Comments on: New Firefox Icon: Iteration 10 in Context

By: Francesco

Francesco — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:59:22 +0000

Think that ‘d be difficult notice a “real difference” from previous.

By: Anders

Anders — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:20:57 +0000

I guess at this point I’d say the icon is perfect enough for me.
The only concern I have is this particular rendering of the 16×16 version of the icon. I’d like to see some alternatives presented. The proposed one here tries to bring in too many colors that don’t seem to work without the detail of the larger versions. The 16×16 fox is much too thin for the heavy contrast/shadows in this version. Same with the globe highlight…the white completely masks the blue of the globe making it look like a crystal ball…if I didn’t know already I wouldn’t even be able to recognize it as a globe. I think the tail wrapping should be ditched at this resolution, since it ends up being only 1 or 2 pixels wide and is not discernible as anything but a scrappy pixelized junk layer weighing down one side of the icon. Lastly the tail rises much higher in the 16×16 than in the other sizes. I think this should be changed unless there is very good reasoning behind it.

By: Nitin

Nitin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:40:20 +0000

@Marcus
Perhaps the reason why it looks as if the icon is too detailed for OS X, is because, in the above images, it is placed next to icons which are not so detailed (i.e Miro, Photoshop etc). In reality, OS X icons are usually highly detailed.

I do feel, however, that there is not too much of a difference between this icon and the current FF3 icon. Judging by the early conceptual drawings, briefs and comments, this is probably not what they originally intended.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:02:37 +0000

I think this image looks good as an image but not so good as an icon. Seems to look out of place in all contexts. Too shiny for XP, too detailed for OS X. Looks better on Vista but still the contrast in the two materials really jars me.

By: Anders

Anders — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:32:45 +0000

Has ANYONE asked that the head be left shiny and bald? Why do I see no response from the artist or the design team AT ALL when there have been SO many requests for just a few simple tufts of hair up there? WHY? I feel like this whole process has been really broken and unresponsive to the suggestions/demands of the community. It’s sad and unfortunate and slightly frustrating.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:23:59 +0000

The tail seems to be wrapping a little too high on the 16×16 icon, and it’s not as yellow as the others. Also, is there any way to make the head a little more defined at that size? Maybe not. To be honest though, it’s still a lot better than previous 16×16 icons, those were just a mess.

By: Chris Brainard

Chris Brainard — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:12:24 +0000

What about linux??

By: Nitin

Nitin — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:47:18 +0000

I really don’t know what all this fuss over brightness is about. Looks fine to me (especially on Vista and OS-X). It has a nice crystal-ball feel to it. If the globe was to go back to being darker, there won’t be much left that’s different from the original FF3 icon.

I say tweak the present design, and offer some slight variations, then put up some kind of poll so people can vote.

By: dynamis

dynamis — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:14:08 +0000

I feel whiskers looks noisy in the icon size and previous icon with clear edge looks better for me (as for the whiskers of the fox).
I think we should simplify or deform a little not only shrinking the image.

By: Benoit

Benoit — Sun, 31 May 2009 21:21:01 +0000

The shadow is also wrong on XP, the light source should come from top left. I thought I read the shadow would be changed to fit each platform?