Google Doodle for Saint Andrew's Day 2015

Saint Andrew's Day 2015

Nov 30, 2015

Saint Andrew's Day 2015

Every 30th of November, Scottish pride, ever-present and known worldwide for its fervor and zeal, culminates in glorious fashion.

Saint Andrew’s Day is a time to celebrate all things Scottish, with parties, kilts, and of course, the flying of the iconic blue-and-white Saltire. 

We went in search of one of Scotland's most reclusive citizens this year and even they have come out to play today, as seen in our animated Doodle by Sophie Diao.

Google Doodle for Lucy Maud Montgomery’s 141st Birthday

Lucy Maud Montgomery’s 141st Birthday

Nov 30, 2015

Lucy Maud Montgomery’s 141st Birthday

Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote her first novel in 1905. It was rejected by every single publishing house that received it. A few years later, Montgomery tried shopping it again and succeeded. 

Her story about the adventures of a red-headed girl in Prince Edward Island became a smash hit. That novel ultimately became one of Canada’s most all-time popular books, being translated into around 20 languages and selling more than 50 million copies to date. Anne of Green Gables and its many sequels made Montgomery a wildly successful author and turned PEI into a destination for the book’s thousands of fans.

One of Canada’s most celebrated writers, Montgomery also wrote hundreds of poems and short stories as well as a number of novels apart from the Anne series. She was the first Canadian woman to be made a member of the British Royal Society of Arts and was also appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. 

Today, on what would have been her 141st birthday, we salute Lucy Maud Montgomery with a Doodle that pays tribute to her most iconic book.

Doodler Olivia Huynh, herself an Anne of Green Gables fan, wanted to honor Montgomery by illustrating several scenes from the beloved novel, including a particularly memorable one in which Anne mistakenly bakes a cake with liniment (a medicated oil) instead of vanilla. Here’s to Anne with an “e” Shirley and her revered creator, Lucy Maud Montgomery.

Early skeches by Doodler Olivia Huynh

Google Doodle for 42nd Anniversary of the official recognition of the letter ё

42nd Anniversary of the official recognition of the letter ё

Nov 29, 2015

42nd Anniversary of the official recognition of the letter ё

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Google Doodle for Albania Independence Day 2015

Albania Independence Day 2015

Nov 28, 2015

Albania Independence Day 2015

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Google Doodle for Thanksgiving 2015

Thanksgiving 2015

Nov 26, 2015

Thanksgiving 2015

This papercraft doodle, colorfully constructed by guest artist Julia Cone, brings to life the “Three Sisters” of North America’s native agriculture: corn, beans, and squash. While it’s common to see the Sisters at today’s Thanksgiving tables, these crops prospered through thousands of years of careful domestication.

This planting technique, combining the three crops, originated in Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) villages, and was commonly used at the time of the European settlements in the early 1600s. This indigenous practice revolutionized horticulture and helped stave off starvation in many areas, including the Old World — an incredible agricultural achievement for which we can all give thanks!

Creating our doodle harvest was no easy feast—err, feat. First, Julia put pencil to paper, sketching various arrangements for her patch of special veggies. Once a direction was set (the cornucopia sketch stood out the most), she tested tons of colors to come up with a rich, seasonal palette. “I started to play with how to move the color across the image, while still basing the shapes off the traditional google logo. It was a fun challenge!” said Julia. Then came the big finale: painting, cutting, and pasting it all together “In the end, I hope that viewers will enjoy the craft of cut paper as an art form in a digital space.”

The result is a festive reminder of what we have to be thankful for this holiday. Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Google!

Julia’s initial pencil sketches explored a mix of compositions

A more refined sketch shows the winning cornucopia concept

The bright colors of a Thanksgiving harvest were tested and tweaked

Textures and shadows play within this detail of the corn basket

The collage-in-progress – right before it all came together!

Google Doodle for Verghese Kurien’s 94th Birthday

Verghese Kurien’s 94th Birthday

Nov 26, 2015

Verghese Kurien’s 94th Birthday

There are few things to give one’s country as sacred and invaluable as nourishment. Today we salute Verghese Kurien, whose ingenuity transformed India’s milk industry and continues to soothe countless stomachs and minds. 

Google Doodle for Asmahan’s 103rd Birthday

Asmahan’s 103rd Birthday

Nov 25, 2015

Asmahan’s 103rd Birthday

Amal al-Atrash, better known by her stage name, Asmahan, was one of the most acclaimed singers and actresses in Egypt during the 1930s and ‘40s.  

Known for her powerful voice, versatility, and commanding stage presence, she earned great fame at a time when society often frowned upon women entertainers. 

Her success helped pave the way for the female performers who came after her.

Sophie Diao’s animated Doodle honors Asmahan, paying tribute to her signature performing style and highlighting the intimate way she would look deeply into the camera and sing directly to her audience. 

