IT giant Google celebrates its 12th birthday today. On 27th September 1998 the company tuned into a privately held Incorporation. Google is celebrating its birthday with this doodle.

The birthday doodle has a candle which represents the letter ‘L’ of the name Google. The artist Thiebaud’s painting was used with the permission of Visual Artists and Galleries Association (VAGA) New York. His works includes paintings of many cakes, most painted in the 1950s and 1960s.

From now I’ll be updating the doodle everyday as a mark of respect for the great giant.