How do I see a large version of Google's logos for special days?

April 29, 2011 8:35 AM

How do I see a large version of Google's reworked logo they make to commemorate special days? For instance, today Google has a little image of the Royal Wedding in place of "Google" in the upper left corner of their search page. I used to be able to go to the main Google page and the image would be nice and big, but now it defaults to my iGoogle page and the image is still tiny....
posted by bumpcat to Computers & Internet (7 answers total)

Just sign out and then go to google.com
posted by wongcorgi at 8:37 AM on April 29, 2011

Yeah, just log out. This is what I get on google.co.uk while logged out of iGoogle:

http://www.google.co.uk/logos/2011/royalwedding11-hp.png

Here's an archive of logos.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 8:39 AM on April 29, 2011 [1 favorite]

Here
posted by motorcycles are jets at 8:39 AM on April 29, 2011

Also, if you're in iGoogle, click on the gear icon in the top right corner, then click on "Classic Home".
posted by epersonae at 8:41 AM on April 29, 2011

No need to sign out, just click the gear-shaped options menu in the top right corner and select "Classic Home"
posted by brainmouse at 8:41 AM on April 29, 2011

In general, if you want to see any page as it would normally appear but without logging out, just go to Tools > Start Private Browsing on Firefox. Once done, go to the same menu and end private browsing and Firefox will return you back to the same tabs.


I admit. Every once in a while I do this so I can see the mefi blue.
/professsional backgroundist

posted by special-k at 8:45 AM on April 29, 2011

Response by poster: Thanks, everyone. Now I'm happy!
posted by bumpcat at 8:47 AM on April 29, 2011