first Google Doodle artist

NCS Reuben Awards 2002 nominees page listing Ian David Marsden with Mark Fiore and Bill Hinds in the New Media category.

National Cartoonists Society New Media Award Nomination — Reuben Awards 2002

National Cartoonists Society New Media Award Nomination — Reuben Awards 2002 In 2002, I was nominated by the National Cartoonists Society for a Reuben Award in the New Media category. It was a particular moment in cartooning history: newspaper strips, editorial cartoons and magazine illustration were still central to the

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Google MentalPlex illustrations page showing correct and incorrect usage examples from the April Fool’s Day 2000 hoax

Google MentalPlex: the first Google Doodle project I created

Google MentalPlex: the first Google Doodle project I created Google MentalPlex went live on 1 April 2000 as an April Fool’s Day page on Google, inviting users to search not by typing, but by staring into a spiral and mentally projecting what they wanted to find. The original page is

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Google logo with kangaroo skiing, dancing, boxing, and surfing in playful poses.

Inside the Studio: My Work as the first Google Doodle Artist | Ian David Marsden

How I Became the First Google Doodle Artist For the full Ian David Marsden Google Doodles gallery, see: https://marsdenillustration.com/ian-david-marsden-google-doodles/ Before “Google Doodle” became a cultural staple, I had the unique opportunity to help shape its origins. In 2000, I was commissioned to create all the homepage illustrations for Google—making me

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