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If you’re a fan of Google, you might have noticed that the search engine sometimes features creative and playful variations of its logo on special occasions, such as holidays, birthdays, or events. These variations are called Google Doodles, and they have become a beloved and iconic part of Google’s brand and culture. But did you know who created the first Google doodle, and how it happened?
Mentalplex Technology Google Doodles by Ian David Marsden
According to a fascinating article in The Wall Street Journal, the story of the first Google doodle involves a lucky coincidence, a talented illustrator, and a creative marketer. It all started in 1998, when two Stanford University students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, founded Google as a search engine for the internet. They initially used a simple logo featuring the word “Google” in colorful letters, but they soon realized they could use the logo as a canvas for fun and quirky designs that would celebrate and educate users about various topics.
Enter Susan Wojcicki, a young marketing manager who worked for Google in its early days (and who is now CEO of YouTube by the way). As the story goes, Wojcicki was looking for ways to promote Google and attract more users. She had the idea of commissioning an illustrator to create special logos for events. Wojcicki asked her colleagues if they knew any good illustrators, and one of them recommended Ian David Marsden, a cartoonist and illustrator, 32 at the time and father of two infant daughters, who had worked for Coca Cola and other clients and was making a name for himself with fun web graphics and animations during the amazing days of the first web bubble.
Wojcicki contacted Marsden to create some animated GIFs for an april fools joke about “Mentalplex Technology” – a new Google feature where you could just think about what you wanted to look for. Marsden was delighted and sent his designs to Wojcicki, who loved them. She showed it to Page and Brin, who also loved it. The logo was published on april fools day 2000, and became the first Google doodle.
Marsden’s design was a hit, and soon Wojcicki asked him to create more doodles for other occasions, such as Halloween and Thanksgiving. Marsden, who lived in Santa Monica, CA, drew the doodles on paper and scanned them into his dual-processor G3 Mac where he were digitally colorized them and emailed them to Wojcicki, who approved them and uploaded them to the Google site. Marsden worked closely with Wojcicki to refine each Doodle. He became known as the “doodler-in-chief” and drew all the Google doodles for over a year, until the company hired more illustrators and established a doodle team.
Most noticeable was probably the series of Google Doodles for the summer olympics in Sydney featuring a fun kangaroo character (the kangaroodle).
Marsden was studying animation at AET Academy of Entertainment and Technology, Santa Monica College at the time. He was hesitant to leave Santa Monica for Silicon Valley because he was also interested in breaking into the magazine cartoon world, animation for TV, and the budding web animation markets.
It’s hard to believe that back then, nobody could have known that Google would become the all-encompassing global mega-success that it is now. It didn’t seem like something to bet your entire future on. (Remember “Ask Jeeves”?) Yet the first Google doodles, created by Marsden, marked the beginning of a new era in the search engine giant’s evolution.
Today, Google doodles have become a beloved part of Google’s brand identity and have celebrated everything from holidays to historic events and individuals. It’s hard to imagine Google without them.
But it all started with a chance encounter between a marketing manager and a talented illustrator. Who knows where the next wave of innovation will come from? One thing is for sure: it’s always worth keeping an eye out for creative talent in unexpected places.
Today, Google doodles are created by a team of artists and engineers, and they continue to amaze and delight millions of people around the world. But the story of Ian David Marsden and his serendipitous encounter with Susan Wojcicki remains a testament to the power of creativity, collaboration, and innovation that fueled Google’s early days.
Als regelmäßiger Illustrator für die renommierte Schweizer Zeitung NZZ am Sonntag hatte ich kürzlich die Gelegenheit, eine Illustration zu einem Artikel mit dem Titel “Du sollst nicht rasen” zu zeichnen. In der Illustration ist ein Mann zu sehen, der Auto fährt, während ein Roboter im Retro-Stil auf dem Rücksitz sitzt und akribisch jede Bewegung aufzeichnet. Der Stil der Illustration ist hell, sauber und einladend, um den Artikel zu unterstreichen.
Ich finde es immer spannend, meine kreativen Fähigkeiten auf die Herausforderungen der journalistischen Welt anzuwenden und eine visuelle Interpretation eines Textes zu schaffen. Ich bin stolz darauf, Teil des Teams von NZZ am Sonntag zu sein und freue mich darauf, in Zukunft weitere Artikel zu illustrieren.
Introducing the Newest Addition to the RITZENHOFF Design Collection: Coffee Love Cappuccino Cups and Saucers by Ian Marsden
If you’re a coffee lover, you’ll know that starting your day with a great cup of coffee can make all the difference. And now, thanks to RITZENHOFF and designer Ian Marsden, you can enjoy your morning brew in style with the new Coffee Love Cappuccino Cups and Saucers.
