Customizing your Google branding allows your organization to display its unique logo across various Google Workspace services, providing a consistent and professional experience for your users.
Customizing Your Organization's Google Workspace Branding
For Google Workspace administrators, you can easily change the logo that appears in the top corner of your users' Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and other Google services within your domain. This ensures your organizational identity is consistently present wherever your team uses Google Workspace.
Here's how to change your organization's Google branding:
- Access Your Admin Console: Sign in to your Google Admin console.
- Navigate to Look and Feel Settings:
- From the Admin console homepage, click on Overview.
- Scroll down until you find the Look and Feel section.
- Click on All look and feel settings.
- Locate Google Branding:
- Under the "Look and Feel" section, scroll down to the Customize options.
- Find and click on Google branding.
- Upload Your Custom Logo:
- You will see an option to upload a custom logo. Click to browse and select your desired logo file from your computer.
- Image Requirements:
- File Type: PNG or GIF (animated GIFs are not supported).
- Recommended Size: 320 x 132 pixels.
- Maximum Size: 1MB.
- Ensure your logo looks good on both light and dark backgrounds, as Google services may have different themes.
- Review and Save: Preview how your logo will appear. Once satisfied, save your changes. It may take up to 24 hours for the new logo to appear across all services for your users.
Where Your Custom Logo Appears:
Your customized logo will be visible to your users in various places within Google Workspace, including:
- The top-left corner of Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and other core services.
- Login pages for your domain's Google services.
- Google Workspace mobile applications.
Changing Your Personal Google Profile Picture
If you're looking to change the profile picture associated with your individual Google Account (which appears next to your name in Gmail, Google search results, YouTube, etc.), the process is different and simpler:
- Go to Your Google Account: Visit myaccount.google.com and sign in if prompted.
- Access Personal Info: In the left navigation panel, click on Personal info.
- Update Profile Picture: Under "Basic info," click on your existing Photo.
- Upload or Select: You can upload a new photo from your computer or choose an existing photo from your Google Photos library.
- Crop and Save: Adjust the crop of your photo and click Save as your profile picture.
This profile picture will be visible across all Google products and services where you are signed in.
Clarifying the Google.com Logo
It's important to note that individual users cannot change the main Google logo that appears on the Google.com search page. This logo is set by Google and occasionally changes for special events or holidays (known as "Google Doodles"). Organizations can customize their branding within their Google Workspace environment, but not the public Google search page itself.
Customizing a Google Custom Search Engine (CSE) Logo
If you manage a website and use a Google Custom Search Engine (CSE) to provide search functionality, you can also brand that search experience with your own logo.
Here's a general guide:
- Access Your CSE Control Panel: Go to the Google Custom Search control panel.
- Select Your Search Engine: Choose the specific search engine you wish to modify.
- Go to Look and Feel: In the left-hand menu, navigate to the Look and feel section.
- Customize Logo: Look for options related to "Logo" or "Branding" within the "Layout" or "Themes" tabs. You can typically upload an image URL or directly upload a file to display your logo next to the search box or results.
- Save Changes: Apply your changes to update the logo on your embedded Custom Search Engine.
By understanding these different methods, you can effectively manage the appearance of Google branding across your organization's services, your personal Google Account, or any custom search experiences you provide.
