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Should I make a FourSquare reference? I'm just amazed that the colours are a rotation of Google's Favicon... Red Green Blue Yellow. (Alright so it's orange, no

by Jabbles 14y ago

Should I make a FourSquare reference? I'm just amazed that the colours are a rotation of Google's Favicon... Red Green Blue Yellow. (Alright so it's orange, not red.) https://www.google.com/search?num=10&hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1600&bih=1088&q=google+icon&oq=google+icon&gs_l=img.3..0l10.1847.3183.0.3384.11.11.0.0.0.0.117.806.9j2.11.0...0.0...1ac.NvWvYh2x8Po https://www.google.com/search?num=10&hl=en&site=imgh... Is there any way to get a compressed google search URL that's not a redirect?

jgroome 14y ago
As far as I know, the only query string that really matters is "q". There's also "tbm", which seems to indicate the type of search to run. So: https://www.google.com/search?q=google+icon&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=google+icon&tbm=isch
K2h 14y ago
I was thinking logo may be more appropriate to FourSquare as well.
- vectorbunny 14y ago
  Square being the operative word.
Livven 14y ago
Um, ever seen the old Windows logo?
- toddmorey 14y ago
  Right, but the old Windows logo has a distinctive shape. Even in black and white, it's distinguishable. Now you could argue that it's just squares that have been warped with a wave and I'd agree with you. However, the important part here is that they've now simplified it further in the direction of even less unique. That makes a trademark even harder to defend. That doesn't mean the shape has to be complicated: I'd argue that Nike's swoosh is extremely simple yet has just enough going on to make it instantly recognizable. The old Windows logo was another decent example.
tptacek 14y ago
Those are the Windows colors. They predate Google.
- Jabbles 14y ago
  Oh. I wonder why Google chose those colours then? There was a rumour about their first server being made of various colours of lego bricks, but maybe someone put more thought into it...
  - tptacek 14y ago
    The full-saturation primary colors, plus green? Because they're obvious.
    - odajay 14y ago
      Aa
  - 27182818284 14y ago
    Lego colors: http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Sections/News_And_Analysis/__Story_Inserts/graphics/__TECHNOLOGY/_GOOGLE_ANNIVERSARY/3930-500-440.jpg http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Sections/News_And_Analysis/__St...
  - wgx 14y ago
    Because it was designed by Sergey Brin[0], not a pro designer. They even had a Yahoo-esque exclamation mark in the beginning. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_logo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_logo
bobsil1 14y ago
Both MS and Google colors come from children's blocks, to convey ease of use.

by Jabbles 14y ago

jgroome 14y ago

As far as I know, the only query string that really matters is "q". There's also "tbm", which seems to indicate the type of search to run. So: https://www.google.com/search?q=google+icon&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=google+icon&tbm=isch

K2h 14y ago

I was thinking logo may be more appropriate to FourSquare as well.

vectorbunny 14y ago
Square being the operative word.

Livven 14y ago

Um, ever seen the old Windows logo?

toddmorey 14y ago
Right, but the old Windows logo has a distinctive shape. Even in black and white, it's distinguishable. Now you could argue that it's just squares that have been warped with a wave and I'd agree with you. However, the important part here is that they've now simplified it further in the direction of even less unique. That makes a trademark even harder to defend. That doesn't mean the shape has to be complicated: I'd argue that Nike's swoosh is extremely simple yet has just enough going on to make it instantly recognizable. The old Windows logo was another decent example.

tptacek 14y ago

Those are the Windows colors. They predate Google.

Jabbles 14y ago
Oh. I wonder why Google chose those colours then? There was a rumour about their first server being made of various colours of lego bricks, but maybe someone put more thought into it...
- tptacek 14y ago
  The full-saturation primary colors, plus green? Because they're obvious.
  - odajay 14y ago
    Aa
- 27182818284 14y ago
  Lego colors: http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Sections/News_And_Analysis/__Story_Inserts/graphics/__TECHNOLOGY/_GOOGLE_ANNIVERSARY/3930-500-440.jpg http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Sections/News_And_Analysis/__St...
- wgx 14y ago
  Because it was designed by Sergey Brin[0], not a pro designer. They even had a Yahoo-esque exclamation mark in the beginning. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_logo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_logo

bobsil1 14y ago

Both MS and Google colors come from children's blocks, to convey ease of use.