--- title: Eiko Ishioka: Google Doodle Celebrates Japanese Designer description: Google is honoring the award-winning work of Ishioka, who would've turned 79 on Wednesday, with a special Doodle. canonical: https://time.com/4854258/google-doodle-eiko-ishioka-japanese-designer/ author: Kevin Lui article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-12T06:07:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:30.105Z og:title: Google Doodle Celebrates the Work of Designer Eiko Ishioka og:description: She "pushed through boundaries both socially and artistically," Google says. og:url: https://time.com/4854258/google-doodle-eiko-ishioka-japanese-designer/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt88b70b126e1b773d/6988d54bbc6cfcdea03e2326/screen-shot-2017-07-12-at-9-24-43-am.png?branch=production&width=836&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 836 og:image:height: 470 og:image:alt: Google Doodle Eiko Ishioka og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Google Doodle Celebrates the Work of Designer Eiko Ishioka twitter:description: She "pushed through boundaries both socially and artistically," Google says. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt88b70b126e1b773d/6988d54bbc6cfcdea03e2326/screen-shot-2017-07-12-at-9-24-43-am.png?branch=production&width=836&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # A New Google Doodle Celebrates the Work of Japanese Designer Eiko Ishioka ## Video: How Google Makes its Doodles [Watch (HLS stream): How Google Makes its Doodles](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/upF0qp1E.m3u8) (3:23)  _Published 2018-07-07. Our videographer went to the Googleplex in Mountain View, California to meet some of the designers and coders who create the special, clever variations on the Google.com logo known as_ by [Kevin Lui](https://time.com/author/kevin-lui/) ## Kevin Lui Jul 12, 2017 6:07 AM UTC  Google by [Kevin Lui](https://time.com/author/kevin-lui/) ## Kevin Lui Jul 12, 2017 6:07 AM UTC Japanese designer Eiko Ishioka, whose work across different mediums won multiple accolades, is the subject of Google’s special Doodle on Wednesday, which would’ve been her 79th birthday. Ishioka was a pioneer in the design industry, [according to Google](https://www.google.com/doodles/eiko-ishiokas-79th-birthday). Born and raised in Tokyo, she started a career in graphic design scene at a time when few women were on the scene, but “pushed through boundaries both socially and artistically.” Already on display in her early print ads, the boldness and surrealism that were the hallmarks of Ishioka’s work would go on to gain international acclaim. Besides her Oscar in 1993 (for costume design on _Bram Stoker’s Dracula_), she won recognition at the Grammys for her award-winning cover of _Tutu_, the 1986 Miles Davis album. Her set and costume design for the Broadway play _M. Butterfly_ would also earned her Tony nominations in both categories. Wednesday’s Doodle features several costumes Ishioka designed the 2006 movie _The Fall_, directed by Tarsem Singh, with whom Ishioka worked closely throughout her life. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4854258/google-doodle-eiko-ishioka-japanese-designer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4854258/google-doodle-eiko-ishioka-japanese-designer/"},"headline":"A New Google Doodle Celebrates the Work of Japanese Designer Eiko Ishioka","datePublished":"2017-07-12T06:07:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:47:30.105Z","description":"She \"pushed through boundaries both socially and artistically,\" Google says","url":"https://time.com/4854258/google-doodle-eiko-ishioka-japanese-designer/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Internet","Japan","Google Doodle","Design","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt88b70b126e1b773d/6988d54bbc6cfcdea03e2326/screen-shot-2017-07-12-at-9-24-43-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kevin Lui","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/kevin-lui/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt88b70b126e1b773d/6988d54bbc6cfcdea03e2326/screen-shot-2017-07-12-at-9-24-43-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Google Doodle Eiko Ishioka","caption":"","creditText":"Google","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4854258/google-doodle-eiko-ishioka-japanese-designer/","name":"A New Google Doodle Celebrates the Work of Japanese Designer Eiko Ishioka"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"How Google Makes its Doodles","description":"Our videographer went to the Googleplex in Mountain View, California to meet some of the designers and coders who create the special, clever variations on the Google.com logo known as","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/upF0qp1E/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2018-07-07T16:09:57.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/upF0qp1E.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4854258/google-doodle-eiko-ishioka-japanese-designer/","duration":"PT3M23S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4854258/google-doodle-eiko-ishioka-japanese-designer/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```