A “doodle” is a name given to any logo that Google displays on their site during commemorative events and special dates. It has become commonplace recently. Now it’s no surprise that a website was created to enlighten people and put together an archive of different doodles made by Google. The site is called Doodle Source and what it does is collect doodles all over the world to show you the doodle recently displayed on a Google page.

Significance of a Doodle
A doodle pertains to some sort of a sketch or drawing that may be an abstract shape but represents a concrete meaning. Stereotype examples of these doodling are found in the margins of school books and notebooks when students are daydreaming in class. Some of them are also produced during long conversations on the phone if there is paper and pen available.

Popular doodles include cartoon versions of famous people or characters, fictional beings, geometric shapes, landscapes, banners, textures, or animations. According to a published study by Applied Cognitive Psychology, a doodle or the act of doodling actually helps improve a person’s memory. This study was done at University of Plymouth School of Psychology by Professor Jackie Andrade.

Recent Google Doodles
The doodles of Google have been making headlines again. The company attracted attention to its doodles when it started showing relevant and current information about a country through its unique logo drawings. Some of the recent ones include the promotion of the Olympics in Brazil for 2016; the commemoration of Mahatma Gandhi, the famous spiritual and political leader in India; fireworks in China; Children’s Day in Singapore; and a tribute to Confucius who was a social philosopher deeply influencing China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam.

DoodleSource.com gathers all Google doodles worldwide the moment these doodles appear. Their archive started on August 30, 2009 but they promise to expand it starting from 1999. You can follow them easily through Twitter or RSS feed to keep you updated on the latest doodle in a specific place and date.

The doodles of Google are entertaining to the eyes but it can also be educational as well. You can learn about the history, art, or culture of the country if you check out the different doodles that appeared for them throughout the years. Fortunately, the database of Doodlesource.com also has a ranking by country depending on the number of doodles shown there. You may want to check out the website soon.