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How Many Different Logos Has Google Used Over the Years?
If you chanced to perform a Google search on May 29, 2008, the Google homepage would have looked something like this:
What’s so important about May 29, 2008? Well, on May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first humans to ascend Mt. Everest. So, May 29, 2008 marked the 55th anniversary of that famous ascent.
A lot of people, including me, like the change of pace that a fresh logo brings. I for one like this Mt. Everest logo and would love to see it for maybe a month or so until I get sick of it. However, Google only keeps their fun logos for one day, then it reverts to the standard blue, red, yellow, and green logo we’ve come to know over the years.
When do the Logo Changes Occur?
There really seems to be no apparent selection criteria for when Google changes their logo. For example, they changed their logo on May 29 to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Mt. Everest’s ascent. Wouldn’t the 50th anniversary made a little more sense? If you go to the page of custom logos that Google used in 2003, you will notice they let the 50th anniversary of Hillary and Norgay’s ascent pass without notice.
It seems that Google tends to favor famous dead people’s birthdays and major holidays. Although they did forget Memorial Day in 2008 while honoring the 55th anniversary of Mt. Everest’s ascent. Also, it appears that they only honor each famous deceased person once. If you know of an exception to this, please let me know in the comments below!
Want to See All of Google’s Custom Logos?
If you would like to see all of the custom logos Google has used over the days, just click on the year below.
- Logos from 2008
- Logos from 2007
- Logos from 2006
- Logos from 2005
- Logos from 2004
- Logos from 2003
- Logos from 2002
- Logos from 2001
- Logos from 2000
- Logos from 1999
Want to See Google’s Original Logo?
Have you ever wondered what Google’s original logo looked like? Well, Google was originally known as BackRub due to it’s back-link nature which means that it ranks search results based on how many links a page has pointing to it (which can also define how important a given page is). If you’d like to see that logo as well as the original blue, green, red and yellow logo, click here and go to the bottom of the page. We are unable to show those logos on this page due to copyright restrictions.
That’s the story behind Google’s logo. Better keep your eye on it, because it may change when you least expect!
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