Diao also captured Asmahan’s iconic, glamorous look, and used black and white coloring to simulate film grain from the time. If you look closely, you may be able to tell what Asmahan is saying (hint, it’s written on the homepage). Today, for her 103rd birthday, we remember Asmahan for her legendary voice and historic career.

Google Doodle for Teacher's Day 2015 (Indonesia)

Teacher's Day 2015 (Indonesia)

Nov 25, 2015

Teacher's Day 2015 (Indonesia)

A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present” -Confucius

Teachers are our mentors, friends, and catalysts. They’re the wild, eager sparks that can, with a word, set our passions ablaze. Not quite parents, they nevertheless raise us to be the very best versions of ourselves. 

And their impressions last lifetimes, as the lessons we’ve learned are passed down to others, like inheritances of wisdom. Today, let’s celebrate teachers, one of the noblest and most selfless of callings all across the world.

Happy Teacher’s Day!

early sketch and animation by Doodler Olivia Huynh

Google Doodle for Teacher's Day 2015 (Turkey)

Teacher's Day 2015 (Turkey)

Nov 24, 2015

Teacher's Day 2015 (Turkey)

“A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present” -Confucius

Teachers are our mentors, friends, and catalysts. They’re the wild, eager sparks that can, with a word, set our passions ablaze. Not quite parents, they nevertheless raise us to be the very best versions of ourselves. 

And their impressions last lifetimes, as the lessons we’ve learned are passed down to others, like inheritances of wisdom. Today, let’s celebrate teachers, one of the noblest and most selfless of callings all across the world.

Happy Teacher’s Day!

early sketch and animation by Doodler Olivia Huynh

Google Doodle for 41st Anniversary of the discovery of Lucy

41st Anniversary of the discovery of Lucy

Nov 24, 2015

41st Anniversary of the discovery of Lucy

On November 24th, 1974, as dusk settled upon the southern edge of the Afar Triangle near a village called Hadar, a team of scientists organized by Yves Coppens, Maurice Taieb and Donald Johanson toasted a tremendous discovery.

They had been scouring this region for weeks--an area Taieb had brought to the forefront of anthropological research years earlier--and that morning their search paid enormous dividends with the find of Dr. Johanson and his student Tom Gray. 

The skeletal fragments unearthed in the Ethiopian landscape made up the most complete example of Australopithecus afarensis ever found.

While they celebrated, a small tape recorder blared ”Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds”, again and again. And then it struck someone--what finer name than Lucy for the incredible specimen pulled from the sand that day?

In the coming months and years, this find would upend our understanding of bipedalism, and rewrite a significant chapter in the story of human evolution. To recognize the 41st anniversary of this historic moment, Kevin Laughlin has brought Lucy and her upright gait to life on our homepage.

Google Doodle for Teacher's Day 2015 (Costa Rica)

Teacher's Day 2015 (Costa Rica)

Nov 22, 2015

Teacher's Day 2015 (Costa Rica)

A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present” -Confucius

Teachers are our mentors, friends, and catalysts. They’re the wild, eager sparks that can, with a word, set our passions ablaze. Not quite parents, they nevertheless raise us to be the very best versions of ourselves. 

And their impressions last lifetimes, as the lessons we’ve learned are passed down to others, like inheritances of wisdom. Today, let’s celebrate teachers, one of the noblest and most selfless of callings all across Costa Rica.

Happy Teacher’s Day!

early sketch and animation by Doodler Olivia Huynh

Google Doodle for Argentina Elections 2015 (Second Round)

Argentina Elections 2015 (Second Round)

Nov 22, 2015

Argentina Elections 2015 (Second Round)

Disclaimer:-

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Google Doodle for Lebanon National Day 2015

Lebanon National Day 2015

Nov 22, 2015

Lebanon National Day 2015

Disclaimer:-

All images are taken from Google Doodles. 

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Google Doodle for Nadine Gordimer’s 92nd Birthday

Nadine Gordimer’s 92nd Birthday

Nov 20, 2015

Nadine Gordimer’s 92nd Birthday

Today's Doodle features Nobel Prize winning author Nadine Gordimer laboring in her study, where she typically worked from early morning into the late afternoon. A dear friend of Nelson Mandela’s and a powerful voice for change in South African politics, Gordimer moved untold thousands with the pathos of her sparse, penetrating narratives.

In a style befitting Gordimer’s prose, Doodler Lydia Nichols exercised restraint by using only three colors, which she has layered to create texture and subtle variation. Gordimer, who attended just one year of university, died in July of last year. 

She was once asked how she developed such a sophisticated command of the language in the absence of any formal training. “From reading,” she said. “And living, of course.” 

Today marks her 92nd birthday.