RITZENHOFF Coffee Love Man Cup by Marsden
RITZENHOFF is a German company that produces high-quality, designer glassware and homeware, and Ian Marsden is a globetrotting Swiss illustrator and graphic designer with over 30 years of experience. His work has been featured in international publications and advertising campaigns, and he has worked with top brands such as Coca-Cola, Google and Daimler-Benz.
The Coffee Love Cappuccino Cups and Saucers are the latest addition to the RITZENHOFF Design Collection, and they feature Marsden’s playful and energetic illustrations of a man and a woman coffee lover. The cups are adorned with the slogan “Strong Coffee,” which perfectly captures the spirit of the collection.
RITZENHOFF Coffee Love Woman Cup by Marsden
These cups are not only functional but also stylish, with a unique design that is sure to impress your guests. The saucers are also decorated with a matching illustration, making for a cohesive and eye-catching set.
As a coffee lover and illustrator, Marsden understands the importance of starting your day with a great cup of coffee. These Coffee Love Cappuccino Cups and Saucers are the perfect way to do just that. They make a great addition to any coffee lover’s collection or a thoughtful gift for a fellow coffee enthusiast.
So, whether you’re a morning person or not, the Coffee Love Cappuccino Cups and Saucers by Ian Marsden are sure to put a smile on your face and give you the energy you need to tackle the day ahead.
Interview avec illustrateur et dessinateur Ian David Marsden sur le blog Stampaprint
Stampaprint.fr, vedette du secteur de l’impression en ligne, vous introduit aujourd’hui dans le monde de l’art graphique et de la satire. Ce sont les pierres angulaires de la carrière de Ian David Marsden, dessinateur américain désormais installé en France. Une carrière qui l’a amené dans la Silicon Valley, chez Google, avant que celle-ci ne devienne aussi célèbre, où, étonnament, il n’est pas resté. On lui a demandé pourquoi – son amour pour la France pourrait être une explication possible? Découvrez-le, en lisant son interview.
Parmi ses projets actuels, une BD, des dessins animés pour le web et pour la télé, l’illustration de livres pour enfants… En ce mois de février, une collection de tasses à cappuccino, avec ses dessins, va sortir chez Ritzenhoff. Si vous voulez personnaliser vos tasses aussi mais que vous n’avez malheureusement pas le même talent pour le dessin que Ian David Marsden (on est nombreux, pas de panique!), Stampaprint.fr vient à votre secours avec sa gamme de produits.
Voici ce qu’il a répondu à nos questions.
Exciting News and Updates from Illustrator Ian David Marsden
I am a freelance illustrator, designer, cartoonist and I also produce and animate whiteboard and explainer videos.
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I hope you enjoy these latest updates including some exiting news about my graphic novel project, new clients, new YouTube drawing video tutorial and more.
Dear visitor to my blog,
2016 started off in a very active, busy and fun way for me.
Publishing
Some very exciting news for me personally, is that a graphic novel project I have been developing has been accepted and is now being represented by a New York literary agency. I look forward to telling you more about this very soon. Below is a little teaser sample:
Object Design / Licensing
RITZENHOFF
will be unveiling two new cappuccino cups with saucers, which I designed, at the Ambiente trade show in Frankfurt (12th to16th February 2016).
Ambiente is the world’s most important consumer goods trade fair, which boasts a globally unrivalled range of products in the Dining, Giving and Living areas.
The cups will be available in retail stores world-wide and also in the Ritzenhoff online shop here: LINK
New Projects
I regularly consult as an artist and designer on projects where I am bound to contractual discretion. This means that I am not at liberty to display or reference my work in my portfolio, blog or newsletter even for self-promotional purposes. Nevertheless, without divulging any further information or details, I am thrilled to have worked on projects for the following new clients.
Logos
Mensa
, the international High IQ Society has awarded their 2017 International Board of Director’s meeting (IBD) to the town of Nice, France. Out of a selection of proposed graphic solutions, I am delighted that my design was chosen as the official logo and CI for the event. (Logo horizontal landscape version below)
Design for the new logo for WO magnetic water purification devices.
Character Design
One of the departments of the University of Bern in Switzerland commissioned me a while ago, to design a series of likeable bear characters that should also be appealing to children. I added some new bears to the ever-growing family in January.
Another fun character design project I have been involved in for a few years is this one for the company Si. I was originally tasked to take their existing “Pfiffikus” mascot and give him a more dynamic and modern appearance, all the while retaining his work clothes and color scheme.
Over the years, several poses and applications of the character have been created. All versions are created as fully-scalable 100% vector artwork in Adobe Illustrator.
Labels / Packaging
I am currently designing a series of labels for exclusive, high quality oils and vinegars.
