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150 points| napolux | 12 years ago |github.com | reply

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[+] wfunction|12 years ago|reply
Does anyone know if the old Chrome [1] and Firefox [2] logos are available too? To be brutally honest 3D is better than 2D.

[1]: http://www.google.com/landing/chrome/ugc/chrome-icon.jpg

[2]: http://people.mozilla.org/~faaborg/files/shiretoko/firefoxIc...

[+] nwh|12 years ago|reply
Damn, I'd forgotten how shiny that old logo is. I still love the old ones over the new.
[+] Sammypip|12 years ago|reply
I'm not sure if your really being "brutally honest" by stating an opinion. I personally think that the 3D logos look too busy / needlessly detailed, and I like the streamlined look of the new logos.
[+] asadlionpk|12 years ago|reply
That chrome logo makes the new 'Minimal' logos look bad.
[+] derefr|12 years ago|reply
This is fascinating; I was aware of hardly a third of these. I wish at least the lesser-known ones came with a tagline to explain the point of them/their major features, though that's obviously not the goal of the project.
[+] idProQuo|12 years ago|reply
Yeah, I can't tell how many of these are Webkit clones and how many are really novel approaches. The fact that so many of them actually have enough momentum to have a well designed and unique logo really blows my mind though. It's like there's a whole "world of browsers" I didn't know existed.
[+] ChikkaChiChi|12 years ago|reply
Does anyone remember Ghostzilla (or something to that effect?)

It was a browser that made a page monochromatic and made it appear in the chrome of another application. If your mouse left the page, it reverted back to the original chromed app.

It was fantastic for slacking. The programmer shut it down shortly after it was released. It was one of the best hacks I've ever seen.

[+] jackmaney|12 years ago|reply
I'm glad that this repo exists. However, to play Devil's-Non-Lawyer-Advocate, is there any danger of trademark infringement for some of these logos (especially IE)?
[+] pbhjpbhj|12 years ago|reply
No, there is no danger of trademark infringement [by this page].

Yes, you could still be sued and a settlement might cost less than a defence.

Trademarks indicate the origin of goods and services. Trademark infringement comes when you do commercial activity [not necessarily for money] and the public get confused as to whether that activity is by the company owning a particular mark.

The logo reproductions could be copyright infringement however; this is highly dependent on jurisdiction.

[This is not legal advice and should not be relied on.]

[+] gulbrandr|12 years ago|reply
I'd love to have the logos in SVG format.
[+] ChikkaChiChi|12 years ago|reply
I'd imagine you can find many of them on Brandsoftheworld
[+] maaaats|12 years ago|reply
Wow, half of the logos are featuring a globe of some sort. And of those, many of them have an animal surrounding it.
[+] aestra|12 years ago|reply
Doesn't surprised me. The browser is to access the world wide web after all.
[+] nettletea|12 years ago|reply
When you see all these logos in a list, none of them particularly shout the web at me. I'm not smitten by any. The only standout one was the little spaceman with the earth in his visor's reflection. All a bit drab save for Iceweasel. I think I prefered the netscape logo.
[+] JasonFruit|12 years ago|reply
The Epiphany logo really expressed "web browser" for me — not beautiful, mind you, but expressive. Other than that, I'm with you.
[+] ErikRogneby|12 years ago|reply
This makes me curious about some of these browsers I've never heard of. I feel like I am at Egghead software back in the day browsing boxes on the shelf.
[+] arthurvondyck|12 years ago|reply
Thank you for sharing. This will save me a lot of time.
[+] Xdes|12 years ago|reply
Missing IE 11.
[+] Kiro|12 years ago|reply
What is this?
[+] eksith|12 years ago|reply 

  > What is this?
  
  > Is that how kids use it? Me and my friends are a lot older but we also 
  	use it as a photo sharing service - for sharing random stuff from 
  	your day, not on yourself.
  
  > Completely OT but what's up with the scrolling? Why would you do that?
  
  > What does front lit mean?
  
  > I still see people commenting with their normal YT usernames. 
  	How do they do it?
  
  > Why do you need npm or even a server for this?
  
  > Why are you using NoScript to begin with?
  
  > What are you building?
  
  > Uhm, in 99% of the parties I go to the usual answer to "So who are you hoping 
  	to meet tonight?" would be 1. "my friends" or 2. "someone to sleep with". 
  	Not sure what kind of parties you go to where that is a normal thing to ask...
  
  > I don't understand this. For what reason are first-time offenders sentenced to lifetime?
  
  > Isn't the Flash version using the same back end and API calls as the iOS version?
  
  > Why are you stuck with ESR?
Serious question: Do you prefer questions or answers? Because your excessive love of the former may be hindering access to the latter.

Also, to answer your original question in this thread, it's a (non-comprehensive) list of high quality browser logos for use in your products/services or what-have-you where browser preference and/or compatibility may be prominently displayed.

Of course, it is still your responsibility to investigate whether such usage falls within developer or creator copyright conditions of said browsers.

[+] davidjgraph|12 years ago|reply
Seriously? "vector and raster versions of all browser logos possible. transparent backgrounds."