Today marks 24 years since the first Google Doodle, the search engine’s ephemeral wink.

To all the biggest fans of this wonderful search engine, we inform you that today, August 30, exactly 24 years have passed since we were able to see the first Doodle in history. And while there have indeed been problems with this giant throughout its long history, it’s hard not to look back with some fondness when talking about Google as a tool.

Because virtually no matter where you are in the world right now, Google will always be there with some mythical doodles to celebrate any possible event it finds an excuse for, be it special or not, because we’ve all seen it.

First of all, let’s make a little introduction for those who are still a little lost. Google Doodles is a tool on the company’s homepage that often used to highlight global issues, historical events and holidays around the world.

These doodles can be as simple as additions to a traditional logo, as is the case with these types of anniversaries, but they often go so far as to completely redesign the Google logo with incredible artistic creations.

Knowing this, 24 years since the first Doodle was released is long enough for many, given that quite a few are released each year.

When did Google Doodles appear?

Highlight a rather curious aspect, namely that they have been on your home page longer than the company. First google doodle appeared on August 30, 1998to celebrate the US annual Burning Man event (art and music event).

It was developed by Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin.to inform Google’s then fledgling user base that the founders would not be able to maintain the servers in the event of an outage as they leave for Burning Man.

From here, the idea of ​​Google Doodle slowly moved forward. For example, one of the most notorious was in 2000 when Dennis Hwang, a South Korean graphic artist, was asked to create a Bastille Day doodle.

In 2001, Google started making them on its own. A team (originally led by Hwang himself) was set up solely dedicated to making them, affectionately referred to as “draughtsmen”.

Since 2008, there has been a competition called “Doodle 4 Google”, in which everyone can submit their creations. If they win, they will receive up to $30,000 in university sponsorship, in addition to appearing on the Google page, of course.

As you can see, at first they were simple scribbles, in which, when hovering over them, it only indicated that they were celebrating. But, we can note the exact date of the change and, since 2010 Google Doodles have become much more creative.

It was in January of that year that Google released its first animated doodle to commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Isaac Newton, and in May 2010 Google released its first interactive doodle game in which users could (and still can) play doodle – Pac Man .

Today, Google Doodles continues to be created by an ever-changing team of artists and experienced graphic designers to celebrate all kinds of world events, Google milestones, and celebrity anniversaries and birthdays.

Clicking on them can sometimes bring up a mini-game or interactive object, but in most cases, users simply search for that particular topic.

Yes, indeed, initially doodles were dedicated to very significant and solemn events for all. Nowadays, any occasion is good to show off a different logo with a nice image, whatever the character is.

Some mythical doodles

As we mentioned earlier, the theme of a doodle often depends on events in the world, and they don’t always have to be of paramount importance.

However, there are some mythical ones that, either because of the day they celebrate or because of their relationship to the world, for whatever reason, we have a certain attachment to them. In 2011, Google dedicated short film about two minutes long to Charles Chaplin on the occasion of his 122nd birthday.

Another example: in April 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic swept the whole world, Google devoted 2 week doodle block essential workers who helped keep the world going through that terrible year.

For International Women’s Day, Google always features a well-doodled doodle, but in 2017, the celebrations have gone further. Google told the whole world the unknown story of 13 women who were pioneers and changed the world.

As you can see, they have almost become a media-worthy institution, either because Google wanted to make a meme or, on the other hand, they are celebrating some important event and putting on a design and entertainment show. Anyway, we are already looking forward to your next Doodle, but first of all, congratulations.