For the twelfth year in a row Google has celebrated the American Independence Day with a bespoke Google Doodle. A colorful Doodle took centre stage on the homepage with various scenes from across the United States. In the west landmarks appear in the sun, fading to nighttime in the east. San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge is at the beginning of the rainbow, set behind the ‘G’ of Google. Alaskan Mountains, the island of Hawaii, farms, midwest towns, a baseball stadium, a bald eagle, a guitar and an Orange which signify different aspects...
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Google users will log on today to discover a psychedelic Google Doodle designed to mark the Summer Solstice. The Doodle has been designed by Takashi Murakami, a Japanese artist known for his use of two dimensional graphics and vibrant colours. The Summer Solstice Google Doodle is created in a Japanese anime style, with flowers and a large swirling sun taking the place of the second ‘o’ in the logo. Murakami has created a variety of artworks in the past, ranging from 30 foot sculptures to his ‘super flat’ paintings similar to today’s...
Google has replaced their standard logo with a Google Doodle to celebrate Father’s day 2011. The simple logo is pretty much a global Doodle because Father’s day is celebrated in 63 nations around the world. The Father’s day Google Doodle is much simpler than other recent examples, apparently it is meant to represent a fabric name tag found on shirts and t-shirts in many work places around the world. The standard colours have been replaced with all blue lettering and the ‘L’ is represented with a spotted neck tie (perhaps the...
Googlers will have noticed a new Google Doodle this evening which has been put in place to document the total Lunar Eclipse this evening. The Lunar Eclipse lasts 1 hour and 40 minutes and the Doodle automatically updates to show the progress. Initially the animated Google Doodle cycles through the entire eclipse, when it stops the actual phase which could be seen if you poked your head out of the window. The Google homepage isn’t the only place where the eclipse can be seen, Google is streaming the event live on YouTube. As usual if...
Noticed a lot of guitar playing in the office today? No, your ears are not deceiving you, Google is celebrating Les Paul, the pioneer of the solid body electric guitar who would have been 96 today. Google often pays tribute to people who have contributed in a great way to the arts and use their Doodle to celebrate the life’s work of different people. Today they have installed an interactive Google Doodle which allows users to play tunes using their mouse or keyboard. The video below demonstrates how to use a standard keyboard to play...
Google has marked the 117th birthday of Martha Graham with a bespoke Google Doodle that has been animated by Ryan Woodward. When you initially visit the Google homepage you will be greeted by a blank screen, after a short pause the animation of a figure styled on Martha Graham (and her choreography) gracefully dances across the screen to create the word Google in swooping movements and turns. About Martha Graham Martha Graham is widely regarded as the mother of modern dance, her influence on dance is comparable to Picassos influence on...
Every Google Doodle published creates debate and interest but few put a smile on your face like today’s Mr. Men inspired range of Doodles. The search giant has rolled out a series of new Google Doodle’s to celebrate the 76th birthday of Roger Hargreaves, the author behind the incredibly successful series of stories, TV shows and inspiration of new apps and social network profiles set up for the characters. The Mr. Men and Little Miss Doodle’s Today’s Mr. Men and Little Miss Doodle’s can be seen on the Google homepage, when you...
It’s been a very busy time for the Google homepage which has seen no less than three bespoke Google Doodles in the past seven days. Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the 160th World’s Fair Expo and like many of the best Doodle’s of the past is completely interactive. The first World’s Fair was held in 1851 with its opening day falling on the 1st May, Prince Albert was the catalyst behind the first fair which took place in Hyde Park’s Crystal Palace. Google has marked the first event by showcasing the venue in the centre of today’s...
As the whole world celebrates the Royal wedding various technology sites have put up the bunting including Google who has gone all out with a very special Royal Wedding Google Doodle. The celebratory logo depicts the the happy couple traveling by traditional horse and carriage through a romantic looking London. The scene starts at Westminster Abbey with the Royal newly weds being showered with red, white and blue confetti as they travel down the street. Other landmarks include the London eye and a fairytale caste on the right hand side...
Google users will have noticed that the standard Google logo has been replaced today with a Doodle to mark the 226th birthday of John James Audubon, a man celebrated as a world famous ornithologist, naturalist, painter and believe it or not hunter (it seems hunting and nature can go hand in hand). The Doodle Like previous Doodle’s the eagled eyed amongst you will notice that the letter shapes that make up Google remain intact, they are simply made up with branches filled with illustrations of various species of birds. There is even a...