Irina Blok was a designer at Google who gets
little recognition for her former team's now-
famous creation: the green Android robot logo.
She told The New York Times how it was
created.
Three years ago, Google told Blok to create a
symbol for the company's mobile devices that
would resonate with people. Google wanted it
to include a robot.
Blok's inspiration came from a interesting,
clever place: bathroom doors. The outlines of
men and women have become universally
recognized, so she mimicked the design for
Android.
She ended up with a simple green figure with
antennas on top. Her team decided to open
source the logo, so others could dress up the
green creation any way they wanted.
Here's a reminder of what male and female
bathroom signs look like:
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