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Does that little green strawberry stem count as an “l”? I guess it doesn’t matter. Valentine’s Day is not the day to pick nits. Besides, I do like the chocolatey second “g.”
The idea for changing the logo in honor of special events came in 1999, after founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin attended the Burning Man Festival (see that logo here). In 2000, intern Dennis Hwang was asked to come up with a Fourth of July logo. He’s been at it ever since. CNN said Hwang may be “The most famous unknown artist in the world.”
Here’s an archive of holiday logo designs, and here are some pretty funny “Rejected Logos.” With commentary.
It’s not Google, it’s Goo-e, and that pretty well sums up Valentine’s day, doncha think?
posted by Tom on 2-14-2007 at 2:03 pm
It is a reference to Debbie Googe from the rock band My Bloody Valentine.
posted by Jon Williams on 2-14-2007 at 2:36 pm
If you look carefully, the chocolate on the strawberry is in the shape of a heart. Could it be that the L is represented by and in an “L stands for love” way?
posted by CK Rock on 2-14-2007 at 3:08 pm
I am told that it is a reference to Barnabe Googe, who wrote a well-known line of poetry about love. See the Google blog and Wikipedia.
posted by abby n on 2-14-2007 at 10:46 pm