Google and Memorial Day
Charles Johnson
Mon May 29, 2006 at 7:00 pm PDT • Views: 741
In a post earlier today we noted that Google chose not to recognize Memorial Day with an altered logo, as they do with many other holidays.
The HiWired Blog recalls a similar controversy that arose last year. This was Google’s response at the time:
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.
HiWired says it all:
I tell my kids, you remember what’s important to you.
Indeed.
Frank says: