January 11, 2009
Google crowdsources new favicon
Google rolled out its new favicon this weekend, based on a Brazilian student’s submission, seen right –> 
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For creative reasons (or to avoid paying him royalties?) they shifted the “g” over to the left, leaving more of the “background” exposed.
From the official Google blog:
André Resende, a computer science undergraduate student at the University of Campinas in Brazil, submitted the design that inspired our new favicon: “g”. His placement of a white ‘g’ on a color-blocked background was highly recognizable and attractive, while seeming to capture the essence of Google.”
The update comes after Google rolled out the lower case, blue-and-white “g” last year, and requested submissions via their blog for crowdsourced submissions. Looks like André Resende made an impression!
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Filed Under: Social Media
Tags: google
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