Kortunov&#x27;s design is old, so other designers might have copied it, but look at these, anyway, because they all have similarities to Google&#x27;s new icon, and they all predate it by years:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;freshtutorial.com&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2011&#x2F;09&#x2F;Big-Google-Plus-Icon-575x402.png" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;freshtutorial.com&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2011&#x2F;09&#x2F;Big-Goog...</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;takedesigns.com&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2013&#x2F;02&#x2F;free-2.png" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;takedesigns.com&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2013&#x2F;02&#x2F;free-2.png</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;designurge.com&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2013&#x2F;09&#x2F;g__by_mauxwebmaster-d420wxx.jpg" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;designurge.com&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2013&#x2F;09&#x2F;g__by_mauxw...</a><p>I think it&#x27;s just a case of parallel evolution. Mix up a blend of influences like Google&#x27;s existing primary color-based design, Microsoft&#x27;s Windows Logo, Google Chrome logo, and some aesthetic sense, and you&#x27;ll get a lot of logo designs that look similar.<p>This article is interesting, but it has a terrible title and overly-confident conclusion, which is not supported by the evidence