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1y ago

Icon design

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That Firefox logo was simplified, but not oversimplified. Even with a very small icon size you can still tell it's a fox that is (on?) fire. The Firefox Family logo is oversimplified, just being a swoosh, basically.
- well the family logo is supposed to be as simple as possible
- I beg to differ. Until now I never noticed the fox in the logo. And even now that I know it’s there I have a hard time finding it. And I’m looking at a version of almost 1cm on my screen.
  
  Well, I suppose it makes sense that it doesn't apply to everyone, but my guess is that the majority can still see the fox.
  Either way, the simplification of modern logos is a necessity, because they are used in small UI elements, often even appearing monochrome. At which point they still need to be recognizable. Whether they are simplified in a good or bad way, is subjective though.

Never forget what they took from us
- I still think the 2017 logo was their best, like a nice middle ground between this version and the current one:
  
  I like this one. New ones missing the paw and has an odd tail end to me.
  
  This gives me the warm fuzzies
- I liked this so much more! It was cute and charming.
  The new logo looks so office neutral/corporate friendly.

I seem to be the only one who likes the new Firefox logo. It's way more colorful!
- The new logo looks sleek and nice, but I personally just really like more complex logos.
  
  You might like them in isolation but icons need to exist in a lot of uis and contexts so having an overly detailed one will make it look weird when juxtaposed with what's around it.
- You are not alone, we just don't meme about it.
- I like it too, the old one was too detailed which makes it stand out too much. Icons need to work in a lot of contexts so simpler is almost always better.
  
  The old one was great – in the context of late 00s to early 2010s design philosophy. It fit right in with Apple‘s skeumorphic design language and Microsofts Aero design. The new one is the perfect answer to the modern, more minimalist design. (Although I’m glad we’re mostly out of the "flat“ design era of Windows Metro and similar UIs)
- I think most actually like it more, it's just people are a lot more likely to come online and make posts if they dislike something.
- I'd be happiest with the simple one in the old colours.
  Orange and blue look way better to me than light orange and purple.
- personally I think it's not bad, but I still haven't gotten used yo it
  tbh it smh feels like they just changed it a month ago, idk when they actually changed it

I used to not like the new Firefox logo when it first came out, but by now, I couldn't do with the old one, it looks so much... And I bet if they changed it back, it would take me 2 months max to switch opinions right back.
At some point I have to accept, I'm just an ape of habit.
- Honestly, its considered a hot-take but I do like minimalistic logos cause they are easier to recognize. Also they tend to better fit with the rest of the UI and products.
  
  Counterpoint is the bullshit Google did with all their icons. Same exact colors with different shapes makes quick differentiation an actual challenge.
  
  It all depends on context. The Firefox logo is good and fine as a brand logo you can put on the product website, big enough, or the about dialog. But as an application icon I dislike it. I would prefer a simpler, more recognizable, flat-colored version.
- I generally agree. However, for the MDN Web docs icon, I'm not sure I'll ever acclimate to that one, even with how often I see it. so bad. Love MDN still though

The new reddit logo is pretty awful but both Firefox logos are fine IMO. They are both pretty well done, just in different styles.
- Yup, the design for Firefox's logo is just a million times better than reddit's, simplification arguments aside. FF just did a much better job.
- Are they trying to fool investors that it’s a messaging service? The little tail on the bubble makes it look like a WhatsApp ripoff.
- Snoo looks like they have a beard now...
  
  Which better represents the people on reddit. That's good innit?

The new reddit one is so fucking weird to look at.
It makes the snoo a little too human, I get uncanny valley vibes from it.
The Firefox logo is great though. It's not over simplification. It's just keeping up with the times and doing a great job of it IMO.

idk, i like the new Firefox logo
- Yeah the old one was cool too but I don't really have anything against the new one either.

I like both the firefoxes. They're good boys!
I also like the old alien. I'm not someone who generally gets upset when companies introduce a new logo, but the new alien is just nightmare fuel. Get away!!

If they didn't change the firefox logo, it'd definitely look extremely dated today though

The Reddit one looks like if they made a mobile game that's just another Candy Crush clone.

I like the new Firefox logo though. Except little foxy needs it's paw back.
- needs its* paw back
  
  Apostrophy for possessive is OK. Iirc, it's just uncommon on "it's" solely to differentiate between "it is". I know for a fact this is what I was taught in college and still have the English book. Some teachers and books written by those teachers pretend there never was a hard rule for possessive apostrophies.
  For example, the AP styling guide says do not add an extra 's' for singular possessive when the word already ends in s or z, but traditional English rules say do it.

OP: „I don’t like change.“

The new reddit icon looks like when kids draw on teeth for giggles.

We should call them "oversimplication" and "overcomplification". Would convey the meaning better :)
- That might make thing overcomplified though

Label the whole picture as "Never happy about anything"

I think the new Reddit logo is hilarious. It looks like Snoo has a stubble. What's up Snoo? drinking much?

overcomplification

Just me, or does anyone else see "zombie eyes" in the new reddit logo?
- I just need to know why it has a five o’clock shadow

Often, I associate a logo change with a change in what the brand wants. The older Reddit logo is associated with a time Reddit was good, and the new one is associated with Spez's greed. Same with the Android logo, and many others.

All of these logos look fine.

Just looking at the thumbnail of this post reveals to me that reddit has takgen a bad step. An icon which scales well and is highly recognizable changed to something that looks like a badly generated figure which is way less recognizable. The added colors will make it look worse on different colored backgrounds as well. Not great.

Hot shit I thought the reddit design was a joke, that's awful.

It was always better before

How is this a meme lmao
- What is a meme to you?
  
  Idk I'm not sure but this doesn't look like one to me

I mean, idk. In my opinion both new icons are better. The old Reddit icon looks flat, empty and unprofessional next to new one to my eyes. Not that I really care since Reddit is dead to me.
- The antenna thing almost touching the edge on the old one makes it kinda look off-centre, as if it was haphazardly thrown together by someone who doesn't know what they're doing.
  The new one definitely looks better. To bad the platform itself is still shit.

MORE!

I actually love the Firefox emblem.. 🤷‍♂️

No one smiles while using reddit

the new ff logo makes me feel like i need glasses.
the new reddit logo make me feel like i needed glasses.

I propose a firefox logo contest, because neither of those logos are good.

I like both new versions

Overcomplication is better.

Firefox logo looks like shit but so do material design in general. Everything for toddlers and Karens.
- This isn't material design. Material design is very different.
  https://m2.material.io/design/iconography/product-icons.html
  And I don't really see how a browser icon can look like it's for Karens lol

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