Friday, January 11, 2019

Doodle 4 Google Contest


Last Year's 2018 Doodle 4 Google Winner: Sarah Gomez-Lane

All students are welcome to participate in the Doodle 4 Google contest this year.  While we are not working on them in-class this year, I still would like to promote the contest in hopes that many will still give it a go.

I will keep a handout with the theme, deadline, and contest rules as well as entry forms in the Art room.  Students are welcome to come get them at any time.  You may also look up the contest information online at :  https://doodles.google.com/d4g

This year they are allowing you to submit the artwork electronically as well, which should make the process very easy for you to do at home.  If you decide to mail it in, the website has that information as well.

I will not be collecting these from students.  Each student who chooses to participate will have to turn it in either electronically or mail it from home.

As an incentive to the middle school students, I will give them 3 sketchbook credits for the 3rd trimester if they decide to participate and include a copy of their sketch in their sketchbook on the sketchbook due date.  They MUST show considerable amount of effort.  I will not accept it for sketchbook credits if they did not put forth their best effort.

I will be sharing all of this information with students in grades 3rd-8th starting next week. 

Quick reference: 


Website:  https://doodles.google.com/d4g/
2019 Contest Theme:  When I Grow Up, I Hope…
Google Contest Due Date:  March 18th, 2019

        National Winner

The National Winner’s artwork will be displayed on Google.com for one day. He or she will also receive:
  • A $30,000 college scholarship
  • A $50,000 technology package for their school/non-profit organization
  • A trip to Google headquarters in California
  • Google hardware
  • Fun Googley swag

National Finalists

The four National Finalists, who do not become the National Winner, will have their doodles featured on the Doodle for Google gallery. Each National Finalist will receive:
  • A $5,000 college scholarship
  • A trip to Google headquarters in California
  • Google hardware

How to enter

We're excited to see some amazing doodles this year. Students can work with any materials they want, but all doodles must be entered using the entry form. Parents and teachers can mail us the completed entry form or submit it online as a .png, or .jpg. The contest is open for entries until March 18, 2019 8:00pm Pacific Time (PT), so here's some information to help you get started:
  1. Download or print the entry form.
  2. Doodle:
  3. Artists create their doodles using any materials they want.
  4. Write:
    1. Doodle description - Write an artist statement to tell us a bit more about what you have drawn and how it represents something that inspires you.
    2. Fill out the rest of the required information and sign the entry form.
  5. Submit:
    2. Entry form doodles: If the doodle is created directly on our entry form, you can either upload them to our site as a .jpg or .png (visit the enter tab) or mail them in (address listed on the enter tab).

      For regular U.S. mail 
      Doodle 4 Google (US)
      Google LLC P.O. Box 391840 Mountain View, CA 94039-9899

      For overnight, mail 
      Doodle 4 Google (US) 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043
    3. Detached doodles: If the doodle wasn't created directly on our entry form, take a high res digital photo or scan of the doodle in good lighting and combine it with the entry form.

What materials can be used on the doodle?
This is the third year that students may create a doodle using any medium or materials. However, please note that doodles will be reviewed and scanned in a two-dimensional (2D) format. If students create a three-dimensional (3D) doodle, please make sure to take a photograph and enter the photograph rather than the original. Original 2D scannable doodles made with materials such as paint, pencils, crayons, markers, chalk, pastels, charcoal, cray-pas, or a 2D collage will be accepted. Computer-generated images will also be accepted. For more information, see the How it works page.

Do doodles have to be drawn directly on the entry form?
No. As long as you are able to take a photo of the doodle and combine it with the completed entry form, parents and teachers can enter a doodle created on any material. Parents, teachers, or non-profit leaders can combine the doodle and the entry form by printing hard copies or by digitally editing the photo and the entry form. For more information, check out the How it works page, and when you're done, use the Enter page to send us completed doodles.

Can I enter the contest online?
Yes. Parents, non-profit leaders, and teachers can also enter 2D and 3D doodles online. See the How it works page for detailed instructions, and use the Enter page to enter a doodle via the digital submission form.

Can I tape the doodle to the entry form?
Yes. If the doodle is drawn on another sheet of paper, you can tape it to the official entry form. Just be sure that the tape is clear, the doodle fits above the description, and the information on the bottom of the entry form is visible.

Judging criteria

Doodles will be judged on the following parameters:
  1. Artistic merit:
  2. Based on artistic skill
  3. Creativity:
  4. Representation of the contest theme, use of the letters in the Google logo, and the unique approach to the doodle
  5. Theme communication:
  6. How well the contest theme is expressed in both the artwork and the written statement

Doodles will be grouped and judged by the following 5 grade groups:
  • Grades K-3
  • Grades 4-5
  • Grades 6-7
  • Grades 8-9
  • Grades 10-12

Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)