Google Doodle for Children's Day 2015 (Kenya)

Children's Day 2015 (Kenya)

Nov 20, 2015

Children's Day 2015 (Kenya)

Today, around three hundred and fifty thousand children will open their eyes for the very first time.

They’ll arrive from all over, but will eventually learn a universal language: one of surprise, fascination, fear, joy and hope. 

And as they grow, they’ll use these emotions to teach us how to live, and to see our lives through newer, fresher eyes. 

This is why we honor Children’s Day – to raise awareness about the possibilities within each and every young person, and how they can improve our world, and ourselves. 

The potential of children is limitless. Let’s help them achieve their best, so that we, as a society, can achieve ours.

Google Doodle for Teacher's Day 2015 (Vietnam)

Teacher's Day 2015 (Vietnam)

Nov 20, 2015

Teacher's Day 2015 (Vietnam)

“A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present” -Confucius

Teachers are our mentors, friends, and catalysts. They’re the wild, eager sparks that can, with a word, set our passions ablaze. Not quite parents, they nevertheless raise us to be the very best versions of ourselves. 

And their impressions last lifetimes, as the lessons we’ve learned are passed down to others, like inheritances of wisdom. Today, let’s celebrate teachers, one of the noblest and most selfless of callings all across Vietnam.

Happy Teacher’s Day!

early sketch and animation by Doodler Olivia Huynh

Google Doodle for Morocco National Day 2015

Morocco National Day 2015

Nov 18, 2015

Morocco National Day 2015

As the sun rises over the Kingdom of Morocco, poised in the northwest corner of Africa, it sweeps over the Atlas mountains, the sandy desert of the Dades Valley and the Bab Agnaou gate of Marrakech. Designed with floral patterns at every corner, the structure of the Bab Agnou that we illustrate in the today's Doodle consists of overlapping horseshoe arches carved from locally-sourced cedar wood. 

Today, Moroccans will celebrate their independence with parades, ceremonies, and traditional food and drink from their rich mix of Spanish, French, Arab, Persian and Turkish culinary influence.

Happy Independence Day, Morocco!

Google Doodle for Latvia Independence Day 2015

Latvia Independence Day 2015

Nov 18, 2015

Latvia Independence Day 2015

Nestled on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea, Latvia is one of the most arboreal nations in the European Union. Its temperate climate, oak-dappled countryside and vast stretches of pine forest make for incredibly beautiful scenery. Inspired by the Gauja River, whose treelined banks wind through the country’s largest national park, today’s Doodle celebrates Latvia and its people on their national day.

Google Doodle for Oman National Day 2015

Oman National Day 2015

Nov 18, 2015

Oman National Day 2015

Google Doodle for Doodle 4 Google 2015

Doodle 4 Google 2015 - India Winner

Nov 14, 2015

Doodle 4 Google 2015 - India Winner

For the 7th Doodle 4 Google competition in India, we invited kids to create Doodles with the theme "If I could create something for India, it would be...".

Today, on India's Children's Day we're delighted to share the winning artwork.

And the winner is... Drumrolls!

9-year-old P Karthik from Sri Prakash Vidyaniketan, Visakhapatnam.

In his own words: "This machine will recycle all the plastic waste from our country and turn it into a material which helps the growth of mother nature. This machine will turn the most powerful evil plastic into green."

Congratulations to the winner and a big shout out to all participants!

Google Doodle for Dorothea Christiane Erxleben's 300th Birthday

Dorothea Christiane Erxleben's 300th Birthday

Nov 13, 2015

Dorothea Christiane Erxleben's 300th Birthday

Throughout her life, Dorothea Christiane Erxleben advocated for women's rights and maintained the unwavering conviction that women should be allowed to—and ought to—pursue an education. 

After receiving a dispensation from Frederick the Great, Erxleben earned her M.D. from University of Halle in 1754, the first woman in Germany’s history to do so!

Happy 300th birthday, Dr. Erxleben!

Early concept sketch

An early draft featured various medical tools from the 1700s along with Halle University, Dorothea's Alma Mater.

Google Doodle for Father's Day 2015 (Indonesia)

Father's Day 2015 (Indonesia)

Nov 12, 2015

Father's Day 2015 (Indonesia)

Happy Father’s Day to dads of all shapes, sizes, and species! Today’s Doodle represents the universality of familial love.  I had a few separate concepts, some with animals, some with people, and looking at them all, I thought it would be fun to try to tie them together.

I was working on Mother’s and Father’s day simultaneously, so it made sense to keep them in a similar style and theme. Plus, once I started coming up with animal-related antics it was hard to stop.

Once I settled on the concept I did a quick rough pass at animation to make sure it would work visually. I decided to go with a watercolor texture because I think there’s something very comforting and familiar about it, that shows a more human hand.

