptual sketch by Jon Hicks, and a conceptual render by Stephen Horlander.

Background Information on the Project

-Creative Brief
-Evolving a Product Brand
-Thinking about Refreshing the Firefox Icon

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Comment Number:
1
Written by:
deb
Posted on:
May 22, 2009 at 3:39 am

Wow, this looks fantastic. I love it :)

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2
Written by:
Henrik Skupin
Posted on:
May 22, 2009 at 3:52 am

I have to second the comment from Deb. The colors and effect looks great. Probably I have over-read one post from you but we have changed the angle of the globe too, right?

Comment Number:
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Written by:
Bill
Posted on:
May 22, 2009 at 3:57 am

Yes, this is a further improvement on ‘Iteration 5′. The tail is in better size proportion and the globe ‘highlighting looks better.

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4
Written by:
lucasbfr
Posted on:
May 22, 2009 at 4:03 am

The tail is much better than #5, I think the globe lighting is a tad better too (I think it should be a bit smoother though).

Great work!

Comment Number:
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Written by:
Sudhir
Posted on:
May 22, 2009 at 4:21 am

The shape of the tail is perfect in this iteration. I say stick to it! The lighting for the globe is a little odd though.

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Written by:
Nate
Posted on:
May 22, 2009 at 4:33 am

^ What he said :-)

Comment Number:
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Written by:
Asbjørn
Posted on:
May 22, 2009 at 4:53 am

Much, much better than iteration 5. The color is much better and the tail is looking good (though I’m looking forward to a proper “paint job”). The globe is close to perfect now. The fox could perhaps be a little brighter, but this is getting really close.

Comment Number:
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Written by:
Cato
Posted on:
May 22, 2009 at 4:53 am

Better than the last one, imo. However, it does have certain spaghetti feel to it. I can’t explain it very well.

Comment Number:
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Written by:
Ashutosh
Posted on:
May 22, 2009 at 4:59 am

I think this is best FF logo till date :)

Comment Number:
10
Written by:
Lorenzo Orlandi
Posted on:
May 22, 2009 at 5:15 am

I’d say that this time the tail is maybe a bit TOO feathery… It’s really very good, but now is going to look too much like one of these japanese or chinese FF mascotte…
I find the tail part of Stephen Horlander’s conceptual render the best so far! something like a mix of his one and this iteration would be great! :)

Comment Number:
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Written by:
Todd
Posted on:
May 22, 2009 at 5:22 am

Shouldn’t the fur at the bottom of the world also wrap around the globe, too? I’m referring to very orange piece of fur sticking out in the south-east corner.

I like the improvements!

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Written by:
Stuart
Posted on:
May 22, 2009 at 5:41 am

My issue with the shape of the tail is that in order to get it wrapping the globe you’ve got some very deep “gaps” in the right-hand side of the tail, but only little ones on the left hand side. That makes the tail look very asymmetrical to me.

It feels to me like making the “V” shapes where the globe can be seen through gaps in the fur/flames, on the left hand side of the tail, deeper, would make the tail feel more symmetrical and make the right-hand side look less weird by comparison.

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Written by:
Lim Chee Aun
Posted on:
May 22, 2009 at 7:33 am

In my opinion, the tail in this iteration doesn’t match the ‘realism’ of the firefox’s head/ear/shoulder/hand. Also, the globe seems waaaay too shiny ;)

Overall, this iteration is pretty good!

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Written by:
Leo Petr
Posted on:
May 22, 2009 at 8:13 am

This is a great improvement over the last one, as the globe colour no longer clashes with the fox.

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Written by:
pd
Posted on:
May 22, 2009 at 8:14 am

I think the tail shapes are now just about right and they appear to the most significant changes for this iteration. I think that the way the planet shows through in between the tail furr on the outside is now more subtle, less chunky in it’s 3D effect.

Very good.

I look forward to seeing the ‘painted’ version, though I am not convinced there needs to be much more ‘painting’ done. What more painting is needed will hopefully be very delicate highlights here or there, nothing massive.

The globe is very good too. I like how foxy’s head casts a shadow as I think somebody previously suggested it should.

Comment Number:
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Written by:
Evren Kiefer
Posted on:
May 22, 2009 at 8:45 am

I like it better than the first ones. It’s great !

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Written by:
Ivan Ičin
Posted on:
May 22, 2009 at 9:10 am

I can’t say anything but finish (tweak) the tail and jump onto the next task :)

Comment Number:
18
Written by:
Kurt (supernova_00)
Posted on:
May 22, 2009 at 10:01 am

Looks great!

Comment Number:
19
Written by:
Daniel Luz
Posted on:
May 22, 2009 at 10:24 am

I like this one. The tail looks less feathery, yet still feels soft.

I just miss a bit more fur on the head; I don’t like it being so perfectly round on the top.

Comment Number:
20
Written by:
Axel Hecht
Posted on:
May 22, 2009 at 3:30 pm

I like that one.

Much better balance between right and left than the previous ones.

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Written by:
v1ncent
Posted on:
May 22, 2009 at 8:39 pm

The tail shape looks good, but i have some suggestions: in general, it will be fantastic if you experiment whit –totally–different textures (surprise us!), in the planet mostly (glossy makes me tired). And the panda body, at least for me, should have a more realistic texture, like in the ‘Hicks concept render 2008 r4′.

Comment Number:
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Written by:
Walid El-Damouny
Posted on:
May 22, 2009 at 9:40 pm

The lack of flames is good. The logo with the tail looking like a flame was ugly IMO. It doesn’t convey the message. Firefox on fire or whatever doesn’t seem to get through to me. The original icon had brighter hairs on the head and neck which draws more attention (better). Very bright lighting on top of this globe. Original globe lighting is easier on the eyes. However keep it glossy to preserve an ocean like appearance.

Globe map could look like Mozilla logo continent. Hence ‘Planet Mozilla’ would be part of the icon!

Comment Number:
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Written by:
Nitin
Posted on:
May 22, 2009 at 11:07 pm

I think that the tail is looking a tad uniform and predictable. Stephen Horlander’s tail was more ‘roughed up’ and a little more messy, which is how I like it.

Comment Number:
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Written by:
Goolic
Posted on:
May 23, 2009 at 10:17 am

I thought that all iterations were awesome, with the exception of the “aggressive” way that the fox “dominate” the earth.

I think its much better than it were on earlier iterations.
What if you guys turn the fox head (so it points to us)? On my mind it would free some of the earths surface and maybe even add an cuteness factor.

Hoper i helped