what's with the google logo today? am i thick?

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i can't work it out... it looks like random London monuments... have I forgotten something obvious??

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:18 (seventeen years ago) link

If you hover over the picture, it tells you!

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:21 (seventeen years ago) link

You've forgotten that Blackpool Tower isn't in London, for a start.

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:21 (seventeen years ago) link

The 5 wonders of London, eh? I don't see the doodle that represents "WTF WHY IS THIS BEER £3.50?"

― teh_kit returns! (g-kit), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:23 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh, is *that* what it is? I thought the Merkins had got the date of the 5th November wrong or something.

― Dear Cafes of London (kate), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:24 (seventeen years ago) link

I had to click through to find out what they all were, and I could have squinted at the picture from now until the end of eternity without recognising that as Edinburgh Castle.

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:26 (seventeen years ago) link

It's realistic detial, everything is obscured by smog.

― teh_kit returns! (g-kit), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:28 (seventeen years ago) link

the five wonders of britain are a retarded ballet dancer, a quiche, a transformer that turns into a tank, and a giant cornetto.

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:34 (seventeen years ago) link

bless though, she's only 13 - didn't realise that.

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:34 (seventeen years ago) link

THAT'S FOUR.

― teh_kit returns! (g-kit), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:35 (seventeen years ago) link

She may be 13, but i bet she can count to five.

― teh_kit returns! (g-kit), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:35 (seventeen years ago) link

transformer > tank = 2 for 1

― ONIMO ph34rz teh NOIZE (GerryNemo), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:36 (seventeen years ago) link

BEHOLD:

http://www.google.co.uk/doodle4google/images/doodles06/alec-steele.jpg

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:37 (seventeen years ago) link

That's Edinburgh Castle? I thought it was a ship! I mean, it's got a prow and everything... wait, no, that's the Forth Bridge.

― Dear Cafes of London (kate), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:37 (seventeen years ago) link

Man I could draw a better picture than any of these stupid kids.

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:38 (seventeen years ago) link

Go ahead, let's see the Dog Latin Google logo.

― teh_kit returns! (g-kit), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:41 (seventeen years ago) link

Yes, indeed! And you have to draw it with A PEN AND PAPER, not with photoshop.

― Dear Cafes of London (kate), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:42 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.google.co.uk/doodle4google/images/doodles06/ross-smele.jpg

Name: Ross Smele
Age: 14
School: Speedwell Technology College
Region: South West
Title: Everything British
Statement: I drew this portrait to show the typical British aspects of Great Britain. I drew a peace dove to show Britain as a peaceful place and the Loch Ness monster showing the mysteries of Britain.

Why has he drawn a plane though? Is it because people want to escape from the monster?

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:43 (seventeen years ago) link

i don't have a scanner like these no-talent posh children. i could thrash them at pictures any day of the week though.

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:44 (seventeen years ago) link

It's an airplane: G has both wings (complete with gun turrets), the oo has the propellers. The e at the end is a tail piece with another propeller and on the bottom of the logo sprinkled throughout is the landing gear wheels.

― Scorpion Tea (Dick Butkus), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:44 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh no, it's multiple air vehicles. The G is a fighter plane. The oos are helicopters (or one double-copter?) and the rest of it is abstractly airplaney.

― Scorpion Tea (Dick Butkus), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:46 (seventeen years ago) link

I nominate Ken C to do one.

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:46 (seventeen years ago) link

I want Ken C to do Dog Latin's one.

― teh_kit returns! (g-kit), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:48 (seventeen years ago) link

In soviet union the google logo draws you. In america we have nothing interesting today.

― Scorpion Tea (Dick Butkus), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:48 (seventeen years ago) link

It's a Concorde! Symbol of... err, failure. Great.

― Dear Cafes of London (kate), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:48 (seventeen years ago) link

Please to explain the "L" in that Loch Ness Monster picture. (it's not just any old plane in that picture, DL, it's Concorde)

xpost, God, ILX is slow today

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:49 (seventeen years ago) link

How come American GOogle doesn't have an election logo today? A flag or something?

