Launched as part of the newly released Mozilla Firefox 3.6 web browser, Firefox Personas are a whole new toy for Web Designers to explore and play with.
In essence, upon installation of the ‘Personas’ plugin, users can customise their browser with its own theme and skin. Although browser-themes are hardly a revolutionary idea, Mozilla have build a fantastic, robust platform that allows users to install themes within seconds and opens doorways to web designers to create their own vibrant ‘Personas’ in a jiffy.
Looking towards the future, Mozilla plan to develop the plugin even further by making ‘Personas’ more dynamic such as tab-specific themes, rss/news tickers, animated themes and more.
If you’re a Web Designer, Mozilla have put together a handy guide on how-to-create your own ‘Personas’ which can be accessed here. In the meantime, we’ve put together some of the already-made ‘Personas’ that have caught our eye.
Firefox Robot
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/557
Summer Mozilla
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/27056
Cassette
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/20130
Speakercloud
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/30992
Firefox Trees
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/6
For more on Firefox’s limitless user-customisation possibilities, read my recent blog post on ‘Stylish’ for Mozilla Firefox or alternatively check out our recommended Firefox Plugins for Web Designers.
