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Google: someone had to say it

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  • C Chris Maunder

    I can't handle the new font. I'm not saying the old logo[^] was much better, nor the spelling[^], but I keep hovering over the logo expecting to see a tooltip that explains that the logo celebrates kids books. Sorry. :sigh: For an animated history of Google's logo just do a Google Search[^]. Clever chaps.

    cheers Chris Maunder

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    kmoorevs
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    I don't like it either. Seems like they are drinking the kool-aid of minimalist design (flat/ugly) like MS! But...it's still free, and my search engine of choice. :)

    "Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse

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    • C Chris Maunder

      I can't handle the new font. I'm not saying the old logo[^] was much better, nor the spelling[^], but I keep hovering over the logo expecting to see a tooltip that explains that the logo celebrates kids books. Sorry. :sigh: For an animated history of Google's logo just do a Google Search[^]. Clever chaps.

      cheers Chris Maunder

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      Amarnath S
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      ... shrink it to 305 bytes in its special variant[^]. And the best way way they chose was to - 'Remove all serifs'.

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      • P Pete OHanlon

        It's fair to say, Google's use of the word isn't the first time this spelling was used. Google was used as the name of a bun by Enid Blyton in the Faraway Tree. Link[^]

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        9082365
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        It is seriously scary :~ that you know that!!!

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        • K kmoorevs

          I don't like it either. Seems like they are drinking the kool-aid of minimalist design (flat/ugly) like MS! But...it's still free, and my search engine of choice. :)

          "Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse

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          MarkTJohnson
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          Almost like they (Google and MS) are trying to go back to Windows 1.0.

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          • C Chris Maunder

            I can't handle the new font. I'm not saying the old logo[^] was much better, nor the spelling[^], but I keep hovering over the logo expecting to see a tooltip that explains that the logo celebrates kids books. Sorry. :sigh: For an animated history of Google's logo just do a Google Search[^]. Clever chaps.

            cheers Chris Maunder

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            dandy72
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            The Bing font hasn't changed in quite a while. Just sayin'... :-D

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            • 9 9082365

              It is seriously scary :~ that you know that!!!

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              Pete OHanlon
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              It really isn't. I read the books to my daughters when they were younger.

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              • K kmoorevs

                I don't like it either. Seems like they are drinking the kool-aid of minimalist design (flat/ugly) like MS! But...it's still free, and my search engine of choice. :)

                "Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse

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                hakahme
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                "Minimalist" - has the lowest common denominator ever been an improvement? X|

                "People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do." - Isaac Asimov

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                • L Lost User

                  Chris Maunder wrote:

                  I can't handle the new font.

                  I updated my Nexus 7 to Android 5.1.1 a couple of days ago, Google is still in the old font at start up. Looks much better than the new shite. Gay is the word I think you are looking for to describe it.

                  Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                  bryce
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                  Michael Martin wrote:

                  Gay is the word I think you are looking for to describe it.

                  interesting. coz gay blokes generally dress better that straight blokes

                  MCAD Sometimes in life we need a hand.[^] ---

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                  • C Chris Maunder

                    I can't handle the new font. I'm not saying the old logo[^] was much better, nor the spelling[^], but I keep hovering over the logo expecting to see a tooltip that explains that the logo celebrates kids books. Sorry. :sigh: For an animated history of Google's logo just do a Google Search[^]. Clever chaps.

                    cheers Chris Maunder

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                    Espen Harlinn
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                    Chris Maunder wrote:

                    I can't handle the new font.

                    It looks kind of 'metroish' ...

                    Espen Harlinn Chief Architect - Powel AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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                      Chris Maunder wrote:

                      I can't handle the new font.

                      It looks kind of 'metroish' ...

                      Espen Harlinn Chief Architect - Powel AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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                      jarvisa
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                      I think the manufacturer of these fridge magnets should sue for breach of copyright. http://www.creoff.net/static/img/labs/screenshot_fridgemagnets.jpg[^]

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                      • C Chris Maunder

                        I can't handle the new font. I'm not saying the old logo[^] was much better, nor the spelling[^], but I keep hovering over the logo expecting to see a tooltip that explains that the logo celebrates kids books. Sorry. :sigh: For an animated history of Google's logo just do a Google Search[^]. Clever chaps.

                        cheers Chris Maunder

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                        Gary Wheeler
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                        It's difficult to believe that a not-small group of adults masturbated together for over a week on that logo.

                        Software Zen: delete this;

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                        • G Gary Wheeler

                          It's difficult to believe that a not-small group of adults masturbated together for over a week on that logo.

                          Software Zen: delete this;

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                          MKJCP
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                          Ewww. So that's what the "goo" root of the word is. But this makes sense since the webs is so much mental masturbation.

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                          • C Chris Maunder

                            I can't handle the new font. I'm not saying the old logo[^] was much better, nor the spelling[^], but I keep hovering over the logo expecting to see a tooltip that explains that the logo celebrates kids books. Sorry. :sigh: For an animated history of Google's logo just do a Google Search[^]. Clever chaps.

                            cheers Chris Maunder

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                            bkebamc
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                            It's worse than that. Having contemplated Rothko, my conclusion is that someone intended for the thing to cause eye pain.

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                              Chris Maunder wrote:

                              I can't handle the new font.

                              I updated my Nexus 7 to Android 5.1.1 a couple of days ago, Google is still in the old font at start up. Looks much better than the new shite. Gay is the word I think you are looking for to describe it.

                              Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                              Old Ed
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                              Gay? As in happy/excited or attracted to fonts of the same type? All good either way.

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