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Google has had several logos since its renaming from "BackRub". The current official Google logo was designed by Ruth Kedar, and is a logotype based on the Catull typeface.

The company also includes various modifications and/or humorous features, such as cartoon modifications, of their logo for use on holidays, birthdays of famous people, and major events, like the Olympics. These have become known as Google Doodles. They are displayed on the day of the occasion, and link to a string of Google search results about the topic, which can drive a lot of traffic to unsuspecting sites.[1]

The first doodle was designed in 1999 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin after attending the Burning Man Festival.[2] Subsequent logos were designed by an outside contractor, until Larry and Sergey asked then-intern Dennis Hwang to design a logo for the Fourth of July (American Independence Day) in 2000.[3] Hwang has been designing the logos ever since.

Google doodles have been produced for the birthdays of several noted artists and scientists, including Andy Warhol, Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, Louis Braille, Percival Lowell, Edvard Munch, among others. Additionally, the featuring of Lowell's logo design coincided with the launch of another Google product, Google Maps. The logo is also notorious among web users for April Fool's Day tie-ins and jokes about the company. You can find the doodles from 1999 to now at http://www.google.com/holidaylogos.html.

On February 14, 2007, Valentine's Day, the Google doodle featured a chocolate-dipped strawberry that combined the second "g" and the "l" as its green stem[citation needed], giving the appearance that the "l" was missing: thereby displaying "Googe". In response to several speculations the Official Google Blog [1] responded: "When you look at the logo, you may worry that we forgot our name overnight, skipped a letter, or have decided that "Googe" has a better ring to it. None of the above. I just know that those with true romance and poetry in their soul will see the subtlety immediately. And if you're feeling grouchy today, may I suggest eating a strawberry.". Contents [hide]

* 1 Google holiday logos * 2 See also * 3 References * 4 External links

[edit] Google holiday logos Logo 	Description The 2007 Valentine's Day Google logo A Canada Day Google logo The Google logo for Louis Braille's birthday anniversary A Children's Day Google logo The Google logo used to celebrate Leonardo da Vinci's birthday anniversary The Google logo used to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the world understanding DNA An Earth Day Google logo One of Google's most famous holiday logos, used for Easter Sunday The Google logo for Edvard Munch's birthday anniversary, resembling his most famous painting The Scream The Google logo for Albert Einstein's birthday anniversary A United States Election Day logo The Google logo for M. C. Escher's birthday anniversary A Father's Day Google logo A Google logo celebrating the 100th anniversary of flight in 2003 The Google logo celebrating the birthday anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wright The 2006 Halloween logo An Independence Day Google logo A Google logo made for "Leap Year Day", February 29, 2004 The Google logo for Michelangelo's birthday anniversary A Martin Luther King, Jr. Day logo The Google logo for Piet Mondrian's birthday anniversary The Google logo for Claude Monet's birthday anniversary A Mother's Day Google logo The Google logo for New Year's Day 2007 The first image of the Google Doodle for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy The Google logo for Pablo Picasso's birthday anniversary The Google logo for Ray Charles's birthday anniversary A Saint Patrick's Day Google logo A Bastille Day Google logo This was the first Google holiday logo, in 1999, created for Thanksgiving Day. The Google logo for Vincent Van Gogh's birthday anniversary The Google logo for the 2005 Venus transit The Google logo for Andy Warhol's birthday anniversary. A 2005 Water Day Google logo.