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 :)

is not Dennis the orginal logo designer for google ??

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 ??

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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?!

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

"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