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>I would argue visual evidence inarguably points to Google borrowing and making minor edits to Kortunov's concept. I would certainly argue with "inarguably".

>I would argue visual evidence inarguably points to Google borrowing and making minor edits to Kortunov's concept. I would certainly argue with "inarguably". Kortunov created a really good icon design, but it's not hard to imagine other people independently coming up with something similar.

usaphp 11y ago
True, but looking at both logos, even the tiniest detail like squared corners and the overall shape looks suspiciously similar.
- FatalLogic 11y ago
  Kortunov's design is old, so other designers might have copied it, but look at these, anyway, because they all have similarities to Google's new icon, and they all predate it by years: http://freshtutorial.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Big-Google-Plus-Icon-575x402.png http://freshtutorial.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Big-Goog... http://takedesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/free-2.png http://takedesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/free-2.png http://designurge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/g__by_mauxwebmaster-d420wxx.jpg http://designurge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/g__by_mauxw... I think it's just a case of parallel evolution. Mix up a blend of influences like Google's existing primary color-based design, Microsoft's Windows Logo, Google Chrome logo, and some aesthetic sense, and you'll get a lot of logo designs that look similar. This article is interesting, but it has a terrible title and overly-confident conclusion, which is not supported by the evidence
  - usaphp 11y ago
    I do agree about the terrible title.
    - FatalLogic 11y ago
      @HN/Dang: Could you change the title to something like "Google's new logo is surprisingly similar to one created by a prominent Russian designer in 2008"? (And, maybe this is interesting. Someone independently derived a Kortunov-style logo from the new Google version. So there is a discussion among designers comparing the two logos: https://dribbble.com/shots/2224596-Google-redesigned-G-letter-mark-icon-revised https://dribbble.com/shots/2224596-Google-redesigned-G-lette... )
      - rangibaby 11y ago
        I'm pretty sure the Google one is off center like that on purpose. It's kind of hard to explain but perfectly centering things is a good way of making a boring design.

usaphp 11y ago

True, but looking at both logos, even the tiniest detail like squared corners and the overall shape looks suspiciously similar.

FatalLogic 11y ago
Kortunov's design is old, so other designers might have copied it, but look at these, anyway, because they all have similarities to Google's new icon, and they all predate it by years: http://freshtutorial.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Big-Google-Plus-Icon-575x402.png http://freshtutorial.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Big-Goog... http://takedesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/free-2.png http://takedesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/free-2.png http://designurge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/g__by_mauxwebmaster-d420wxx.jpg http://designurge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/g__by_mauxw... I think it's just a case of parallel evolution. Mix up a blend of influences like Google's existing primary color-based design, Microsoft's Windows Logo, Google Chrome logo, and some aesthetic sense, and you'll get a lot of logo designs that look similar. This article is interesting, but it has a terrible title and overly-confident conclusion, which is not supported by the evidence
- usaphp 11y ago
  I do agree about the terrible title.
  - FatalLogic 11y ago
    @HN/Dang: Could you change the title to something like "Google's new logo is surprisingly similar to one created by a prominent Russian designer in 2008"? (And, maybe this is interesting. Someone independently derived a Kortunov-style logo from the new Google version. So there is a discussion among designers comparing the two logos: https://dribbble.com/shots/2224596-Google-redesigned-G-letter-mark-icon-revised https://dribbble.com/shots/2224596-Google-redesigned-G-lette... )
    - rangibaby 11y ago
      I'm pretty sure the Google one is off center like that on purpose. It's kind of hard to explain but perfectly centering things is a good way of making a boring design.