In other shocking news, Google changed their favicon again! As you might remember, Google updated their favicon to a rather *fugly* one last June. A few days later Google challenged its audience to come up with a better Favicon. – Chapeau Google, good strategy to get people sending in submissions.
We have a winner!
Google was “impressed by the volume of submissions”, and managed to make a decision – almost one year later, Google launched their new favicon today! 
This colorful icon is based on the design by André Resende, a computer science undergraduate student at the University of Campinas in Brazil. “His placement of a white ‘g’ on a color-blocked background was highly recognizable and attractive, while seeming to capture the essence of Google.”
We would like to congratulate André with his winning submission, and please tell us… You did get something from Google right? Something besides the eternal honor? A trip to the Googleplex, or a bag of money? Tell us!
Edit: André tells us that he didn’t get anything from submitting the winning piece. I’d say, Marissa Mayer, Micheal Lopez do something about that! He deserves some sort of prize! Right?
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Actually I just have been recognized as an “inspiration”. And I’m really happy about this mention. But it would be a fantastic idea a visit to Googleplex hehe, I’m a glover too =)
Sorry but I really don’t like it. I don’t even noticed, that there is some g (first view). It lookes like few colored splodges.
Yep, they have a new favicon, but it looks very familiar to that of the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/users/milieunet/clippings
Yes, but and that from the Guardian looks a lot better.
Check this out: http://www.dutchcowboys.nl/images/upload/googlefavicons.jpg
It shows Andre’s original and how Google adapted it. I think the original is better and hasn’t got the “I don’t notice the g” problem.
Yep, the original design is way better. Don’t like the new one at all…
I f**king hate the new icon, bring back the last one, or I will switch from search engine! Why can´t we just choose the favicons ourselves, you should be able to do that in browsers nowadays, now there´s a idea.
The old design seems to be a winner in our poll!
Eh? How can I reproduce that? For me its the white envelope with red M.
Woke up this morning and saw another new favicon! See http://www.flickr.com/photos/punkey/3186594553 for the screenshot…
It’s getting weirder and weirder…for me it’s the old envelope again as well!
I don’t care that Google changed their favicon.
You will be the-Google-Favicon-guy at parties and conferences now! Seriously, it must be a great feeling getting the credit from Google for your inspiring submission, congrats!
Congratulations Andre, great job!
There are more people with that problem! (me included) I think its because of the left-bottom corner. The yellow and the thin white areas are quite close to each other!
You think?
Less is more, I agree that I like the looks of the Guardian’s icon better!
good call Daan, I didnt notice that the origional submitted version was actually better!