Many of you may have noticed on Valentine’s Day that Robert Indiana’s LOVE series was given a little Google-doodle-love. I, and others at the museum, found this particularly exciting as the IMA’s permanent collection is home to 62 works of art by Robert Indiana, including the original LOVE sculpture (once displayed in Central Park).
Google has paid homage to a number of artists, inventors, and social happenings since it started doodling in August of 1998. The practice began when Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin modified the company’s infamous logo to indicate their attendance at the Burning Man festival. Well received by users, the duo decided to create a second alternative logo for Thanksgiving. With a designated Chief Doodler and a team of designers, there have been over 300 doodles created for Google’s US site and over 700 internationally.
The recent Valentine’s doodle sparked my interest in the doodle history and with very little research needed (using Google of course), I came across a timeline of Google doodles. Here are a few that I found to be particularly noteworthy.
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