Google regularly likes to play with its visual identity, and announced a new logo in September. While the basic Google logo hasn't changed this dramatically since 1999, the ever-delightful Google Doodles, which coincide with important national and international holidays, World events and anniversaries, are definitely worth celebrating.
Ranging from artistically stunning to delightfully silly, these playful adaptations of the Google homepage can be viewed in their very own archive, and have inspired many a bored office worker who has encountered them by chance.
Did you know the Google Doodle has a dedicated team to create and curate designs? What a cool gig! Google currently has a job vacancy for a Doodler at the Mountain View campus if you're interested :).
In celebration of the super-cool Google Doodle, we've handpicked some of the best Google Doodles of 2015. Enjoy!
January 6 – Victor Horta's Birthday
February 14 – Valentine's Day
February 19 – Lunar New Year
March 16 – Anna Atkin's Birthday
March 17 – St Patrick's Day
March 31 – Seif Wanly's birthday
March 31 – The public opening of the Eifel tower
April 6 – Leonora Carrington's Birthday
May 10 – Mother's Day
PS, be sure to check out the awesome Father's Day equivalent as well!
June 1 – Nargis' Birthday
June 5 – Denmark Constitution Day
July 6 – FIFA Women's World Cup US Champions
July 20 – Giorgio Morandi's Birthday
August 10 – Lee Tai-young's Birthday
August 20 – Qixi Festival/Chilseok
September 1 - Google Logo
The new look - a simple sans-serif type-face and updated icons - makes sense for the smaller screens the company now finds itself filling with the recent boom of wearable tech. It also sits very squarely in the trend of simple, flat graphics that has been around for quite some time now. Read our team's analysis of the evolution of the Google logo.
Try as we might, we couldn't resist the temptation to share two of our favorite Google Doodles of years gone by as well, because they're just too great not to:
Honorary Mention 1 – Little Nemo
The artistry of this charming animation is just too great not to worship as a designer.
Honorary Mention 2 – PAC-MAN
Because the unending delight of interrupting a research project or office job to Google a random fact, only to be greeted by a fully functional PAC-MAN Google logo will forever be a happy memory.
Agree with us? share your favorite Google Doodles and animations with us!
Want More?
Logos can be a lot of fun with a bit of imagination and the right attitude. If you agree, check out some of DesignCrowd's previous logo round-ups.
Evolution of a Design: Google
15 Inspiring Square Logos
The Power of Color: 15 Outstanding Blue Logo Designs
Written by Jane Murray on Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Jane Murray is a freelance copywriter based in Sydney. Apart from writing up a storm for the DesignCrowd blog on anything from logo design to Michael Jackson's shoes, she enjoys reading literary science fiction and hanging out with most animals except wasps. Get in touch via LinkedIn.
