Anyone who uses Google regularly has probably noticed the logo in the center above the Search Bar, which often changes appearance according to festivals or special days. Google calls this the Google Doodles, which is a redesign of the Google logo to look different or, in some cases, allows users to interact with it, such as a cute mini-game that incorporates the gimmick of that special day or festival.
Our blog has previously discussed the origin of Google Doodles (you can read more here). In this article, we have compiled 8 interesting little facts about Doodles for you. We guarantee that once you know them, you will definitely want to use Google more. If you’re ready, let’s take a look.
1. Google Receives 7,000 Idea Submissions Per Year
The Google Doodles team accepts ideas from the public continuously via email doodleproposals@google.com. According to Google’s disclosure, there are no less than 7,000 submissions per year. This makes the most difficult task for the Doodles Team to spend most of their time filtering through these ideas.
However, what causes the most headaches for the Doodles Team is working with Google Local Teams in each country, who need to present ideas that reflect the importance, uniqueness, and relevance of each country or locality. It also needs to help Google Search users feel impressed as much as possible.
2. View All Google Doodles on the Doodles Archive
For anyone who wants to know what Google has designed for Doodles so far, you can visit the Doodles Archive, which was launched in December 2011. You can view information related to each Doodle, showing the history of important days, festivals, or important people, the background of the design, the story of the artist, and whether those Doodles were released to which countries.
3. Not Promoting Brands, Focusing on Honoring Individuals
Jessica Yu, who is a Doodle Team Lead, has commented on the key principle that all employees in the Doodle Team must adhere to, which is to prioritize Doodles in terms of having the goal of bringing happiness and excitement to people. There will be no advertising to promote any brands, as well as focusing on dedicating or honoring only deceased individuals.
4. The First Animated Doodle Was for Halloween in 2000
Nowadays, we may be familiar with Doodles that are animated images or moving around, and sometimes have tricks that allow users to interact for fun. But before the year 2000, all Google Doodles were just drawings. The first animated Doodle appeared on Halloween in 2000, created by Lorie Loeb, which became the beginning of creating Doodles in various forms until today.
5. Doodles Are Not Just Digital Art!
Many people may be familiar with digital art for Google Doodles, but in reality, Doodles are not only digital art. There are also other designs, such as paintings, sketches, or contemporary artworks. For example, on Veteran’s Day in America, Doodles were designed using military uniforms.
6. Doodles Are Mostly the Work of Google Teams
Although Google accepts ideas from outside, most Doodles are created by teams within Google. For example, the Doodles celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach were Doodles driven by AI, created by the Engineering Doodle Team and Google’s Machine Learning Department.
7. The Halloween 2018 Doodle Came From a Hackathon
The Halloween Doodle in 2018 was a mini-game that allowed users to participate. And what’s even cooler is that it’s a multiplayer mini-game where you can invite others to play. The origin of this creative Doodle came from a hackathon event, which is a competition held to brainstorm ideas and collaborate on creating Doodles from programmers who created this super creative Doodle, which can bring fun to Google users.
8. Champion Island Games Had the Longest Production Process
Champion Island Games was designed to celebrate the 2020 Olympic Games, but due to the COVID-19 situation, it was delayed and finally launched in July 2021. Champion Island Games is a Doodle-style mini-game with 6 sports games, 24 side quests, and a variety of endings. The gameplay length is longer than 3 hours.
Conclusion
So, how about these 8 interesting things about Google Doodles that we have brought to you today? You can see that Google gives great importance to the Doodle Team, especially the importance of culture and uniqueness of each country and locality. It’s not just doing it casually, but has a team to select designs systematically. In addition, each Doodle is also a Time Stamp that helps identify important moments in the world.
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