Doodle 4 Google: It’s gonna be great news!!! |
Categories: Logo Design Competition
Written By: Nora Reed
Kids love to exercise their creativity and Google really knows how to encourage kids to showcase their creativity and talent.
“Doodle 4 Google” is a competition where Google invites K-12 students to recreate the logo design for its homepage.
This Wednesday, May 21, Marissa Mayer and Dennis Hwang of Google announced the National Winner and finalist of Doodle 4 Google Art Competition 2008.
GRACE (SURYUNG) MOON- LITTLE KIDDO WINNER 
Grace (Suryung) Moon is a 6th grader from Canyon Middle School in Castro Valley, California. She designed the Google homepage logo, “Up in the Clouds,” which she aforesaid, “expresses a world in the sky.”
Grace was awarded a $10,000 college scholarship and her school will also receive $25,000 technology grant for such a tremendous achievement. Her logo has also been featured on Google’s homepage.
May 24th, 2008 at 1:46 am
Superb Competition. Great shot from the young gun but think prize money is not that much. Isn’t it?
May 26th, 2008 at 6:05 am
Hi!
Very good post! I simply love the Doodles. It’s so creatives!
Congratulations for blog!
Best Wishes
Daniel
May 27th, 2008 at 10:12 am
Hello.
Such type of logo contests really encourage kids to enhance their creative skills.
May 28th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
I voted in each category. I thought this was a great thing Google did for the kiddies!
May 29th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
love the designs!!!!! even though i didn’t win i still think they’re extremely cool!!!!!!!!!!!:) <3 oxoxox
November 5th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
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