Google services new favicon.ico

[Calum Veteran]

I like it, although I think it's maybe wayyyy to colourful for something like Google which has the worst website design I have ever seen! The last favicon went with their boring, disgusting layout much better than this one.

I wish they would update their layout to go with this new favicon and be less 'minimal' and I might actually start liking Google!

Even Microsoft Live Search got rid of their beautiful interface become more 'minimalistic' to please the lovers of Google's disgustingly minimal user interface! :/ (although Microsoft did their 'minimal' design better, it's a shame Google's relevance in search results seems better).

[monacelli]

I wish they would update their layout to go with this new favicon and be less 'minimal' and I might actually start liking Google!

Their minimalistic design is one of the reasons Google is where it is today.

[ViperAFK]

I like it, although I think it's maybe wayyyy to colourful for something like Google which has the worst website design I have ever seen! The last favicon went with their boring, disgusting layout much better than this one.

I wish they would update their layout to go with this new favicon and be less 'minimal' and I might actually start liking Google!

Even Microsoft Live Search got rid of their beautiful interface become more 'minimalistic' to please the lovers of Google's disgustingly minimal user interface! :/ (although Microsoft did their 'minimal' design better, it's a shame Google's relevance in search results seems better).

what the hell crawled up your ass? lol

[Shasoosh]

I really don't like it, its strange that something like a favicon would be so highly discussed.

It's not just a favicon, its google favicon.. imo that's big news. :)

I kinda like it on my mobile, needs getting use to, though.

[jelli]

I quite like the icon, seems opinions are divided though.

[Calum Veteran]

Their minimalistic design is one of the reasons Google is where it is today.

Unfortunately, yes.

I have no problems with where Google is today, I just don't understand why so many people like awful designs so much and why so many people do not find it ugly :s

Before they introduced themes, Gmail was even uglier!

what the hell crawled up your ass? lol

Just that the design is so ugly :p

It's got to the point that I hate using Google Search it is that ugly, yet I choose to use it for the relevance of its results.

I think the new favicon shows potential for a nicer logo and even just a nicer design (although I know they wouldn't :/).

Look at cuil Search for an example of a nicer design. (I say nicer but I feel with those four colours, Google could make an even better design).

[Smigit]

I don't see the problem with the google website or lives really. Theres a huge distinction to be made between minimalistic and ugly and they aren't mutually inclusive of one another.

I do think the new icon is as ugly as sin but. It doesn't match the site in the slightest. It wasn't until I got home that I even realised that there was a "g" there in the icon...all I saw were random blobs which didn't fit the sites white design.

edit: cJr, if your a firefox user you *may* be interested in the "Stylish" extension for firefox. It lets you apply style sheets to change the look and color of sites. Many of the templates are available for Google and may add a bit of spice to the page if you do truly detest it. I used to have a very nice dark navy blue background one at one point.

[Shasoosh]

Look at cuil Search for an example of a nicer design. (I say nicer but I feel with those four colours, Google could make an even better design).

Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a great design!!!!!!!!!! I'm blown!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:blink:

black bg with the word cuil , 2 colors...yea.. its a winner.

[tiagosilva29]

As long as the size gets smaller...

[Calum Veteran]

I don't see the problem with the google website or lives really. Theres a huge distinction to be made between minimalistic and ugly and they aren't mutually inclusive of one another.

I do think the new icon is as ugly as sin but. It doesn't match the site in the slightest. It wasn't until I got home that I even realised that there was a "g" there in the icon...all I saw were random blobs which didn't fit the sites white design.

edit: cJr, if your a firefox user you *may* be interested in the "Stylish" extension for firefox. It lets you apply style sheets to change the look and color of sites. Many of the templates are available for Google and may add a bit of spice to the page if you do truly detest it. I used to have a very nice dark navy blue background one at one point.

Thanks, I've used Stylish scripts before but none were that good (although much better than Google's current design). I may check them out again and try a few :) Thank you for reminding me :)

Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a great design!!!!!!!!!! I'm blown!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:blink:

black bg with the word cuil , 2 colors...yea.. its a winner.

Haha! I actually realised on my way to work I did not use a good example with the 'cuil' site. I hate dark designs most of the time and cuil is even worse with it's pure blackness.

I was thinking more along the lines of W3C XHTML Validator website, Facebook's design, or even Windows Live Wave 3 design. All are minimal enough and load up straight away, even on slow connections, yet they all look nice and are a pleasure to use (even though some could be better, these are just merely 'nice'). Google on the other hand, whilst very minimalistic is just ugly. It is pure white with a few horribly coloured blue links in random places.

[venejo]

I like it also. Better than the previous two IMO.

Somehow reminds me a copule of Joan Miro's paintings.

It must be the colors. :blink:

[Rappy Veteran]

As I said I am not a big fan of it but one thing is for sure its colorful.

[Ayepecks]

I like it compared to the one they recently changed it to (the plain lowercase "g"). I still like their old capital "G" logo in a box best, though, as it reminds me of the actual company logo.

[Pupik]

What exactly is that? Some plant with blue leaves in a yellow pot, with some freaky green with red background?

edit: Oh, alright. With a little zoom in, I now see the white "g".

Pretty weird fav icon. I liked the previous blue one better. It was clear what you were looking at on high resolutions.

Edited January 11, 2009 by Pupik

[Smigit]

I like it compared to the one they recently changed it to (the plain lowercase "g"). I still like their old capital "G" logo in a box best, though, as it reminds me of the actual company logo.

I prefered the big G as well as it was instantly recognizable as the first G in "Google". I'm not sure why they chose the ocon they did here, I think it would be more effective if they only used the one colour as it'd make the "g" more easy to notice. My eyes were drawn to the colour, not the white space which I personally believe means the icon is sending out the wrong message.

[BryanChung]

I think it's quite nice .. colorful :D

[Scirwode]

Anyone got a link to the ICO? I'm trying to implement it into my Firefox search bar.

Scirwode

[Crazysah]

I think it's quite nice .. colorful :D

Yeah. I don't mind it either.

[Pupik]

Their minimalistic design is one of the reasons Google is where it is today.

Too bad they didn't stick to it. The iGoogle page gets more bloated every update, with crap like the GoogleTalk Chat, that no one uses.

[MasterC]

Anyone got a link to the ICO? I'm trying to implement it into my Firefox search bar.

Scirwode

http://www.google.com/favicon.ico

[GEIST]

Jesus Christ, this new favicon is horrible, I'm selling all my GOOG stock!!1123

Seriously, it's just a favicon. Please don't tell me this actually matters in any way. :|

[Techno_Funky]

Would have preffered one of these, especially the 4th one. The one they are currently using IMO is hideos :p

[Pupik]

Would have preffered one of these, especially the 4th one. The one they are currently using IMO is hideos :p

Blogspot doesn't allow hotlinking images, so fixed that for you ;)

[Premgenius]

We should merge these threads https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=719766

[random_n]

It's okay, but I think it would look better with brighter colours like the Chrome icon. I still think the capital G with the coloured borders was better than all of its successors.