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Fantastic Firefox Designs from the Mozilla Creative Collective

RT @InterAwesome: Fantastic Firefox Designs from the Mozilla Creative Collective

January 7th, 2010 | By: Garin Kilpatrick

Mozilla’s Firefox, is an open source web browser, and the second most widely used web browser in the world. Initially Mozilla’s browser was named phoenix, then firebird, and then after heated trademark dispute Mozilla settled on the name Firefox. The Firefox logo has evolved during these naming disputes, in step with the convergence of traditional and web 2.0 design.

The Browser Wars

Firefox faces intense competition in the browser space from Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Safari.  Despite the competition Firefox has been able to build an unmistakable brand, and claw away 25% of the web browser market share.
Mozilla recently celebrated their one billionth download of Firefox and this achievement owes thanks not only to Mozilla technology, but also to the appealing design of the Firefox brand. Firefox has an innovative edge over competitors due to the open source nature of their platform. Anyone with the skills to do so can contribute to the Firefox platform by creating an add-on to the add-on directory, or by adding a visual design to the Mozilla creative collective.

The Mozilla Creative Collective

Mozilla takes their brand design very seriously, since it has been one of the secrets to their success. Firefox even has it’s own font. The design of the Firefox brand, much like the development of the browser itself, has been a collective effort. A key reason for the success of Firefox design development, has been Mozilla’s ability to foster a thriving creative community. The Mozilla creative collective is a community where designers from around the world are encouraged to share their Firefox design creations.

By joining the creative collective designers are able to become fans of other designers, write encouraging comments on designs, and achieve badges for successful designs they submit. Below are some of the best designs from recent design challenges the creative collective has held. The following 55 images are hand picked from over 778 designs that have been submitted so far, and more firefox designs are being added all the time. Some of these designs are really fantastic and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

Feedback: What is your favorite design above?



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  • It's sort of like how many people use apps like Wordpress even though the code isn't the best nor is it the most secure.

    Community trumps all.
  • There is certainly a strong semblance between Wordpress and Firefox, and community does in many ways trump all. A strong community around a platform enables an ecosystem of add-on developers and designers that extend software like Firefox in creative ways.

    I was not aware that Wordpress isn't very secure. I use a Wordpress plugin to email myself database backups, do you have any other security tips you'd like to share?
  • Well, make sure you always keep updated to the latest version of Wordpress. Wordpress usually releases frequent updates, sometimes as often as one every few weeks. When you see that happens it's usually because of security and stability patches.

    Could you share what your email back-up plugin is?
  • Good advice!

    The plugin I use to backup my Wordpress database is WP-DB-Backup 2.2.2 by Austin Matzko. Over 400,000 downloads, and for good reason. The plugin is very easy to use.

    Cheers.
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