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Britta O'Boyle

HISTORICAL FACTS: Google maps gets another neat design update and we like it - The Untold Story

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Google has redesigned some of its iconic pins, with a rounder and shorter look implemented for categories.

The redesign was picked up by 9to5Google, which showed a before and after of the new icons.

Ever played a round in a pub quiz where you need to guess the name of the company based on pictures of their logos? If you haven't, you are missing out friends. It is much more satisfying than guessing the artist and title of a song based on the first few seconds of a beat. Some logos are just iconic, from the Nike tick and the Starbucks queen, to Google's 'G' and Apple's, well, Apple. 

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