I would have posted this if I had known the term “favicon”.
I realize whoever thought of this must have thought they were being clever, but the previous “Lw” is far superior: it is much easier to recognize and spot quickly (which I assume is the whole point of “favicons”), and the colors better reflect those of the site.
The favicon is basically a logo for the site, and should resemble the header as much as possible.
How do you know that the old one was easier to recognize and spot quickly? I think most people are being tricked by introspection because the old one is familiar. I agree that colors matching the site should make it easier to learn, but I’m not sure how strong that effect would be.
The old one consisted of the characters “Lw”, the abbreviation for the site name, with colors resembling the site’s color scheme. These are all straightforward indicators. While I understand the intention of the new icon, it is not nearly as straightforward.
The new one looks like it could be part of the browser interface. (Though this is partly due to how Firefox displays favicons now; I suspect this would be reduced in other browsers.)
I would have posted this if I had known the term “favicon”.
I realize whoever thought of this must have thought they were being clever, but the previous “Lw” is far superior: it is much easier to recognize and spot quickly (which I assume is the whole point of “favicons”), and the colors better reflect those of the site.
The favicon is basically a logo for the site, and should resemble the header as much as possible.
How do you know that the old one was easier to recognize and spot quickly? I think most people are being tricked by introspection because the old one is familiar. I agree that colors matching the site should make it easier to learn, but I’m not sure how strong that effect would be.
The old one consisted of the characters “Lw”, the abbreviation for the site name, with colors resembling the site’s color scheme. These are all straightforward indicators. While I understand the intention of the new icon, it is not nearly as straightforward.
The new one looks like it could be part of the browser interface. (Though this is partly due to how Firefox displays favicons now; I suspect this would be reduced in other browsers.)