Tech giant Google is changing the logo of its popular internet browser, Chrome. Eight years later, this subtle change is coming, and according to Google Chrome designer Elvin Hu, it will bring a “modern experience” to the product.

In the long Twitter thread, Hu said the changes were made based on the different operating systems Chrome appeared on. “On ChromeOS, they use brighter colors without gradients to match the look of other system icons. On macOS, they look 3D. For Beta and Dev, we apply colored ribbons to them,” he said. Say.

The new logo, available starting February 4, is currently available on Chrome Canary, the developer version of the browser. It will roll out to everyone else over the next few months.

“We simplified the main brand icon by removing shadows, refining proportions and brightening colors to match Google’s more modern brand expression,” says Elvin Hu.

“Fun fact: we also found that putting certain shades of green and red together created an unpleasant color vibration, so we introduced a very subtle gradient in the main icon to mitigate this, making the Icons are more accessible,” he added in a subsequent tweet.

Because of these changes, the blue circle in the middle appears to be larger. The colors in the logo also look more vibrant.

The designer then explained why the change was so subtle.

“You might ask, ‘Why bother with something. so subtle? “We customized the Chrome experience for each OS, including features like Native Window Occlusion on Windows, Day One M1 support on macOS, Widgets on iOS/Android, and Material You on Android. We want our Brands are able to convey the same care,” Hu said.

He then asks for feedback, which will help the team improve the product.

From 2008 to the present, Chrome’s logo has gradually become simpler. What started out as a shiny 3D logo has now been compressed into a 2D symbol.

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