We wish we'd never seen this Google logo design crime

Google Play logo
(Image credit: Google/Future owns)

We've seen plenty of logo crimes over the years, from confusingly busy designs to unfortunate resemblances. But perhaps the most infuriating issues are tiny nuances that spoil an otherwise spot-on design. And it seems not even the tech giants are immune to such transgressions.

The Google Play logo has been revealed to feature, at very (very) close inspection, an entirely misaligned centre, with the logo's four colours failing to meet at an individual point. The design was shared on Twitter and is now hurting the internet's collective eyes. One of the best logos of all time, this ain't. 

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Design Editor

Daniel John is Design Editor at Creative Bloq. He reports on the worlds of art, design, branding and lifestyle tech (which often translates to tech made by Apple). He joined in 2020 after working in copywriting and digital marketing with brands including ITV, NBC, Channel 4 and more.