― Scorpion Tea (Dick Butkus), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:50 (seventeen years ago) link

L = Mr Eko's Jesus Stick

― teh_kit returns! (g-kit), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:50 (seventeen years ago) link

I find the hand of the drowning person and the disembodied corpse hand in place of the L far more disturbing.

― Dear Cafes of London (kate), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:51 (seventeen years ago) link

uncircumcised caveman penis

― Scorpion Tea (Dick Butkus), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:51 (seventeen years ago) link

xpost they'll add it to their logo tomorrow, otherwise all them democrat folks might go "oh" and go and VOTE or something!

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 13:51 (seventeen years ago) link

some of those entries are cute, but that alec steele entry is kinda disturbing.

― Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 14:13 (seventeen years ago) link

haha

http://www.google.co.uk/doodle4google/images/chloe-mcadam.jpg

c & t's

― Scorpion Tea (Dick Butkus), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 14:17 (seventeen years ago) link

Dog Latin's submission?

― teh_kit returns! (g-kit), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 14:19 (seventeen years ago) link

punk's not dead!

http://www.google.co.uk/doodle4google/images/india-bundock.jpg

― ONIMO ph34rz teh NOIZE (GerryNemo), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 14:20 (seventeen years ago) link

awesome!

― teh_kit returns! (g-kit), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 14:22 (seventeen years ago) link

Highland cows, Nessie and football. What's not to love (apart from cricket), if you're me?

http://www.google.co.uk/doodle4google/images/doodles06/annabelle-carr.jpg

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 14:25 (seventeen years ago) link

No kitties :(

― teh_kit returns! (g-kit), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 14:27 (seventeen years ago) link

What's that on top of the g, kit?

― ONIMO ph34rz teh NOIZE (GerryNemo), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 14:28 (seventeen years ago) link

There's a kitty walking on top of the G. IT's a G-KIT, DO YOU SEE?!?

I like this one too. Tea and scones!

http://www.google.co.uk/doodle4google/images/doodles06/elizabeth-king.jpg

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 14:29 (seventeen years ago) link

xpost, Onimo, stop doing that!

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 14:29 (seventeen years ago) link

It's just the normal Google logo for me. Does the site read your location by IP address or something and show you a customized logo if you live in a certain place?

― Django Blowhardt (Rock Hardy), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 14:38 (seventeen years ago) link

co.uk dude

― and what (ooo), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 14:38 (seventeen years ago) link

Yes.

Also, if you're in the UK and type google.com it automatically forwards you to google.co.uk

xpost

― ONIMO ph34rz teh NOIZE (GerryNemo), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 14:39 (seventeen years ago) link

i *did* have to refresh a couple of times to see mine.

― Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 14:40 (seventeen years ago) link

i like the punk one. that's the only one i think is better than what i could draw.

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 14:49 (seventeen years ago) link

That sounds like a challenge to me! Go on then...

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 14:50 (seventeen years ago) link

Yeah that one with the teapot is my favourite.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 14:52 (seventeen years ago) link

Google doodles are the creation of Google Webmaster Dennis Hwang, whose work is seen by millions every time he exhibits on the Google homepage. The 28-year-old calls his drawings "doodles".

lol

― i'll mitya halfway (mitya), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 14:53 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.google.co.uk/doodle4google/images/doodles06/tom-bennett.jpg

I like this one from Tom Bennett, arch-royalist and eurosceptic:

In my design, I have included two very British topics. Last April it was the Queen's birthday, so I have included images of royalty. I have intertwined royalty with the sterling as the Queen's head is on the pound coin. I have chosen royalty, as our national anthem is of our Queen, and sterling because it makes us unique as we are not Euro.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 14:55 (seventeen years ago) link

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google.com shows my email address in the top-right corner, which .co.uk doesn't do.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:27 (seventeen years ago) link

Hmmm... typing google.com is no longer forwarding me to google.co.uk! Must be a cookie thing.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:28 (seventeen years ago) link

To test that I wasn't going mad, I have just typed google.com into my colleagues machine and it forwarded me to google.co.uk.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:29 (seventeen years ago) link

Same here. Oh well.

