When Google Doodles

9/7/2015

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‘Just Google It!’ is a common term when someone attempts to troubleshoot. As a search engine, Google is has become our first stop to look for answers. Google is also not limited to students or professionals, everyone in every profession uses it – many even set it up as their homepage.

Though we interact with the website on a daily basis, we not find the four-colored logo everyday. There seems to be some selected days, when Google replaces their iconic logo with a different version, usually with illustrations or artworks, which still contain the word “Google.” Now this is what they call: Google Doodle. This change is intended to celebrate or honor a holiday, important events, achievements, or a memorial date. The first time they implemented the modification was on 30th August 1998, just five days before the Google officially incorporated as a company. On this date, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin were away, attending the “Burning Man Festival,” and so this duo decided to notify users of their absence in case the server would crash. Continuing the tradition, they appointed an intern Dennis Hwang to design a doodle for Bastille day in 2000, and since then, they established their own “Doodlers’” team.

I personally use Google on a daily basis, and that was how I first noticed the eye-catching graphics. Some of the notable ones that I enjoyed most include Ella Fitzgerald 96th Birthday by Betsy Bauer, Moby Dick's First Publishing’s 161st Anniversary by Mike Dutton, Audrey Hepburn’s 85th Birthday by Jennifer Horn, Leo Tolstoy’s 186th Birthday by Roman Muradov and also Ki Hadjar Dewantara’s 126th Birthday. Thanks to Google Doodle, we may now join to celebrate our heroes’ birthdays and other important events around the world.

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Barbara Hahijary
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Barbara earned her bachelor's degree in architecture from the Interior Architecture Program of the University of Indonesia in 2013. Historical or heritage buildings, as well as utilitarian design, fascinates her as it is the interaction between people and architecture that remains her favourite topic to explore. Besides architecture, her interests include design, handcrafts, literature and social issues.