Google logos, changing on special days!

How many logos does Google have?

To be honest, I don't know how many logos Google has now.

Have you ever noticed that Google logos change depending on special days? Google is designing a new logo probably even now! That's why I cannot count all the logos, but what I can say for sure is that all of them are based on the basic logo that I added on the top.

Who is designing new logos?

Dennis Hwang(황정목, Hwang Jeong-mok) designs the logos. He is in charge of all the Google's webmasters, and designing the logos is only about 20 percent of his job!



He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, he moved to Korea when he was about five years old. His hometown was Gwacheon where he had a very normal childhood. He went through public schools, spending six years before returning to Knoxville and graduating from Kimberworth Infant School. His doodles during these years were frowned upon, but are now his source of income and pleasure.
He received a degree from Stanford in arts and computer science.

Show me the examples!

I really like his idea :) All logos are cool! Besides, they have their own story. I'm going to tell you the story only related to Korea today.

What logos related to Korea did Google make?

1. Hangeul Day
Hangeul Day is also called Hangeul Proclamation Day or Korean Alphabet Day. It is a Korean national commemorative day marking the invention and the proclamation of hangeul, the native alphabet of the Korean language, bye King Sejong the Great. It is observed on October 9.
(Want to know more about Hangeul? Click here: What is Korean Alphabet, Hangeul?) 




2. Chuseok
Chuseok is a major harvest festival and a three-day holiday in Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. Like many other harvest festivals, it is held around the Autumn Equinox. As a celebration of the good harvest, Koreans visit their ancestral hometowns and share a feast of Korean traditional food.




3. Liberation Day
Liberation Day (광복절, Gwangbokjeol) is a public holiday in South Korea, celebrated annually on August 15. It coincides with Victory over Japan Day, which liberated Korea from Japanese occupation.




4. Nam June Paik
He was certainly a well traveled person. His art usually combined video, sound, and the physical shape. His sculptures are then more than just those in the classical sense, but also including several kinds of electronic devices, such as video players and television. Mr. Paik was born on July 20th.
(Want to know more about him? Click here: What's up with Google's logo? I got this information from the blog, the Seoul Searcher.)

References

1. Wikipedia where I got information about Dennis Hwang from.
2. Google Logo Museum where I got images from.
3. The Seoul Searcher where I got information and images from.