A Semiotic Analysis on Google Doodles: The Case of 29th of October Turkish Republic Day
Conference paper > Full Text · 2024
Authors: Şadiye Emet GÜREL, Azra Kardelen Nazlı
Cumhuriyet 11th International Conference on Social Sciences, Türkiye, Ankara, International, Verbal, Full Text, 2024-2024, pp 291-308
Summary
<p>Google Doodle -GDoodle- are temporary changes made to the Google logo by Google, a globally operating technology company, to celebrate special days and events or to raise awareness about any issue. GDoodle designs, which are shared with the public on the home page of the Google search engine, have attracted attention and been followed since 1998, when they were first published. Within the scope of this study, it is aimed to examine GDoogle designs within the framework of a semiotic analysis and on the example of 29 of of October Turkish Republic Day. Within the scope of the study designed with the qualitative research method, Republic Day themed GDoodle designs, which constitute the sample of the study, are examined with the semiotic analysis method and MAXQDA data analysis program was used to interpret the research data. The study is thought to be important in terms of analyzing GDoodle designs and analyzing the events related to the Turkish Republic Day, a national holiday celebrating the founding of the Republic of Turkiye, through a digital medium. According to the findings obtained in the study, it was seen that there were seven GDoodle designs with the theme of Turkish Republic Day, and the images of the waving Turkish flag and the blue sky were frequently used in these designs, which were arranged in a simple and plain manner.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> 29th of October Turkish Rebuplic Day, Google Doodle, Design, Logo, Semiotic Analysis.</p>