Google’s Art & in Miniature
Have you ever wondered about Google’s iconic logo that changes when recognizing celebratory events and holidays? It can all be attributed to one man in particular but more importantly to technology, not surprising. Thomas Williams is the senior engineering director for Google and recent site manager of their new Venice Beach campus. While studying computer science at Villanova University he designed a software performance tool called “gnuplot” which produces graphs based on scientific data. This is still used by many universities, scientists and businesses today including Google. Williams states what he learned, “was, to find something that was really useful and make it really simple for anyone to use.” He…


