Google honors Akira Yoshizawa’s 101st birth anniversary with doodleMarch 14, 2012 - 11:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Google on March 14 welcomed its visitor with an origami-themed doodle on the homepage to mark the 101st birth anniversary of Akira Yoshizawa. The search engine giant dedicated the doodle to pay tribute to the Japanese-born Yoshizawa, with letters in the doodle turned into paper butterflies representing the art form, made popular by Yoshizawa. The doodle was created with the help of Robert J. Lang, who is one of the foremost origami artists in the world, The International Business Times reports. Akira Yoshizawa was born in March 1911 to the family of a farmer. He is credited with turning origami from a children's past time to a living art. As a teenager, he started working in a factory that made machine tools. After few years, when Yoshizawa was promoted as technical draftsman, he was asked to teach geometry to his junior employees. Yoshizawa used his paper folding technique to teach juniors. In 1930s, Yoshizawa left the factory and started pursuing his art form for more than two decades. Later in 1952, he was given an origami assignment to fold the 12 signs of the Japanese zodiac for a Japanese magazine. The assignment got reputation for Yoshizawa and made him a popular international figure. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. |