I remember seeing a statement made by the CEO about it but for some reason I cant find the original statement anymore. I’ve only been able to find people talking about said statement.

Heres a link to the DDG subreddit discussing trying to replace the logos with hand made art instead: https://www.reddit.com/r/duckduckgo/comments/1poigga/request_completely_human_handdrawn_duckduckgo/