Jul 04, 2011
4th of July 2011
This Doodle’s Key Themes
There are so many symbols that represent the United States that it's impossible to pick just one. So, instead for 2011's 4th of July Doodle, I roughly divided the logo into regions and illustrated a something iconic from that section of the country.
True story: I was once almost killed by an alligator in Mexico. US alligators and I are totally cool, but this gator didn't make the final version.
I was especially excited to feature favorite sights from a few of the places I've lived near to in the US, from San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge to New York's Statue of Liberty, with Chicago's Sears/Willis Tower in the middle. (I-80 and I go way back.)
Posted by Ryan Germick, Doodle Team Creative Lead
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