One assumes that it is news when Google does something and it goes unnoticed, so when they did change a very visible aspect of their appearance and that does get noticed, we are not really shocked.

Google have decided that the cool-blue G that they picked as their favicon just last June needs a revamp and they have gone forward by taking a cue from their past- the company’s classic yellow/blue/green/red color scheme.

Though that seems like falling back rather than moving forward, one must admit that the recent sudden surprise was indeed a pleasure when it comes to visual experience. The new G clad in the four bright colors obviously is Google’s attempt to develop a set of icons that would scale better to some new platforms like the iPhone and other mobile devices.

This ensures that the more vibrant G is much more likely to stay around longer than the old blue one. But by their admission, this is by no means the last time you will wake up to a change in your Google apps and browser. This is still a long way away from being the favicon final for Google.

Men at Google are obviously working overtime on this. Right? [via TechCrunch]