Google’s Dan Morrill unearths early Android mascots

January 4, 2013

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With the start of a new year, Google's Dan Morrill is doing what many people have been doing this week, the annual ritual of cleaning out stuff. In his case, he was cleaning out some old files on his server when he came across some artwork he created back in 2007. At the time, Android had not yet launched and Dan was doing developer relations work for Google. One day with some spare time, he decided to crank out some images for a slideshow he was working on for an internal developer launch. Depending on what you think, we were all blessed or cursed that Dan's work was supplanted by Irina Blok's bugdroid design.

Besides the discovery of what almost was in terms of the Android mascot, Dan shared in the comments to his Google+ post that robots were almost used as the naming scheme for Android releases. However, the team soon realized most of the recognizable robot names were trademarked, leading to the confectionary based convention we all know.

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source: Google+
via: Android Community

Jeff Causey Author

Raised in North Carolina, Jeff Causey is a licensed CPA in North Carolina. Jeff's past Android devices include an HTC EVO, a Samsung Note II, an LG G3, and a Motorola Moto X Pure Edition along with a Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1. He currently uses a Samsung Galaxy S8 and (very rarely) a Nexus 7 (2013). He is also using a Verizon-branded Motorola Moto Z Play Droid supplied by his job. Jeff used to have a pair of Google Glass and a Moto 360 Sport in his stable of gadgets. Unfortunately, his kids have all drunk the Apple Kool-Aid and have i-devices. Life at home often includes demonstrations of the superiority of his Android based devices. In his free time, Jeff is active an active runner usually training for his next marathon, owns a Mazda MX-5 Miata, and plays Dungeons & Dragons. Jeff has three grown kids and a golden retriever.

2 comments

JAN J*MOBILE E. HITE says:

January 4, 2013 at 7:41 PM

I would LOVE to SEE MORE of DAN MORRILL’s work on DISPLAY! And DAN can LOOK Me UP on GOOGLE+ also!

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PKM says:

January 4, 2013 at 4:52 PM

Wow, this looks like a high kids character

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