People above me have said that this is a bad logo, or even, the "worst. logo. ever." I agree, it's not that good. But is it supposed to be? Google is a search engine that gets you somewhere else – you're not supposed to stay at the homepage of Google but get results done, that is, to find your f**king material. To me, if you can recognize Google from very afar, it's a succesful-enough logo, no matter how much it looks like from the 90s.
It's hilarious because I've always thought somebody created the Google logo on a whim, because there's nothing to it. As I see the iteration process now, I realize that Google basically killed any creative ideas the designer had. Not that the other designs were perfect - but at least they weren't just colored letters.
worthoneFeb 13, 2008
People above me have said that this is a bad logo, or even, the "worst. logo. ever." I agree, it's not that good. But is it supposed to be? Google is a search engine that gets you somewhere else – you're not supposed to stay at the homepage of Google but get results done, that is, to find your f**king material. To me, if you can recognize Google from very afar, it's a succesful-enough logo, no matter how much it looks like from the 90s.
Closed AccountFeb 13, 2008
It sux. The old bubbly claymation 90s version was better than what they got now, but thats not saying much.<a class="user" href="http://www.google.com/logos/googlebeta.jpg">http://www.google.com/logos/googlebeta.jpg</a>
mattmcmFeb 14, 2008
capital letters are tools of the devil, yo!
Closed AccountFeb 14, 2008
me no likie parentheses; me fixie the linkie <a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Google1998.png">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Google1998.png</a>
jjusticeFeb 14, 2008
It's hilarious because I've always thought somebody created the Google logo on a whim, because there's nothing to it. As I see the iteration process now, I realize that Google basically killed any creative ideas the designer had. Not that the other designs were perfect - but at least they weren't just colored letters.
sgoogleFeb 16, 2008
How is submitting a blog that contains an original article blog spam?
nafango2Feb 20, 2008
it means infinity basically.
barraganFeb 20, 2008
Agree 100%, wired does this with all their photo galleries and with my crappy "free" wifi they take ages to load. grrrrrrr
Closed AccountOct 26, 2008
It's a common trick used by web designers who's yearly bonus is based on an increase in page views. Clever, but annoying.
patchsuperstorNov 11, 2008
I think it is not google logo