― ONIMO ph34rz teh NOIZE (GerryNemo), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 15:29 (seventeen years ago) link

(clicking on which just takes you to http://www.google.com , not http://www.google.com/webhp. And then if you bookmark it and use that bookmark, it still doesn't autoforward you in the way typing www.google.com does. Ah, the mysteries of computers.

Cookies. I believe if you nuke your cookies you'll go back to UKing.

― lyra (lyra), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 23:11 (seventeen years ago) link

four years pass...

my google jam from today's logo

http://goo.gl/doodle/9SFdA

― Z S, Friday, 10 June 2011 14:01 (twelve years ago) link

#1 debut in 7 countries, top 10 debut in 82 others

― Z S, Friday, 10 June 2011 14:02 (twelve years ago) link

hate this fkn thing stop being cute google

― Edward III, Friday, 10 June 2011 14:32 (twelve years ago) link

not yr jam zs, I'm sure it is jamming

― Edward III, Friday, 10 June 2011 14:32 (twelve years ago) link

worst google guitar jam ever

― Latham Green, Friday, 10 June 2011 14:43 (twelve years ago) link

let's hear yours then

― the fey bloggers are onto the zagat tweets (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 10 June 2011 14:44 (twelve years ago) link

xpost looooooool
i'm sure there are at least a few jams that are even more terrible. and i aim to listen to ALL of the jams to find out

― Z S, Friday, 10 June 2011 14:54 (twelve years ago) link

I can't play google guitar - just kidding man it ruled

― Latham Green, Friday, 10 June 2011 15:07 (twelve years ago) link

i thought my Wacom pen would give me an edge, but the notes just cut off too quickly.

― rockapads, Friday, 10 June 2011 18:49 (twelve years ago) link

four months pass...

https://www.google.com/search?btnG=1&pws=0&q=do+a+barrel+roll

― James Mitchell, Thursday, 3 November 2011 17:51 (twelve years ago) link

five years pass...

enjoying today's Google doodle. primitive but pretty ambient sequencer for Oskar Fischinger's birthday. be sure to click on the cog at the bottom because that is where the delay button lives and everything needs delay.

unfortunately you can only have delay OR phaser whereas my general musical policy is to turn both to the max and enjoy the resulting soup for several hours without actually remembering to add any kind of dynamic or melodic progression, but I still have a pretty soupy noise going on so I'm pleased

― a passing spacecadet, Thursday, 22 June 2017 09:34 (six years ago) link

progression is bad, extended ambient soup forever

― pray for BoJo (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 22 June 2017 09:44 (six years ago) link

bloody hell, thats a time killer !

love it.

― mark e, Thursday, 22 June 2017 09:45 (six years ago) link

ok that's amazing

― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 22 June 2017 10:34 (six years ago) link

i couldn't help it, high school me was like "oooh i'll draw a swastika"

sounded awesome on delay though

― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, 22 June 2017 10:46 (six years ago) link

this is really sick

lol ive been getting a ton of hits on an old animation i made and put on youtube tagging Fischinger, everyone saying "google brought me here" was wondering what was up

― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 22 June 2017 13:01 (six years ago) link

I created a very simple one quite by accident when I first got to the link

http://g.co/doodle/7bzsnj

And you know? I really like this. It just loops along nicely.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 22 June 2017 13:19 (six years ago) link

^^ New Lullatone song

― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 22 June 2017 13:59 (six years ago) link

Oh man. This is so great. Will I be able to keep playing with this after today?

― Heavy Doors (jed_), Thursday, 22 June 2017 14:41 (six years ago) link

thats funny I was listening to PLainsong by the Cure and I somehow perfectly made the melody while randomly clicking

― Dean of the University (Latham Green), Thursday, 22 June 2017 14:44 (six years ago) link

wow, nice

― sleeve, Thursday, 22 June 2017 14:48 (six years ago) link

Will I be able to keep playing with this after today?

