Google Logo

In today's day and age, there are so many logos we don't think twice about. They are apart of our everyday lives, we don't even remember a time when we didn't know what they meant. Google is very much one of those logos. We all use it as our search engines almost everyday. Google has a very simplistic design; the basic colors are iconic when put together, but really mean nothing without the letters to hold the logo together. Google has, over time, truly used inspiring logos. Depending on the season, holiday, or event, you can expect a festive variation to the classic logo. They tastefully keep things new and exciting, but never forget their original design. 

The first real design in 1998 for google was designed by Sergey Brin. He designed the letters on the computer in a program called GIMP. in the process of creating the logo, it was debated whether or not it would be wise to include an Exclamation point similarly to the competing search engine, Yahoo! 

Another factor was whether or not to use only primary colors. It was going to follow a very strict pattern. The designers instead, chose to add a secondary color to counterbalance it. The color green on the L didn't follow the rules, and that was the important concept they wanted to iterate into their users; Google doesn't follow the rules. The 

Google Doodle, also in 1998, was created by Sergey Brin and Larry Page. It was inspired by the Burning Man Festival. The google founders decided to do this so they could post on the search engine to inform users of their absence if ever the Google servers ever crashed.

This Logo is so widely known; its difficult to grasp just how long it took to create just the right design. The logo has undergone so many different variations, and it is certainly not done. We take for granted the effort that goes into making a well known and well informative logo. Google is easy to remember because these people made it simplistic, classic, and timeless.