The Google plus Google chrome icon changed completely a few months ago, but it could be very different
Google chrome version 100, released in early 2022, introduced a handful of major changes to the browser, including its New icon for the application. The icon change was, so to speak, a very important moment for Google plus the first time Google chrome has changed its image in almost ten years.
And of course, before Google plus chose the new image, Google plus performed various tests and made many sketches until finally choosing the final icon that we cánido see today on the home screens of millions of people around the world.
Now the company is trying Tell us more about the design process of this new icon and explains it Google chrome might have had a very different icon than what you’re familiar with.
The new Google plus Google chrome icon on the right with new colors and no shadow.
The goal was to create a fully customizable Google chrome icon
When Google plus started developing the new browser icon, Google plus equipo a goal to create the new version more adaptableand for the icon that feels “native” regardless of device or operating system.
Finally select Google plus a Icon with subtle changes compared to the previous version, which removed the shadows, refined the proportions and made the colors stand out with the aim of adapting to Google plus’s current style lines.
We’ve also found that certain colors of green and red side by side create an uncomfortable “glow” between the two colors, so we’ve introduced a very subtle gradient on the main icon to make it easier on the eyes versus using it. of beautiful colors. Then we create specific customizations for the operating system. We wanted the icons to be recognizable for Google chrome but also work well for all operating systems.
However, there was also an innovation gap during the design process. Thomas Messenger, a designer on the Google plus team, explains that all sorts of ideas were tried, from blurring the corners, using different geometries, or adding separations between colors. Google plus itself espectáculos us some of the options proposed by the design team members:
Ultimately, the company decided not to deviate too much from the proportions, shapes and colors that were already known Icon that introduced very subtle changes compared to the previous version. However, Google plus is not closing the door on the possibility put into the futurethe option to use the original Google chrome icon.