
this indiscernable touch makes the final icon look visually ‘ more accessible’. New google chrome icon | all images by elvin hu via twitterĪ simplified look that adapts to different UI languagesĪccording to hu, chrome simplified its main logo design to ‘ align with google’s more modern brand expression.’ indeed, by lifting off the shadows, using brighter tones, and fine-tuning its proportitions, the new icon appears almost completely flat but crispier than its previous versions.Īdditionally, chrome injected very subtle gradients to avoid ‘an unpleasant color vibration’ once the shadows were removed. In a recent twitter thread, chrome designer elvin hu shares the logic behind the revamp and what design adaptations users can expect across different platforms and software. now, for the first time since 2014, the brand has launched its latest icon look with even subtler tweaks that can be hard to spot at first glance. Over the years, google chrome’s logo has been taking on new and progressively subtler variations while maintaining its essential features: the circular shape elevated by five distinct colors (yellow, green, red, blue, white).

The new google chrome icon features subtle design variations