Leisure Projects
In-between projects or just to take a break (yes, I take breaks 😀), I like to relax doodling in my sketchbooks or on loose scraps of paper around my studio (or tablecloths or whatever I can get my hands on). Some of these scribbles end up on my Facebook and other social media. (Another favorite source of distraction) Links at the bottom of this e-mail. in case you feel like joining me.
Here is another personal, non-commissioned art project. A modern interpretation of a moon symbol. (digital print on canvas 80 cm x 60 cm)
Printed media
I recently received a package with my copies of the printed Digades Dfreeeze app brochure featuring a multi-page comic I drew. I am very pleased with the result. You can read the whole booklet here: LINK
I designed and implemented several catalogs and price lists for my very good customer Sanafort, a producer of high quality vital mushrooms, teas and health supplements. http://www.sanafort.ch
Video / YouTube
My latest video on my YouTube channel is of me drawing the little bird for the header of this newsletter. I hope you enjoy it. LINK
Well, that’s all for now. I hope one or the other item might have been of interest.
Son coup de crayon a été remarqué par des publicitaires. Illustrateur, dessinateur et désigner, Ian David Marsden donne libre cours à son imagination selon les supports avec lesquels il travaille. Il met en image une histoire, un message, des caricatures et s’exprime ainsi avec talent, avec finesse et originalité.
Passionné par toutes les créations graphiques, avec peut-être un penchant pour les BD, son coup de crayon a été remarqué par de nombreux publicitaires. Ainsi, il a réalisé une BD publicitaire pour Digades/Dfreeze. Cette enseigne est leader du marché des télécommandes pour le chauffage automobile. Logo, étiquettes, objets… Il a également créé le logo de la marque Pastrelmi. Ce logo lui a été confié par son ami Helmi Sigg, un acteur humoriste écrivain suisse, qui a imaginé un délicieux pastrami made in Suisse. Le pastrami est une recette inspirée de la cuisine roumaine. Dans son village, Ian s’est lié d’amitié avec Olivier Panchau, vigneron au domaine de Cammaous. Après de nombreuses années dans la viticulture qui lui ont forgé une solide expérience, Olivier a souhaité voler de ses propres ailes. Ian est intervenu dans l’illustration de son dépliant publicitaire, dans la création de certaines affiches et la décoration d’un verre de vin. “Actuellement, je suis en discussion avec plusieurs établissements viticoles pour la création des étiquettes de vin en édition limitée, personnalisée, avec mes dessins à l’attention des amateurs et collectionneurs. ” Il crée également des objets utilitaires rigolos, comme des gobelets, des assiettes, des cadres. Site : marsdenillustration.com.
Parutions de presse qui soulignent a la fois mon environnement local dans le village de Vacquières (Hérault 34) et mon activité artistique. Ian David Marsden, illustrator, dessinateur, designer.
I would like to give you a short update on the fun and exciting projects of the last few months.
NEW CLIENTS
A big thank you and welcome to new clients:¦
Zum Goldenen Hirschen Advertising agency
(Munich, Hamburg and Berlin – Germany) LINK
Rock Brasiliano
Communications and Corporate Creativity LINK
Coley Solutions Smarter Performance Solutions
We Develop Award Winning Training & Performance Solutions that Empower your Workforce.
(USA) LINK
A SELECTION OF RECENT PROJECTS
HENKEL
I created a series of illustrations for sanitary cleaning products for HENKEL.
The artwork needed to be visually self-explanatory without words or language.
This project was a collaboration with Rock Brasiliano
through German Illustration Agency, Die Kleinert LINK
The University of Zurich required an illustration to be printed on coffee mugs for a research team, with recognizable caricatures of the team members based on photographs.
I have the great pleasure of creating illustrations for a series of whiteboard scribing explainer videos for the U.S. Government written and produced by Coley Solutions.
This is a long-term, ongoing project to create a library of training videos and I am delighted to be part of this collaboration.
I am very experienced in the production of Whiteboard Scribing videos.
I can produce such videos for you from A to Z in various languages. Examples of my video productions can be found on my home page.
I hope you enjoyed this little update and if you would like to talk to me about any of your projects please call me at + 33 6 42 49 82 11 or e-mail me at ian@marsdenillustration.com
J’ai récemment créé un dessin spécial représentant un taureau portant un chapeau de paille et tenant un verre de pastis. Ce dessin est destiné aux Comités des fêtes et Fêtes votives qui peuvent l’utiliser librement sans licence ni droit d’auteur pour leurs affiches, t-shirts, logos et tout autre support de communication.
Le dessin est en noir et blanc, avec une haute résolution de 300 dpi et au format JPEG RGB. Il comporte également une croix camarguaise qui ajoute une touche d’authenticité. Cette image est un cadeau que j’ai créé pour ces comités.
