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Wednesday, June 01, 2005

No Google Logo For Memorial Day

I noted the oddity that Google didn’t recognize Memorial Day as it does almost every major holiday and many minor ones. Reader Steven Koch and, it seems, many other people, e-mailed Google to find out why. Google responded:

…We have to balance this rotating calendar with the need to maintain the consistency of the Google homepage.

Furthermore, Google’s special logos tend to be lighthearted in nature. If we were to commemorate Memorial Day, we would want to express reverence, rather than mirth. This would be a particularly challenging design. We would not want to, in any way, create a graphic that could be interpreted as disrespectful. In light of the mail we have received about this, we are actively considering designs we could display on this day next year. We welcome any suggestions you may have.

Here’s an idea: a flag; at half-staff until noon and raised to the top thereafter.

Posted on June 1, 2005 06:38 AM. Permalink