August 2009
8 posts
Korean Independence Day
Ahhh, a chance to celebrate what Korea is most famous for. The Pepsi logo and New York City’s Washington Arch.
The thing that surprised us most is that Google’s top logo artist, Dennis Hwang, is Korean himself. At first we thought something may have been lost in translation with this one, until it dawned on us that this logo is commentary on how Google’s own...
Hans Christian Ørsted's Birthday
Insider sources tell me Google has been saving this logo for years, but they’ve finally accepted the fact that “Make a Pipe Bomb out of Household Objects Day” is never going to become a national holiday.
While we don’t necessarily agree with the message of this one, it’s hard to deny the artistry behind it. This is the fourth solid logo we’ve seen this month,...
Perseid Meteor Shower
Today’s logo is, in a word, stellar. And I would say “no pun intended” but there’s no way for me to pretend that pun wasn’t intended.
Apart from the overt sexuality of all those giant sperms falling to Earth (I’m especially digging the one impregnating the O), this Google logo gives us what we like here at Happy Googleday: more logo, less Google....
Google Logos in the Media
Finally getting some of the respect they deserve, Google Logos are popping up everywhere these days, including a recent prime time episode of Who Wants to Be A Millionaire.
This particular contestant had to use two lifelines to get the correct answer, which referenced this phenomenal Google logo:
Readers: if you know this man, or even if you just happen to see him on the street somewhere,...
Singapore National Day/Bolivian Independence Day
We have already seen tons of fireworks Google logos, and these two back-to-back additions don’t really add much to the exploding logo canon. Then again, there’s only so much you can do with weak-ass holidays Singapore National Day and Bolivian Independence Day. It is our hope that when Google inevitably takes over the world, all of these vaguely similar national celebrations be...
Ilya Repin's Birthday
I have but one word:
WHAT.
Who was Ilya Repin? Was he the Aquaman of Eastern Europe? Was he the king of the mermaids? Is he the guy holding a bubble machine where the ‘g’ should be? I won’t kill this beauty by overanalyzing it. Russia, Ukraine and Belarus: you guys are getting something special when you use the world’s finest search engine today.
Today’s Rating:...
Swiss National Day
After the mess that was July, Google is picking up the pieces and started this month off right.
We talked about cop outs in the last post, and it appears Google took notice. We’ll think of today’s logo as a “cop out 2.0.” A background, some nuanced texture and lighting give this logo the edge over last month’s first logo, the shameful Canada Day.
Props, Google....
The Roundup: July 2009
The roundup is where we present all of the Google Logos we didn’t have a chance to review individually for each month.
July 2009 saw a burst in what we refer to as “cop outs”— Google Logos in which only one or two letters of the logo are changed:
These logos represent the pinnacle of human laziness. Google design corps, I understand you’re busy...