Doodle 4 Google 2008: The winner is Up in the Clouds !
Geschreven op 25-5-2008 - Erik van Erne. Geplaatst in Educatie, Natuur
Leuke competitie van Google. Kinderen in de USA konden meedoen aan een competitie om het Google logo naar eigen inzicht aan te passen als antwoord op de vraag: What if…
De hoofdprijs bestond uit het vertonen van het winnende logo op 22 mei op de homepage van Google. De winnares van Doodle 4 Google 2008 is geworden Grace Moon van de Canyon Middle School in Castro Valley, California. Ze zegt zelf over het door haar ontworpen logo:
“My doodle, “Up in the Clouds,” expresses a world in the sky. This new world is clean and fresh, and people are social and enlightened. Every person here is treated as family no matter who they are. The bright sun heats this ideal place with warmth, love, and brightens everyone’s day“, Grace Moon
Bij de inzendigen zaten opvallend veel inzendingen die iets te maken hebben met aarde, klimaat, regenwoud, recycling en nog veel meer zaken die te maken hebben met een betere, duurzamere wereld.
Erik van Erne zegt:
26 mei 2010 om 21:25 | Permalink
The 2010 Doodle 4 Google winner: Makenzie Melton’s Rainforest Habitat
Your millions of online votes helped us pick the winners of this year’s Doodle 4 Google competition. Congratulations to Makenzie Melton, a third grader at El Dorado Springs R-2 Schools in El Dorado Springs, Missouri. Her winning design, entitled “Rainforest Habitat,” expressed her concern that “the rainforest is in danger and it is not fair to the plants and animals.” Makenzie’s design triumphed over more than 33,000 student submissions from all over the country. Makenzie’s colored-pencil creation beautifully embodied this year’s theme. Source: Google
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19 januari 2011 om 22:51 | Permalink
The 2011 Doodle 4 Google Contest: tell Google what you’d like to do someday
Today is the launch of the fourth annual Doodle 4 Google contest. Open to K-12 students in the U.S., Doodle 4 Google is an opportunity of a lifetime: design the Google.com homepage doodle for millions to see, and while you’re at it, take home a $15,000 scholarship and a $25,000 technology grant for your school.
In the spirit of thinking big, our theme this year is “What I’d like to do someday…”—giving all of the talented young dreamers an opportunity to flex their creative muscles. We know this crop of students will be the generation of tomorrow’s leaders and inventors, and we can’t wait to see what they come up with.
While most of this year’s contest remains the same, we’ve made some exciting changes based on your feedback. Now, parents or guardians can register their students directly, and if a school registers, there’s no limit on the number of doodles they can submit. But remember, only one entry per student. Once you’ve registered your students and they submit their artwork, Google employees and a panel of guest judges, including Whoopi Goldberg, gold medal ice skater Evan Lysacek and “Garfield” creator Jim Davis, will narrow down the submissions. The top 40 regional finalists will not only receive a trip to New York City and a visit from Google in their hometown, but their artwork will be featured in a special exhibition in partnership with the Whitney Museum of American Art.
For more details, check out http://google.com/doodle4google , including full contest rules. To get started, whether you’re a teacher or a parent, register your student(s) by March 2, 2011. Then get out the crayons, paints and markers—you can even throw your own doodle party. Please note that all entries must be postmarked by March 16, 2011. Source: Google