Thank you to dads everywhere, for carrying us until we've learned to stand on our own, and sometimes even after.

Olivia Huynh, Doodler

Google Doodle for Veterans Day 2015

Veterans Day 2015

Nov 11, 2015

Veterans Day 2015

Join us this Veterans Day in saluting the contributions and sacrifices of service members and their families.

You can also check out the virtual Veterans Day march.

Google Doodle for Poland Independence Day 2015

Poland Independence Day 2015

Nov 11, 2015

Poland Independence Day 2015

Every year, as winter sets in throughout the southern hemisphere, the world’s White Storks take off for the north. Their flight is monumental. They cover thousands of miles, over wild seas, chasing the warm sun of summer. And in the end, a quarter of them arrive in one specific place: the country of Poland.

Poland, whose independence we remember each November, plays host annually to 40,000 pairs of stork. That’s more than anywhere else in the world! Today, we celebrate the diversity, freedom, and natural richness of Poland with a doodle by Robinson Wood.

Google Doodle for Angola Independence Day 2015

Angola Independence Day 2015

Nov 11, 2015

Angola Independence Day 2015

Forty years ago today, Angola became an independent nation. Known for its stunning rock formations, long stretches of temperate coastline and rich biodiversity, today’s Doodle honors the beauty of this flourishing West African country and the fine people who will celebrate its National Day.

Google Doodle for Cambodia Independence Day 2015

Cambodia Independence Day 2015

Nov 9, 2015

Cambodia Independence Day 2015

Today, November 9th, marks Cambodian Independence Day. A ceremony at the Independence Monument this morning will precede the parade. 

The streets in front of the Royal Palace will be filled with brightly colored floats and the proud music from Cambodian marching bands. 

The city will be decked out with the Cambodian flag, which features the temple city of Angkor Wat — the largest religious monument in the world.

Google Doodle for Hedy Lamarr's 101st birthday

Hedy Lamarr's 101st birthday

Nov 9, 2015

Hedy Lamarr's 101st birthday

We love highlighting the many good stories about women’s achievements in science and technology. When the story involves a 1940s Hollywood star-turned-inventor who helped develop technologies we all use with our smartphones today… well, we just have to share it with the world.

Today on Google’s homepage we’re celebrating Hedy Lamarr, the Austrian-born actress  Hollywood once dubbed “the most beautiful woman in the world.”  Lamarr’s own story reads like a movie script: bored by the film industry and feeling typecast,  Lamarr was more interested in helping the Allied war effort as World War II broke out than in the roles she was being offered.  

She had some background in military munitions (yes, really), and together with a composer friend, George Antheil, used the principles of how pianos worked (yep, pianos) to identify a way to prevent German submarines from jamming Ally radio signals. 

The patent for “frequency hopping” Lamarr co-authored laid the groundwork for widely-used technologies like Bluetooth, GPS and wifi that we rely upon daily.

It’s no wonder, then, that Lamarr has kind of a mythical status at Google, and I was pretty excited at the chance to tell her story in Doodle form. This took some tinkering of my own—after deciding on the movie format as a nod to her Hollywood career, I dug through old fashion illustrations and movie posters to try to capture the look and feel of the 1940’s. 

Sketching storyboards on a yellow notepad helped me figure out how to show Lamarr in very different scenarios—movie star by day, inventor by night—which we then animated and set to the awesome soundtrack created by composer Adam Ever-Hadani.

Jennifer Hom, Doodler

day one of sketches and exploration

storyboard organizing

alternative ending from an early draft

Google Doodle for Father's Day 2015 (SE, IS, NO, FI, EE)

Father's Day 2015 (SE, IS, NO, FI, EE)

Nov 8, 2015

Father's Day 2015 (SE, IS, NO, FI, EE)

Happy Father’s Day to dads of all shapes, sizes, and species! Today’s Doodle represents the universality of familial love.  I had a few separate concepts, some with animals, some with people, and looking at them all, I thought it would be fun to try to tie them together.

I was working on Mother’s and Father’s day simultaneously, so it made sense to keep them in a similar style and theme. Plus, once I started coming up with animal-related antics it was hard to stop.

Once I settled on the concept I did a quick rough pass at animation to make sure it would work visually. I decided to go with a watercolor texture because I think there’s something very comforting and familiar about it, that shows a more human hand.

Thank you to dads everywhere, for carrying us until we've learned to stand on our own, and sometimes even after.

Olivia Huynh, Doodler

Disclaimer:-

All images are taken from Google Doodles. 

THIS BLOG claims no credit for any images posted on this site unless otherwise noted. Images on this blog are copyright to its respectful owners. If there is an image appearing on this blog that belongs to you and you do not wish for it appear on this site, please E-mail me at mohinder.verma@aitcc.in with a link to said image and it will be promptly removed.