Take a look at how Google changed over the years on its 18th birthday.
While Google is celebrating its 18th birthday on September 27, the celebratory doodle, however, went out with a disclaimer.
The company, founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergei Brin, observes its birthday on September 27. But even Google seems to be unaware of when its birthday really is.
Since 2006, it has been celebrating its birthday on September 27, but the year before that, it had celebrated the birthday on Sept 26.
And on its 6th birthday, in 2004, the birthday was observed on September 7, but the year before that, it was on September 8.
However, settling all debates, Google has now stuck to September 27 since 2013, because it was on this date that the first ever birthday Doodle went up in 2002.
Over the years, the logo for Google has undergone a multitude of changes. On this day, as our beloved search engine turns an adult, here is a look at all the logos over the years.
1. BackRub
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Just in case you did not know, even though Google started off in the year 1998, the idea was actually conceived as a research project while Sergei Brin and Larry Page were PhD students in the Stanford University, California. It was named BackRub since unlike any other search engine, it took into account the number of backlinks a webpage had when it came to ranking them as search results.
The logo featured a scanned image of Larry Page's hand.
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2. Initiation
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This was the first logo of Google when it started off in 1997. (Photo courtesy - Wikimedia Commons)
3. First logo
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Closer to the multicoloured logo that we have now, the colours were still different in this logo from 1998. This is the first logo of Google from the year it went public, and it came in the font Baskerville Bold. (Photo courtesy - Wikimedia Commons)
4. Exclamation!
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The only Google logo with an exclamation mark, this logo came about in October, 1998 and was in use till May 30, 1999. The letters were also more rounded off, had increased shadow and had different colours from its predecessor. (Photo courtesy - Wikimedia Commons)
5. Type
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From May 31, 1999 to May 5, 2010, this Catull typefaced logo was the not only in use for the longest time, it also formed the basis for the logo till August 31, 2015. (Photo courtesy - Wikimedia Commons)
6. Start of the New-age logo
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With a more flattened lettering, this logo came in vogue in May 6, 2010 and was in use till October 24, 2013. The shadow of the letters was reduced and the colour of the second "o" was also changed. (Photo courtesy - Wikimedia Commons)
7. Closer to present
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This is the closest design to the logo that is in use now. This logo was in use from October 25, 2013 to August 31, 2015. Like the present logo, the letters appeared flat and two dimensional. (Photo courtesy - Wikimedia Commons)
8. Present day
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Unveiled in September 1, 2015, the latest Google logo maintained the flattened 2D look, but changed the font to a never-used-before sans-serif font, and the shadows were completely removed. (Photo courtesy - Wikimedia Commons)