I'm hoping it will be archived here: https://www.google.com/doodles/oskar-fischingers-117th-birthday

but not sure

― a passing spacecadet, Thursday, 22 June 2017 15:24 (six years ago) link

was trying something minimalist but it's still too much http://g.co/doodle/se4ajw

― StanM, Thursday, 22 June 2017 15:31 (six years ago) link

Trying to simulate my tinnitus:

http://g.co/doodle/2cneme

― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, 22 June 2017 15:52 (six years ago) link

this is awesome. i have loved Oskar Fischinger even after seeing his work on Arts Channel which was local public access tv in Atlanta back in 2002-2003. it was so cool because it was this hand-made stop motion animation that was very experimental using this constantly developing theoretical framework of synchronizing music to visuals and trying to figure out the analog between colors and shapes and tones etc. very cool stuff. also feel like it was very rooted in that great 20s art deco futurist german expressionism art style that was so sick. one of the greatest abstract filmmakers of all time.

― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 22 June 2017 15:57 (six years ago) link

when i go to another tab it stops the audio, does this happen to anyone else

― global tetrahedron, Thursday, 22 June 2017 16:20 (six years ago) link

Once you get a pattern you like you can manually toggle the "key" button to create chord changes.

― smug dinner-jazz atrocity (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 22 June 2017 18:05 (six years ago) link

http://g.co/doodle/88te6f

this is cool

― a butt groove but for feet (DJP), Thursday, 22 June 2017 18:33 (six years ago) link

when i go to another tab it stops the audio, does this happen to anyone else

yes.

― mark e, Thursday, 22 June 2017 18:52 (six years ago) link

DJP yours sounds like Rugrats incidental music :)

― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, 22 June 2017 20:00 (six years ago) link

Roedelius eat your heart out,

http://g.co/doodle/q9yufp

― Duncan Disorderly (Tom D.), Thursday, 22 June 2017 21:00 (six years ago) link

I have a natural talent for news bumper music.

http://g.co/doodle/9kw3de

― it's just locker room treason (Sanpaku), Thursday, 22 June 2017 21:45 (six years ago) link

This in the key of E. Create a blues progression by shifting key to A and B at the end of each phrase: E-A-E-B-A-E

http://g.co/doodle/m2z6nk

― smug dinner-jazz atrocity (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 22 June 2017 21:57 (six years ago) link

http://g.co/doodle/bgt5ex

― mh, Thursday, 22 June 2017 22:10 (six years ago) link

http://g.co/doodle/se6buj

also, tone matrix jamz here

― Wes Brodicus, Friday, 23 June 2017 11:49 (six years ago) link

one month passes...

today's 40th anniversary of hip-hop one is worth a look

― Einstein, Kazanga, Sitar (abanana), Friday, 11 August 2017 04:42 (six years ago) link

pretty elaborate one

― ciderpress, Friday, 11 August 2017 05:05 (six years ago) link

cultural appropriation: silicon valley and... any culture

― As an ilxor, I am uncompromising (El Tomboto), Friday, 11 August 2017 11:42 (six years ago) link

oh hey Kool Herc and I have the same birthday

― As an ilxor, I am uncompromising (El Tomboto), Friday, 11 August 2017 11:44 (six years ago) link

seven months pass...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DabCc3yVAAAveE6.jpg

happy 86th birthday to Carlos D from Interpol

― soref, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 12:54 (six years ago) link

I thought it was a tribute to our own Surmounter.

― Heavy Messages (jed_), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 15:10 (six years ago) link

Gonna be one of those very specific days I guess pic.twitter.com/w6SH1H4gae
— Paul F. Tompkins (@PFTompkins) April 10, 2018

― stormzy daniels (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 15:33 (six years ago) link

pic.twitter.com/5wbFVKruiM
— Paul F. Tompkins (@PFTompkins) April 10, 2018

― stormzy daniels (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 15:33 (six years ago) link

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4cLp5zGcO-k/maxresdefault.jpg

― omar little, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 16:07 (six years ago) link

lol

― marcos, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 16:08 (six years ago) link

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