Brief History of Google Doodles
Since the first doodle was created way back in 1998, Google have been creating these extraordinary designs to celebrate holidays, anniversaries and the lives of famous artists and scientists. The concept of the first doodle was actually created by Google’s founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, but never did they imagine how popular the doodle would become. The doodle has become so popular that Google have a team of designers, just to create the doodles. The team of designers, also known as ‘doodlers’ have created over 300 doodles for Google.com and over 700 internationally. To admire the brilliant doodles that have been designed over the years, here are some of the best.
Google’s First Doodle (Burning Man Festival) 1998
Google’s First Holiday Doodle (Thanksgiving) 1998
The First Christmas Doodle 1999
Da Vinci’s 553rd Birthday 2005
Pavarotti’s 72nd Birthday 2007
30th Anniversary of Pac Man 2010
Robert Moog’s 78th Birthday 2012
If you want the see all of the fantastic creations that have been designed over the years, checkout Google’s Doodles page. Enjoy!
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