Calling all artists and creative beings!
Google are inviting us use our imagination and artistic talent to create a google doodle! The winning doodle will be shown on the google homepage for a day for everyone in NZ to see!
What do I need to do?
You need to doodle a logo for Google to use with the Google logo clearly visible in your design. The doodle can be in pencil, crayons, felt tip, paint, or can be done using computer drawing or design software. This year the theme is If I was an explorer I would…
In addition you need to also write a title for your doodle (what is your art work called?) and write a short, no more than 50 word, supporting statement explaining what you have portrayed in your doodle and why.
Important to know...
Judging and Prizes
Finalists
● Doodle 4 Google certificate.
Winners
● Printed copy of the doodle for their school.
● Doodles to be displayed on the Doodle 4 Google website for public vote.
National year group winners
● 10x Nexus 7 tablets for school.
● 1x Nexus 7 tablet for the winner.
● Invitation to attend unveiling of National Winner.*
*All travel expenses for the national unveiling ceremony and one night’s
1 National winner
● The winning doodle will be hosted on Google New Zealand’s homepage at www.google.co.nz for 24 hours.
● $10,000 worth of technology for their school.
● 1x Samsung Chromebook for the winner.
● A trip to the Antarctic on board the Australasian Antarctic Expedition for 1 teacher as nominated by the national winner’s school.
The expedition prize is sponsored by the ASB.
Click on the link below for a google template to get you started!
What do I need to do?
You need to doodle a logo for Google to use with the Google logo clearly visible in your design. The doodle can be in pencil, crayons, felt tip, paint, or can be done using computer drawing or design software. This year the theme is If I was an explorer I would…
In addition you need to also write a title for your doodle (what is your art work called?) and write a short, no more than 50 word, supporting statement explaining what you have portrayed in your doodle and why.
Important to know...
- Entries are due to Mrs Scott Friday 13th September 2013
- You need to present your google on a white, A4 sheet of paper, landscape orientation
- Your doodle needs to be 2D, no 3D artworks can be submitted
Judging and Prizes
Finalists
- 100 finalists will be chosen, 25 from each year group.
● Doodle 4 Google certificate.
Winners
- 20 winners will be chosen across the year groups.
● Printed copy of the doodle for their school.
● Doodles to be displayed on the Doodle 4 Google website for public vote.
National year group winners
- The public will be asked to vote online for their favourite doodle from each year group, to help select the four national year group winners.
● 10x Nexus 7 tablets for school.
● 1x Nexus 7 tablet for the winner.
● Invitation to attend unveiling of National Winner.*
*All travel expenses for the national unveiling ceremony and one night’s
- accommodation for the 4 age group winners and a parent or guardian will be covered. (See website for full terms and conditions).
1 National winner
- A Google Doodler will pick the overall national winner out of the four national year group winners.
● The winning doodle will be hosted on Google New Zealand’s homepage at www.google.co.nz for 24 hours.
● $10,000 worth of technology for their school.
● 1x Samsung Chromebook for the winner.
● A trip to the Antarctic on board the Australasian Antarctic Expedition for 1 teacher as nominated by the national winner’s school.
The expedition prize is sponsored by the ASB.
Click on the link below for a google template to get you started!
If you want any further information, click on the Doodle 4 Google information page - there's heaps of stuff in here!