Screenshots of new UI concepts for Firefox 4

Screenshots of new UI concepts for Firefox 4

It’s no secret that Mozilla is planning some major UI overhauls for their next major release of Firefox. The new theme is designed to reflect a modernized web browser to illustrate its “power, simplicity, and customizability.” The design team has outlined 4 main goals for the refresh:

• Streamline UI elements and reduce visual footprint
• Modernize look and feel
• Retain visual integration
• Maintain cross-platform consistency (Where applicable)

While the new theme has been revealed progressively, it is still a work in progress and the team is constantly making new adjustments and additions. A new timeline has been posted at the project homepage to see that the new changes get the proper amount of attention for implementation. Stephen Horlander, a Visual Designer with the Firefox team, has posted screenshots of the new concepts that they are working on.

New toolbar buttons, location bar, and tabs for OS X:



New tab styling for Windows:



New panel styles for notifications and prompts:




Downloads panel:



OS X notification panel:



Linux notification panel:



A new edit tray that appears when editing text:



Button indicator for opening the downloads panel:



Fullscreen UI sketch:

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