The 4th annual Doodle 4 Google contest theme was announced, inviting K-12 student artists from all over the United States to doodle to the theme of, “If I could travel in time, I’d visit…”
Vice President of Product Management at Google announced, “[b]uilding on last year’s record-breaking participation [of] 100,000 entries, we’ve made a few enhancements to the 2012 contest. First, we’re opening Google Doodles to an even wider audience—with a winner from every state. There will be 5 finalists and one winner per state, so everyone will have a local doodle champion to cheer on. [...] We’re also partnering with Crayola this year and the winning doodler’s artwork will appear on a special edition of the 64-crayon box— a first!”
The winner’s doodle will not only appear on Google’s homepage, but will also be displayed at the New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman building, as a part of an exhibit that will open to the public this summer. Oh, and the winning doodler will win a $30,000 scholarship with a $50,000 technology grant for their school.
If you are or know a K-12 student who would be interested in submitting their work, submit a doodle alongside an entry form; submissions are open starting today, ending on March 23. Voting will take place come springtime, from May 2-10, with an award ceremony soon to follow on May 17.
We’re hoping Google Doodles holds another contest open to all ages, because us older folks are a little green with envy we don’t have a shot of being a featured Google doodler.
(via The Next Web; photo via Doodle 4 Google)
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