pretty widgets

Experiments in web developent and design by Kevin Gerich

Mac Firefox Icon Update

I just checked in new revisions of the back, forward, reload and stop icons for Mac Firefox by icon wizard Stephen Horlander. These new buttons attempt to address the critics of the previous set, and they share their shapes with the Windows Firefox theme. We went with a more colorful toolbar this time instead of [...]

The Browser, Redesigned: Take Two (or 0.2)

 

[ This post is by Stephen Horlander, the designer behind the majority of the Firefox icons. - Kevin ]
After the release of “Winstripe” into the wild there was a large and varied response. Ranging from mindless petulant rants and demands, to well thought out critiques. Lets just say there were more of the former than [...]

The fox is out of the bag

You might have read that Firefox is getting a new default theme. Here’s a first look. I’ll post more about the making of the theme in the next few days.
Edit: I appreciate all feedback, negative as well as positive, but please reserve final judgement until you have actually used the theme
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Mozilla Firefox!

New Name. New Look. New Icon. The program formerly known as Phoenix and Mozilla Firebird has just released version 0.8. This version is faster and more stable than before and has more neat features than you can shake a stick at. Check the release notes. It also features the Pinstripe theme as the new default [...]

A build of Mozilla Firebird for Mac

Here’s a Mozilla Firebird build for the Mac, home made and fresh out of the oven. This build has some nice bug fixes. Check it out! See this page if you’re interested in building Firebird yourself.

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