Over the years Google has come up with some pretty creative logos. They refer to these temporary rebrandings of their logo as Google Doodles. Today’s Google Doodle of the cookie monster inspired me to make a list of the Top 12 Google Doodles. You can visit the Google Logos page to see all of them. The current Google logo was re-created in 1999 and has been going strong ever since. To spice it up a little Google has released holiday logos from time to time called doodles that keep the Google brand but add a little something to keep it interesting. Below is my list of The Top 12 Google Doodles from over the last 12 years, with one chosen from each year. Post your comments if you agree/disagree with the selections.
Honorable Mention – November 5, 2009
12. Dr. Seuss – 2009
Appeared on: March 02, 2009
Title: Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! Courtesy of Dr. Seuss Enterprises
11. Haloween – 2008
Appeared on: October 31, 2008
Title: Happy Halloween! Doodle designed by Wes Craven – (US)
10. Earth Day – 2007
Appeared on: April 22, 2007
Title: Earth Day – (Global)
9. Snowboarding, Torino Olympic Games – 2006
Appeared on: February 13, 2006
Title: 2006 Torino Olympic Games – Snowboarding – (Global)
8. Leonardo Da Vinci – 2005
Appeared on: April 15, 2005
Title: Leonardo Da Vinci’s Birthday – (Global)
7. Ray Charles – 2004
Appeared on: September 23, 2004 Title: Ray Charles’ Birthday – (Global)
6. Flight – 2003
Appeared on: December 17, 2003 Title: 100th Anniversary of Flight – (Global)
5. Dragon Boat Festival – 2002
Appeared on: June 15, 2002 Title: Dragon Boat Festival – (China)
4. Monet – 2001
Appeared on: November 14, 2001 Title: Claude Monet’s Birthday – (Global)
3. Groundhog Day – 2000
Appeared on: February 02, 2000 Title: Groundhog Day – (US)
2. Christmas – 1999
Appeared on: December 25, 1999 Title: Season’s Greetings with a Google Doodle – (Global)
1. Burning Man – 1998
Appeared on: August 30, 1998 Title: Burning Man festival – (Global)
Hope you enjoyed the countdown of The Top 12 Google Doodles collected over the years. It’s been fun to see the evolution of the Google Doodle as it has grown in popularity over the years. From the first burning man doodle that was used to signify that Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page would be away at the Burning Man Festival in case their servers crashed to today’s cookie monster there have been some great plays on the Google logo.
