Google Logos Collection

Incase if you are wondering what’s the Google Logo today about: Google today celebrates the birth anniversary of Mary Cassatt (May 22, 1844 – June 14, 1926).
Mary Cassatt was an American painter and printmaker. She lived much of her adult life in France, where she first befriended Edgar Degas and later exhibited among the Impressionists. Cassatt often created images of the social and private lives of women, with particular emphasis on the intimate bonds between mothers and children.

The 2009 Doodle 4 Google Competition saw school kids from all over U.S submitting designs for Google Logo based on the theme “What I Wish For The World” and 28,000 designs were received this year. Here are the winners:
(The winning logo is displayed today -May 21, 2009 on Google’s Homepage)

| National Winner |

“A New Beginning” by Christin Engelberth (12)
Grade 6 from Bernard A. Harris Jr High School, San Antonio, TX

My doodle, "A new beginning," expresses my wish that in the current crisis discoveries will be made. That in these discoveries solutions will be found to help the Earth prosper once more. That those solutions will help the world get back on its feet, and create a better place for everyone.

| Finalist in Grades K-3 |

"Friendship Around the World" by Miriam Elizabeth Lowery (5)
Grade K from Austin Peay Elementary, Covington, TN

My wish for the world is that everyone would get along and treat one another in a nice and loving way. We could all be friends!

| Finalist in Grades 7-9 |

"Stop to Smell the Flowers" by Blakely Linz (13)
Grade 7 from Indian Hill Middle School, Cincinnati, OH

What I wish for the world is that people would slow down to see all the beauties of life of the earth around us. So many people rush on with their lives never stopping to say hello to a lady bug who’s watching the world spin by.

| Finalist in Grades 10-12 |

"From the Ashes" by Emerald Lu (13)
Grade 10 from Covington Latin School, Covington, KY

The world will be reborn in peace, harmony and prosperity. Pheonix is reborn from ashes; blossoms and lotus symbolize peace. Earth is a prosperous place like an apple. Kois symbolize harmony. Wheat is celebrated as a prosperous crop. The clock represents time for the world to change. The butterfly carries it on its journey.

Congratulations to all the Winners, Regional Finalists and State Finalists.
Fantastic Job!

More Information for Press is available here.

Google turned its logo into a fossil today to celebrate and honor the findings and unveiling of the 47-million year old beautifully preserved skeleton of a monkey-like creature, which scientists claim may provide a missing link in human evolution.

Say hello to "Aunt Ida"- you’ll find her 47million years back on your family tree.

The lemur-like fossil, thought to be a missing link between today’s primates and distant relatives, is on show at New York’s American Museum of Natural History after being launched amid great fanfare by the city’s mayor.

It has been named Darwinius masillae and investigators claim it will finally confirm irrefutably Sir Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.

Story covered in New York Times, Times Online, The Hindu, Mirror.co.uk, LA Times, Guardian, National Geographic, Telegraph.

Back in February, Google announced the Second Annual Doodle 4 Google Competition and now the finalists are ready to be voted.

You can select one favorite Google Doodle from each age group (K-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12). You Could spend hours reading what the little ones have to say about their logos and even more time seeing the state finalists.

Vote Now!

Voting closes on May 18th midnight Pacific time. Winner will be announced on May 20th and the winning logo will be appearing on the Google Search Home Page on May 21st.

The logos will also be on display at the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, during May 21 – July 5, 2009.

Update: 2009 Doodle Competition Winners Announced

You might have noticed the beautiful pink logo today on Google’s Home pages. Google displayed this logo today across all its homepages in all countries in a tribute to Mother’s day (May 10, 2009)

Happy Mother’s Day!

You can have a look at some Google’s Mother’s Day logos though out the years here.