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is this new logo for edge chromium?
https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/2/20944341/microsoft-edge-chromium-browser-logo-icon-wave-surf-new new logo looks terrible. I think current logo is better.
Update (11/4):
Trade media articles suggest (as others in this thread have also suggested) that the design evokes surf -- ocean colors, wave shape, and so on -- and if that was the intent, the design does a very good job in that respect while maintaining a hint of "e".
Whatever was intended, the new logo is and will be the Edge logo going forward. It works well in many dimensions, and that is the defining characteristic of a good logo.
Original Comment (11/3):
My guess is that the meld between "c" and "e" is intentional, and tied into Microsoft's marketing plan.
I think that it is well done, even if my first nanosecond reaction was "a blue and green garden slug". It took me a second or two to see the logo for what it is, and it is a clever meld. I think that the logo conveys the Edge-Chromium message with panache.
But if you are concerned that the logo looks too much like a "c" rather than a "e", all that has to be done to correct that is to extend the middle loop a bit further. That would nudge it in the direction of an "e" while keeping the meld intact.
This is particularly the design of these forums, feedback and suggestions from their user base. They'll do what they want to do, but I imagine if there's enough response from their user base they will listen as I've seen in at least seven other threads in this forum already about the User Interface.
WLStudios
Nail on the head. It is, absolutely, true that it is by the numbers. Items that have a high amount of concern & mention, if it seems to be a majority of Users, that stuff is at the top of the list. It is tough when something is, really, important to some people & seems neglected or ignored. What they don't know is there is not enough people seeming to care about 'it' for it to be high on the list. It is oft hard, I think, for individuals to be mindful that this like this are 'written' for Global application, for EVERYONE not, just them or a few. And be mindful of "You can't please everyone all the time". MS is trying via the Edge Insider Program to give the best, most appealing as possible to & for as many people as possible. Also, there is the compounded challenge of trying to please a gamut of End Users from Enterprise to SMBs to Consumers.
For myself, performance & features take precedence over the look of a logo or the shape of a corner.
Cheers,
Drew