Toute utilisation non commerciale de ce dessin de taureau est autorisée. Je vous donne donc la permission de l’utiliser pour vos affiches, t-shirts, flyers, bannières ou pour votre comité. N’hésitez pas à partager ce dessin avec votre communauté.
Si vous souhaitez un logo personnalisé, un personnage ou une illustration d’affiche, je serais ravi de vous aider moyennant des frais forfaitaires. Mes créations sont modernes, uniques et de haute qualité. Contactez-moi dès aujourd’hui pour discuter de vos projets.
Yan David Marsden fait parler de lui
Le Dessinateur Yan David Marsden s’illustre encore
Il fait feu de tout bois… avec ses crayons et son imagination.
Yan David Marsden a élargi son champ de compétence culturelle et artistique avec le savoir faire que nous lui connaissons. Illustrateur et dessinateur de talent, il a été tout dernièrement sollicité pour réaliser le logo de la manifestation « Les héritières de Bacchus ». Un événement mis en place par Laurent Lafont qui se déroulera à Claret le samedi 25 avril et qui mettra à l’honneur des vigneronnes de plusieurs région de France , donc trois de la région du Pic Saint-Loup. Actuellement l’on peut voir ce logo sur un vélo-taxi qui sillonne la place de la Comédie.
Yan a également illustré un livre pour enfants (tout petits); un livre de John Townsend qui relate une bien jolie et tendre histoire : dans un bus, un vieux monsieur trouve un œuf très gros ; un œuf couvert de tâches vertes .Il le prend chez lui et le dorlote avec la complicité de son chat. Yan illustre avec bonheur les différentes étapes de cette aventure notamment l’éclosion de cet œuf Et surprise c’est un dragon tout vert qui casse la coquille et pointe sa jolie frimousse .
Actuellement notre Vacquiérois réalise une série de dessins destinés à des tee shirts pour John Morrison un lutteur américain professionnel. Il s’est également distingué dans l’illustration du dessin animé Cick and Collect de Montpellier que l’on peut voir sur internet. D’autre part il a été remarqué par l’entreprise Wacom « Manufacture des écrans interactifs » qui le présente comme un artiste vedette .Malgré cette notoriété grandissante notre artiste reste simple et d’une extrême gentillesse.
As a creative professional, it’s essential to maintain an updated and visually appealing online portfolio. Recently, I had the chance to give my Behance profile a much-needed update. Behance is an online platform that allows creatives to showcase their work and connect with others in their field.
My Behance Illustrator Portfolio features a wide variety of my best illustrations, cartoons, logos, and animations, all arranged in a visually pleasing manner. Each project includes a brief description, outlining my inspiration, the tools I used, and the techniques involved. I also make sure to keep my portfolio up-to-date with my latest projects, so you can see my most recent work.
One of the great things about Behance is the ability to connect with other creatives and receive feedback on your work. I am always open to collaboration, and I welcome comments and critiques on my portfolio.
If you’re also on Behance, please stop by and take a look at my updated portfolio. You can find it under my name, Ian David Marsden. Let’s connect and share our creative ideas!
Ces derniers mois jai eu le plaisir de faire des illustrations pour plusieurs projets très intéressants et d’accueillir de nombreux nouveaux clients.
Parmi eux la maison d’édition Ransom, KHW et Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.
Permettez moi de vous présenter quelques aperçus:
ACTUELLEMENT SUR MA TABLE DE DESSIN
Une série de dessins pour des tee shirt pour Johnny Mundo alias John Morrison, lutteur Américain professionnel de la WWE.
Vous trouverez ci dessous la première de trois esquisses prévues. Elles devraient être finalisées le mois prochain.
Scénario et Illustration
Pour Powerpoint et bande dessines imprimes pour support commercial.
Client: Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.LIEN Business Illustration
AFFICHES ET POSTERS
J’etais invité par Cyril Schicker pour dessiner l’illustration et l’affiche pour l’annonce d’une soirée avec Dirk Bernemann au Cabaret Voltaire; Maison Dada a Zurich:
J’ ai fait l’objet de quelques parutions de presse, internationale et locale, qui soulignent à la fois mon environnement local dans le village de Vacquières (Hérault 34) et mon activité artistique.
Celebrate International Hugging Day on January 21st with this adorable cartoon of two cuddly fuzzy animals sharing a warm embrace. Share the love and spread the joy with this cute illustration perfect for social media and messaging apps.
(Click on drawing for bigger version – Feel free to share!)
Interview with Illustrator Ian David Marsden in French Entrée Magazine Issue 108 , Jan/Feb 2015
Sylvia Davis from FrenchEntrée speaks with Ian David Marsden about living and working in the little wine village of Vacquières, in the Hérault region of the Languedoc-Roussillon. France.
