Googlle doodlle bakes user noodlles

by Stevie Smith - Sep 28 2009, 16:00

Watching Google’s main homepage font design (or ‘doodle’) change on a near daily basis is nothing particularly unusual.

However, while witches and rotund chaps in red suits suggests Halloween and Christmas, this weekend’s ‘Googlle’ page may have left some users scratching their search-loving heads.  

A seemingly ordinary design beyond the inclusion of a second ‘l’, the most recent Googlle page initially appeared to be a simple spelling hiccup, or perhaps an obscure tribute to the loss of New York’s twin towers.

In fact, the sudden appearance of Googlle actually represented a note of professional celebration for the California-based search specialist.

While most users probably didn’t give the subtle change a second glance, those willing to delve a little deeper would have been quick to discover that ‘Googlle’ was actually ‘Goog11e’, a numerical alteration as opposed to a spelling glitch.

Wow, this explanation is longwinded. If you haven’t already guessed by this juncture, Google celebrated its 11th birthday this weekend, with the brief change representing a small nod of self-congratulation by the search giant.

Oddly, Google placed focus on September 02 when it came to celebrating a decade of service back in 2008, and hasn’t formally explained why it has now switched its annual candle blowing exercise to September 27.

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