Posted: Sun 1st Mar 2020

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!  – Google’s Doodle celebrates St David’s Day

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Sunday, Mar 1st, 2020

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Google`s iconic logo gets the annual St David`s Day makeover today marking the national celebration of the Welsh patron Saint. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The Google Doodle as it is known is the latest in a long line of designs celebrating St. David’s Day on the search engines website dating back to 2004. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Y Ddraig Goch stars in today’s Doodle by Google artist Matt Cruickshank and is the first GIF (animated image) to feature as the St Davids Day doodle. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The Doodle’s Welsh Dragon appears as a puppet in the animation with four people inside and is walking past crowds of people, as the dragon’s wings lift the word Google appears along the puppet’s body.   ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Here’s Matt’s early draft the dragon GIF:
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The doodle takes pride of place on the Google UK front-page until midnight tonight. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Here’s how Google has celebrated the previous St David’s days over the years. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

2019

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2018

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2017

St. David's Day 2017

2016

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St. David's Day 2016

2015

St. David's Day 2015

2014

 

St. David's Day 2014

2013

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

2009

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

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