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Google has put Amal al-Atrash better known by her stage name Asmahan on its homepage today. It's google way of honouring and celebrating holidays anniversaries and the lives of famous artists pioneers and scientists.
Asmahan
Amal al-Atrash better known by her stage name Asmahan was one of the most acclaimed singers and actresses in Egypt during the 1930s and ‘40s. Known for her powerful voice versatility and commanding stage presence she earned great fame at a time when society often frowned upon women entertainers. Her success helped pave the way for the female performers who came after her.
Sophie Diao’s animated Doodle honors Asmahan paying tribute to her signature performing style and highlighting the intimate way she would look deeply into the camera and sing directly to her audience. Diao also captured Asmahan’s iconic glamorous look and used black and white coloring to simulate film grain from the time. If you look closely you may be able to tell what Asmahan is saying (hint it’s written on the homepage). Today for her 103rd birthday we remember Asmahan for her legendary voice and historic career.
Doodles are the fun surprising and sometimes spontaneous changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays anniversaries and the lives of famous artists pioneers and scientists.
How did the idea for doodles originate? Google tells:
In 1998 before the company was even incorporated the concept of the doodle was born when Google founders Larry and Sergey played with the corporate logo to indicate their attendance at the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert. They placed a stick figure drawing behind the 2nd "o" in the word Google and the revised logo was intended as a comical message to Google users that the founders were "out of office". While the first doodle was relatively simple the idea of decorating the company logo to celebrate notable events was born.
Two years later in 2000 Larry and Sergey asked current webmaster Dennis Hwang an intern at the time to produce a doodle for Bastille Day. It was so well received by our users that Dennis was appointed Google's chief doodler and doodles started showing up more and more regularly on the Google homepage. In the beginning the doodles mostly celebrated familiar holidays; nowadays they highlight a wide array of events and anniversaries from the Birthday of John James Audubon to the Ice Cream Sundae.
Over time the demand for doodles has risen in the US and internationally. Creating doodles is now the responsibility of a team of talented illlustrators (we call them doodlers) and engineers. For them creating doodles has become a group effort to enliven the Google homepage and bring smiles to the faces of Google users around the world.
How many doodles has Google done over the years?
The team has created over 2000 doodles for our homepages around the world.
Who chooses which doodles will be created and how do you decide which events will receive doodles?
A group of Googlers get together regularly to brainstorm and decide which events will be celebrated with a doodle. The ideas for the doodles come from numerous sources including Googlers and Google users. The doodle selection process aims to celebrate interesting events and anniversaries that reflect Google's personality and love of innovation.
Who designs the doodles?
There is a team of illustrators (we call them doodlers) and engineers behind each and every doodle you see.
How can Google users/the public submit ideas for doodles?
The doodle team is always excited to hear ideas from users – they can email with ideas for the next Google doodle. The team receives hundreds of requests every day.
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