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Google 1407

Dennis G. Jerz / 3 Oct 2007

Philipp Lenssen and I had a bit of fun imagining what an early, early draft of the Google home page might have looked like.

3 Oct 2007 in Aesthetics, Cyberculture, Design, History, Language, Media, Technology, Usability.

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15 thoughts on “Google 1407”

  1. Dennis G. Jerz Cuprohastes says:
    4 Oct 2007 at 2:43 am

    Dear Sir, Madam, or other as appropriate,
    I noted with some distress that you used “Ye Post” and “Ye Webb” in your clever, but small mock-up of That Which Shall Be Used For Searches.
    Since it’s a pet peeve, I thought I’d take the time out from my busy schedule to chew your ankles lightly but firmly over this matter: It’s not ye, it’s ðe!
    Use an Eth, Dammit! ð for the win! ðe Olde Webb II.0 needs more ð!
    Youres insincerely,
    Cuprohastes.

    Reply
  2. Dennis G. Jerz seekXL says:
    4 Oct 2007 at 5:50 am

    Hi Dennis,
    i hope it’s okay that i use your picture at my blog. if not, send me a short message and i remove it.
    greetings from Germany
    seekXL
    PS: Cool Pic !

    Reply
  3. Dennis G. Jerz Dennis G. Jerz says:
    4 Oct 2007 at 8:15 am

    Cuprohastes, I congratulate you on figuring out how to type an eth, which isn’t on my keyboard. You’re right, of course, but I hope nobody took this seriously. What I typed as “ye” really means “the,” and the y is an old way of typographically representing the eth. We do have better options now, as you have shown.
    Seekxl, you are welcome to use the image.

    Reply
  4. Dennis G. Jerz Doc says:
    11 Oct 2007 at 8:42 pm

    Cuprohastes is partly correct, but instead of an ð (eth) the letter should be a þ (thorn).
    When hand-written, a thorn looks a lot like a lower case y – which is where the y in “Ye Olde” comes from. It’s also why the letter y was usually made with a dot over it in medieval manuscripts.

    Reply
  5. Dennis G. Jerz Dennis G. Jerz says:
    11 Oct 2007 at 11:08 pm

    It’s been a long time since I took History of the English Language, so thanks for the clarification, Doc. So the typed y emulates a manuscript thorn? That sounds right.

    Reply
  6. Dennis G. Jerz Dummocrats.com says:
    20 Dec 2007 at 10:47 am

    Google 1407

    Google 1407

    Reply
  7. Dennis G. Jerz Mallorca Webdesign says:
    8 Mar 2008 at 4:15 am

    Hey Webmaster Dennis

    I hope it is OK when I use the Picture for my University

    Blog
    in Germany.

    Thanks a lot, Nice Side !

    Reply
  8. Dennis G. Jerz Dennis G. Jerz says:
    8 Mar 2008 at 3:43 pm

    Go ahead. Phillip actually came up with the artwork,so you should cite his blog. http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2007-10-03-n60.html

    Reply
  9. Dennis G. Jerz lynette tang says:
    10 Mar 2008 at 7:37 am

    Hey Dennis,
    it’s really interesting.
    thank you for sharing .

    Reply
  10. Dennis G. Jerz Mr. ADSL says:
    15 Mar 2008 at 8:32 pm

    Offcourse this is fun stuff :) but I am looking for real screenshots of Google through the years for my thesis research.
    Many thanks for anyone who could help me further,
    Nico

    Reply
  11. Dennis G. Jerz Dennis G. Jerz says:
    15 Mar 2008 at 8:38 pm

    Try the Wayback Machine at the Internet Archive.

    Reply
  12. Dennis G. Jerz behzad bayati says:
    28 May 2008 at 8:41 am

    This is great.
    I am writing a book about websites. Can I have your permission to use this amazing 1407 google in the book. I will of course give full credits to you.
    If you agree I would like you to email me directly with the image and allow me to reply so that it would act as our agreement about the usage and credits.
    Thanks.

    Reply
  13. Dennis G. Jerz Dennis G. Jerz says:
    28 May 2008 at 12:08 pm

    I’m perfectly happy with you using this, but Philipp Lenssen did the graphics, so you should contact him directly.

    Reply
  14. Dennis G. Jerz nuri says:
    6 Jun 2008 at 7:01 pm

    Hey Dennis,
    it’s really interesting.
    thank you for sharing .

    Reply
  15. Dennis G. Jerz Webb says:
    9 Jul 2008 at 11:15 pm

    Haha, that design would have been nice. ;)

    Reply

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