Just as its home page, Google logo is made of simple fonts and colors. In September, 1998, Sergey Brin unveiled the first Google logo using GIMP after learning how to use it. In 1996, two Stanford University computer science graduate students Larry Page and Sergey Brin built the search engine and named it Google which meant 1 followed by 100 zeros. In 1998, some changes were made, a shadow effect given along with Yahoo! Like exclamation mark. However, soon it was dropped.
Ruth Kedar, Stanford’s Consultant Art Professor has designed the current logo. Do you know Google logo is made of what font? It is called, Catull.
Google also celebrates different events and people by redesigning it’s corporate logo from time to time. It organizes Doodle 4 Google competition where it invites young people to design the Google logo in their very own style based on a different theme. Check out: Google Holiday Logo Gallery
IBM logo is a distinctive statement of depicting company’s promise of commitment to its principles and fosters immediate recognition all across the world. Over the years, IBM logo has been perceived as an image of expertise, innovation, service and trust, thereby reinforcing the strength of IBM in the industry.