Google went right ahead and changed their favicon from the familiar, blue, upper case “G”, to a lower case, lighter blue “g” with a grey-transparent gradient background…
WHY!?
First thought when I noticed that, was my browser had been hijacked and that I was at a phishing site or fraudulent Google imitator. I think that might have been preferable.
The new favicon used by Google is… so bad, it could almost be characterized “evil”. Come on! Is that the best a company of Google’s gravity can come up with? Who is responsible? A 5 year old using an online favicon maker?
Right, that’s just my opinion. I don’t like it. I wish it would go away. But why should they listen to me, or the voice of reason for that matter? They can even make an animated favicon featuring a purple tortoise belly dancing and get away with it. I am not saying the previous icon was a work of art or something. But at least everyone was familiar with and used to it.
If you can’t make something better, at least don’t make it worse. Please.
Richard Says:
May 31st, 2008 at 8:29 am
I’m not a fan either: I thought Opera had been getting confused as to which favicons match which websites (again)!