Today Google Japan celebrates the birth of Natsume Soseki (9 February 1867 – 9 December 1916), the most esteemed writer from the Meiji Era. He was a scholar of English Literature and studied for several years in the United Kingdom before becoming a professor of literature at Tokyo Imperial University. Some of his most well known works were the novels Kokoro, Botchan, and I Am a Cat, which discuss the relationship between Japan and the Western Society. For 20 years between 1984 and 2004 he was featured on the 1000 yen note. The Google Logo does a great job of playing on the title of his book, “I Am a Cat,” but I feel that the smooth Google letters create too much contrast against what appear to be hand illustrated figures. But I love the use of the paw prints.
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