Who designed the green Android robot logo?

Irina Blok designed the green Android robot logo.

Blok was a graphic designer working at Google when she and a small team created the Android brand identity in 2007. The brief called for a recognizable symbol for the new mobile operating system, and the result was a simple robot built from basic geometric shapes.

The robot was deliberately made approachable and easy to reproduce. Its two antennae, rounded head, and compact body gave it a distinctive silhouette, while the original green color became closely associated with Android. Blok has said the team drew inspiration from familiar restroom symbols and other universally understood signage.

People often credit Android's founders or later interface designers, including Andy Rubin or Matias Duarte, but those figures had different roles. Rubin helped lead Android's creation, while Duarte shaped later Android user experiences. Blok is specifically associated with the Android logo, which Google made available under a permissive Creative Commons license so developers and fans could adapt it.