Safari Logo PNG
The emblem shows: the application will help users navigate the sea of information. The Safari logo represents a fast, accurate web resource that shows you the way to what you’re looking for.
Meaning and History
Before being named Safari, the web browser was known as Freedom, Alexander, and iBrowse. But these were temporary options used within the development team. The current name came to him when the beta version for Mac OS X was released. The presentation took place in January 2003 at Macworld in San Francisco. This was followed by several more unofficial and official series until the utility under the original number 0.1 began to operate in the summer of the same year.
Steve Jobs supervised the work. The basis for the digital novelty was the KHTML rendering engine known as WebKit. Starting with Mac OS X version 10.3, the enhanced browser has been included by default. The predecessor Safari (Internet Explorer) was migrated to the alternative category. Its main search engine is Google, with additional options including DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, and Bing.
The speed and convenience of web surfing on Safari are made possible by the fact that received data is stored not in the browser but on an external platform called iCloud, which is synchronized with the system. It also has safe browsing and pop-up protection features. In addition, there is a JavaScript blocker extension that can be enabled in the settings. In 2005, Apple partially opened the code, and until then, access was limited to the WebCore and JavaScript Core libraries.
According to May 2021 data, this web browser ranks second in popularity, behind Chrome. That is, his logo has received universal fame. It exists in six modifications, the first of which appeared simultaneously with the release of Safari.
MacOS logo
2003 – 2014
From the logo’s debut, the compass became its key detail. It was presented realistically, with a three-dimensional image set within a wide silver-metal frame. Glare and reflections were present on the surface, creating a smooth gloss effect on the frame and glass. The compass was tilted to the left, while the needle pointed to the right. The hidden idea is that no matter how users deviate from the right course, the system will still recognize and find the right direction (information). The logo has been used on many devices, from Mac OS X Panther to Mavericks.
2014 – today
Apple has introduced a new corporate browser identity style reminiscent of the iOS 7 platform design. The logo has lost its realism; it has become simpler and more suitable for print advertising. But it does not depict the compass itself, but its dial from the upper angle, from the front side. The arrow’s slope and its direction remain the same: it points to the northeast by a small degree. But the developers removed the letter designations of the cardinal points, leaving only the gradation as strokes of different lengths. There is also a barely noticeable edging frame and a line in the middle of the arrow, dividing it into two parts and turning it into three-dimensional. The icon is used on macOS Catalina and earlier versions.
2020 – today
After the logo update, the compass has a light gray square background with rounded corners. The gradient disappeared from the dial, and the hand became slightly thinner.
IOS logo
2007 – 2013
When the Safari browser was launched for this operating system, the logo was square. It was a compass with rounded corners and circular markings in the form of fine gradations and cardinal-point directions. For this, almost dotted short strokes and serif capital letters were used. Each sign was in a dark blue circle. The dial’s background was a map of the world depicting the Americas. The arrows pointed northeast. This option was intended for iPhone OS 1 and iOS up to version 6.
2013 – 2017
As a result of the update, the logo looks simpler. The developers removed the square background, the map, the letter symbols, and the decorative elements in the center, focusing only on the dial. The compass has a 2D design with an emphasis on the red and white arrows. In addition, the tones around the circle have disappeared, and a blue gradient has been added. This symbology was used on iOS from version 7 to version 10 inclusive.
2017 – today
After the release of iOS 11, the web browser received a new logo. But the changes were minor. The designers removed the white background and added a gray square frame, shortened the arrow ends, shifted it slightly to the left, and converted the colors to a pastel spectrum.
Font and Colors
Safari symbology was originally associated with the theme of accurate, simple, and fast orientation in space (in this case, on the web). To demonstrate this, the authors chose a compass image that is easy to understand for the logo. It has several elements to focus on, which the designers did. They especially highlighted the arrow, removing the geographic designations of the cardinal points from the drawn dial. This technique is used intentionally because the Internet focuses on tags that are the same for everyone, regardless of country or location. But the developers still kept the circle of small strokes, which unifies users and does not distinguish them.
The lettering on the compass uses classic typography inspired by real dials from the past. The signs are straight, with serifs and bulges.
The corporate palette is also connected with the spatial theme; therefore, blue prevails as the color of the sky and water. Also in use are white (strokes, letters, part of the arrow), red (half of the arrow), and gray (background, frame).