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

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