In case you have not Googled anything today, here is the coolest Mandela Google Doodle to honour the legendary leader and beloved revolutionary.  It is awesome…

Google is celebrating the anniversary of Mandela’s birth with an interactive Doodle. Starting with an illustration of the former leader, visitors to the site can click through a number of his most well-known quotes, coupled with illustrations depicting stages of his ‘Long Walk to Freedom’.

Google Doodler Katy Wu said she at first thought she would have to make a very serious, sombre kind of Doodle about such an important figure. However, as she learnt more about Mandela, Wu says she started to understand that he was a man with a lot of character, a realisation that gave her fresh ideas for the tribute. On the choice to incorporate his quotes, she says: “Something that stood out to me about Nelson Mandela was his eloquent way with words.  I thought his words gave a great insight into the kind of man he was, so I wanted to focus the creative direction of the doodle on his quotes against a backdrop of the history of South Africa.”

This is not just your average Doodle, it takes you through a journey of his life. Worth a look, check it out today! If Google can take the time out of their busy schedules to honour Tata, so can you! DO IT!

More on the Doodle at The Independent