There are both bad and good Firefox Personas out there.  This simple way to re-skin the Firefox browser has given designers a new way to support their favorite products and really get creative with their support.  With that said, there are some really great Firefox Personas using the Firefox logo.

Here are some of the best Firefox Personas using the iconic Firefox image:

Firefox Tail Twister

Dark Fox

Gray Fox

CartoonFox

Fox in the Clouds

Firefox Football

Big Firefox Logo

Firefox 3.6 Unleashed

Bubble Bay

Mozilla Firefox

Hope you enjoy this collection of great (useable) Firefox Personas.  If you have another Firefox related Firefox Persona you’d like to share – be sure to leave it in the comments.

The new Firefox logo has made its first appearance in the wild.  So, what do you think?  Do you love it, hate it, or not really see a difference?!  Check out Alex Faabord’s Mozilla blog if you want to check out and pick up all the various shapes and sizes. 

From what I have seen, so far I like the old icon a ‘bit better than what I have seen thus far.  I am more of a fan of the subtle design rather than that, “ahh look, it is on fire and it is all wacky looking” look and feel.   So why fix something that is not broken?  Alex explains:

In a marketplace that is focused on products that are newer, faster, lighter and shinier, design work is inherently perishable. Part of this is larger trends and fashion (for a period of time cars had fins), and part of this is simply ongoing visual change as an indication of overall progress.

So far, here are the draft renderings we have to check out:

The first two icons are being rendered by Anthony Piraino at the Iconfactory. The design is based on a conceptual sketch by Jon Hicks.  The third is being rendered by Stephen Horlander. If you want to keep up with the latest, be sure to keep an eye on Alex Faaborg’s blog as they are promising more concept art every 24 hours or so.

So, do you think we need a Firefox logo refresh, or are you happy with how it is right now?

Found this via flod’s photostream on Flickr, and I have to agree it would look nice on anybody’s computer desktop.  Also, the original file goes all the way up to 1920 x 1357, so you can resize it to fit your desktop size needs too.

Have another Firefox wallpaper you’d like to share? 

Now here is the new one!

I’d enjoy hearing any feedback you might have. Like the old one, love the new one?  Hate them both?  Let me know!

I’m not sure if this is really the world’s largest Firefox logo but I would have to say that it is pretty close! It weighs in at 9.66MB and stretches 20502 x 19839 pixels. I mirrored the image on FileHo because I didn’t want to link to the private server that Jake sent me in the tip. I furiously tried to upload it to a photo service but Flickr only allows 5MB images for free accounts and AllYouCanUpload errored out each time despite it being a restriction-free photo service.

Somebody has way too much free time on his or her hands.

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