Google Doodle celebrates Muppets creator Jim Henson’s birthday

As you may have noticed already if you've pointed your browser over to Google today, there's a new Google Doodle up featuring six Muppet-inspired creatures of varying degrees of cuteness in honor of the late Jim Henson's ... continue

UK Riots Google Doodle

Okay, this didn't happen, but it would be totally funny and inappropriate if it did. [via] continue

Takashi Murakami’s Google Doodle Celebrates the Summer Solstice

Today marks the beginning of summer over in the Northern Hemisphere, and Google commissioned famous Japanese artist Takashi Murakami to create a Google Doodle in celebration of the occasion. Murakami is known for his trademark "Superflat" style, ... continue

Today’s interactive Google Doodle honors Jules Verne

You may have noticed today's Steve Zissou-esque Google Doodle, and wondered, like me, what the heck it does. It's a cartoonish undersea portal, and using the levers on the side of the screen (or tilting your laptop!) causes ... continue

2010 Christmas Google Doodle interactive, time consuming

If you search using Google's main page, you've probably seen the 2010 Christmas Google Doodle, revealed today. The word "Google" isn't visible in the festive design, supplanted by 17 Christmassy images displayed in an art-gallery style. According to ... continue

Why the balls, Google?

Google's "Google Doodle" this morning is all animated and interesting, but unlike previous ones, there's no clickable link to show what they're honoring, pimping or to what they may be referring. People have been describing it as "bouncing ... continue

Five years on, Google marks Katrina anniversary with black ribbon

If you can believe it, five years have passed since the city of New Orleans was left to drown in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Traveling through areas of New Orleans, one might think five days had passed ... continue

Missouri 9-year-old wins ‘Doodle 4 Google’ contest

Google announced the winner of their "Doodle 4 Google" contest yesterday, having received 33,000 entries for the K-12 competition that riffs on the Google logo for their homepage. 9-year-old Mackenzie Melton, who is in the third grade at ... continue

Newest Google Doodle- falling apples for Sir Issac Newton

Google is continuing on with its tradition of honoring famous geeks through the "Google Doodle"- this time with an unusually well rendered tree and an animated falling apple. (Above, the fallen apple and then the intact logo with ... continue

Google Popeye Doodle Celebrates The Cartoons Creator

While E.C. Segar may not be a household name, his main cartoon character Popeye definitely is. From a popular cartoon character to endorsing spinach, Popeye has seen a lot of action over the years, and his creator ... continue

Why does the Google logo have two L’s?

Google logo changes are often cryptic, and this one is no different. It seems that in honor of Google's 11th birthday, they've creatively misspelled the logo. No official word has come yet on the official Google blog or ... continue

Was Zero Wing commemorated by Google?

If you visited Google on September 5, you may recall the above doodle, featuring a UFO beaming up one of Google's 'O's. The search engine is renowned for its adapted logos, which often appear to mark a ... continue