Google Images

Visual search engine

Google Images is a search engine feature that allows users to find pictures and photographs across the web by entering keywords or uploading an image.

Launched by Google in 2001, it indexes billions of images and displays results as thumbnail previews that link to their source websites.

Users can filter results by size, color, type, and usage rights.

I found the recipe by doing a reverse search on Google Images.

search

thumbnails

Reduced preview images

filter · usage rights · drag and drop · camera icon · advanced search

content

stock photos

Pre-made licensable pictures

  • wallpapersDecorative adhesive room sheets
  • clipartPrepackaged digital illustrations
  • memesSelf-propagating cultural units

infographics · screenshots · portraits · landscapes · illustrations · artwork · graphics · logos · icons · diagrams

usage

download

Remote-to-local data transfer

  • embedFix within surrounding material
  • sharePortion given out
  • watermarkTranslucent authentication mark

royalty-free · Creative Commons · attribution · copyright · licensed · fair use

format

JPEG

Lossy photo compression standard

  • PNGLossless web graphics format
  • GIFAnimated image format
  • resolutionFormal decision or determination

pixels · file size · dimensions · aspect ratio · high-resolution · compression · animated GIF · SVG

inspiration

mood board

Visual inspiration collection

concept art · style guide · lookbook

Categories
Opposites
search modality

Google ImagesGoogle Search

Dominant web lookup engine

text search · web search · Google Books · full-text search · Google Scholar

content consumption vs. creation

Google ImagesDALL-E

Text-to-image AI system

Adobe Photoshop · Canva · Adobe Illustrator · generative AI

visual vs. non-visual information

Google Imagesplain text

Unencoded readable characters

audiobooks · radio · screen readers · ASCII

Family

Google, image, googled, googling, imaged, imaging, imagery, imaginable, imagine

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G