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TOMHTML [PersonRank 10]

Monday, April 10, 2006
18 years ago5,349 views

Read the page "Original Dooder",
http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/events/doodle/doodler.html
it's an interview of Dennis Hwang, mister Doodle :)

/pd [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

is not Dennis the orginal logo designer for google ??

/pd [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

any idea why they choose the UK's as the inital start point for this competation ??

Why not US or AU or any other country ??

Corsin Camichel [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Because it's the second time they have such a competition for "youngers". See, when they opened the UK Googleplex, the first Doodle for Google was held.

Utills [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

They had one a few months back that involved school children for the launch of the Googleplex in London. Perhaps they want to use this as a recruiting tool for the best of british students.

Utills [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

woah....exactly the same time.

here's a link to the Doodles..

http://www.google.com/events/doodle4google.html

and the winning doodle by Dennis Hwang...

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/11/thanks-victoria-doodlers.html

Utills [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

oops that was meant to be "winning doodle chosen by Dennis Hwang"....the actual doodle was won by an 11-year-old called Lisa Waiwaina.

Sam Davyson [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

I am in the UK. I am 17. I go to a sixth form. Just think... I could enter!

I am not going to of course. I am rubbish at art and the like.

Sam Davyson [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Ha!

There is a mistake on the Doodler Interview Page.

"How do you decide on the design of the drawings?
"Mostly the art is in the letters. I like to have a design that interacts with letters. I find that a bit more interesting." Do you have favourite doodles? "I have several favourites. Usually, artists' birthdays are the ones I spend the most effort on, like Monet's birthday." How difficult is it to reinvent recurring holidays? "It's definitely a challenge, but it's one I look forward to. I've been doing this for quite a while and need to come up with fresh ideas every year. There's only so many ways to draw a turkey or a pumpkin!"

Do you have favourite doodles?
"I have several favourites. Usually, artists' birthdays are the ones I spend the most effort on, like Monet's birthday."

How difficult is it to reinvent recurring holidays?
"It's definitely a challenge, but it's one I look forward to. I've been doing this for quite a while and need to come up with fresh ideas every year. There's only so many ways to draw a turkey or a pumpkin!""

Notice that the last two questions are repeated?!

OREO [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

Why is it only in the UK?!?!?!!?

justin flavin [PersonRank 10]

18 years ago #

"Why is it only in the UK?!?!?!!?"

because its a competition aimed at UK schools:

http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/events/doodle/prizes.html

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