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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...

Damn, I'd forgotten how shiny that old logo is. I still love the old ones over the new.

I know it's kind of anachronistic, but I miss lickable UIs. Can we do super-shiny true 3D objects once we're done with flat? I want to see consistent lighting and envmapping across my entire UI, including icons, and icons actually being 3D objects that pop-out when you use a 3D display.

...I do not have good taste.

I like that. I've always liked that idea actually.

People already tried: http://www.enlightenment.org/p.php?p=about/e17&l=en

it's cyclical, in 5 years flat will be passe

Of course it's shiny... it's Chrome!

That chrome logo makes the new 'Minimal' logos look bad.

Oof. I must be in the minority here. That shiny, 3D logo looks pretty bad to me. Like, a 'New Super mario Bros' kind of bad.

Really? To me, that Chrome logo looks absolutely hideous. Are those supposed to be panels on the yellow section? Is it a UFO? Is the blue part some all-seeing eye?

Give me the minimal version, please.

It's a bunch of shiny chrome-plated panels, like you'd find on a motorcycle. The idea, if I recall, is that a browser (under Google's metaphor) is a web-navigating vehicle, and Chrome is some sort of stripped-down, sped-up, turbo-boosted chopper bike compared to the "pick-up truck" of Firefox and the "SUV" of IE.

Well, it's on github, you could look through the history, and eventually you'd find this:

https://github.com/paulirish/browser-logos/blob/17bbcde4c555...

Sorry, I meant SVG, not PNG.

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.

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.

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.

I used to use all sorts of random browsers years ago. I forget the main one, but it used Gecko, and had mouse gestures built in by default, and some other unique features. Was really nice, and this was back in 2005, 2006?

Just guessing, but maybe Sleipnir? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleipnir_%28web_browser%29

Nope, it was K-Meleon! I remembered just now :)

What, no Lynx?

http://whichbrowser.info/images/Lynx-logo.jpg

And if historically significant but now obsolete browsers were added (Mosaic, Netscape...), this would be fearsomely comprehensive.

Obsolete? I still use it on headless boxes. Should I be using something else now?

Check out the forks of Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Links_(web_browser) ... There is a console and optional (to compile) graphics mode.

The section on the graphics stack is an interesting read.

Thank you for this. I really like that it's a totally self-contained (not even dependent on system fonts) and has nifty tricks for efficiency.

w3m

That's the logo of a defunct courier company, not the browser.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LYNX_Express

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.

The browser ponies make it all worthwhile.

Indeed :). The link at the bottom (to "more browser ponies"):

http://paulirish.deviantart.com/favourites/51528712

That said, I didn't know so many browsers existed. I guess it is part of Paul Irish's job to do so :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Irish

Kind of disappointed this isn't on there, if only for old time sake:

http://i.imgur.com/NJWpCbk.jpg

Surely there's someone out there still using Netscape.

And then there's the very first Mosaic Communications browser:

http://readwrite.com/files/files/files/enterprise/NCSA%25252...

http://www.unc.edu/depts/jomc/academics/dri/011/mosaic.gif

http://home.mcom.com/MCOM/images/mcomwelcome1.gif

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)?

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.]

What about Arora [1]?

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arora_(web_browser)

I'd love to have the logos in SVG format.

I'd imagine you can find many of them on Brandsoftheworld

Indeed, thank you for this!

Wow, half of the logos are featuring a globe of some sort. And of those, many of them have an animal surrounding it.

Doesn't surprised me. The browser is to access the world wide web after all.

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.

The Epiphany logo really expressed "web browser" for me — not beautiful, mind you, but expressive. Other than that, I'm with you.

I assume you mean Epiphany's logo of an earth with a pointer on top. Is an image of the earth synonymous with viewing web pages? Not really, but an image of the earth has global connotations. Nightly's logo looks like an earth from space (at night), with little dots between cities/nodes I guess representing both lights and communications. It's not that obvious and doesn't translate well. The pointer on the Epiphany logo feels a little dated.

At least the Navigator wheel conjures up the idea that I'm out at sea at the helm. A little romantic I know. I quite like the image on William Gibson's book virtual light, the idea of virtual glasses.

You might wanna check out: http://mehmetaliakyol.com.tr/play/bl/ It is a simple API, inspired by Paul Irish' work.

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.

What, no love for Dillo?

Thank you for sharing. This will save me a lot of time.

What, no IE5? I mean IE<6? And Netscape too :)

http://logos.wikia.com/wiki/Internet_Explorer

Where's my xxxterm/xombrero?

Ok, I am impressed

Missing IE 11.

What is this?

Seriously? "vector and raster versions of all browser logos possible. transparent backgrounds."

Well, I don't understand the "all browser logos possible" part. Is it a generator?

  > 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.

Thanks for the answer.

What is this doing at the top of HN? Maybe that 4chan thread had something right.

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