Mary Blair's 100th Birthday

Today, Google pays tribute to Mary Blair on the 100th anniversary of her birth with a doodle on their homepage.

Art Clokey's 90th Birthday

Today on Google's homepage features a toy block with the letter 'G' and some clay balls. Apparently, today is Art Clokey's birthday and since he was a prominent figure in stop motion clay animation, thus the clay balls.

If you click on one of the clay balls, you will start an animation of that clay ball. The following is a shot taken after clicking on all of them in quick succession.

Rest in Peace, Steve Jobs...

Today, on the homepage of Google, there's no flashy pictures, no fancy flash animation. All there is are these few simple words and a link to Apple's homepage.

Steve Jobs, 1955 - 2011

Following the link to Apple, you will find these:

Today, we mark the loss of a great talent. One who changed the world...
My condolences to his family and friends. Be strong.