Doodle for Google
Google runs an annual competition in which students compete to design a Google logo. Contestants are grouped in brackets by grade ranges (e.g.grades K-3, 10-12). Submissions are judged based on artistic merit, creativity and theme communication. Finalists are judged on state-by-state basis, and the national winner’s design is featured on Google.com.
Beyond serious bragging rights, the prizes for finalists and the national winner are HUGE. The big champion wins, among other things, a $30,000 college scholarship and $50,000 toward a technology upgrade at his or her school. The four other national finalists receive a $5,000 scholarship and some other cool prizes.
How do I get started? Check out the link for more information about the contest.
How do I turn this into a narrative arc? This is a pretty cool thing to do on its own. But if you’re artistic and are looking for other interesting ways to expand and deepen your narrative arc, consider one of these:
Help your school or community with a rebrand. Take an existing logo and modify it along seasonal, event-based or thematic lines.
Launch a community project to redecorate a town basketball court with a work of art.
Run a competition to design and decorate a local storm drain with a mural.
HOT TIP: There’s no entry fee, so why not?! The upside is huge, and the downside is non-existent. So just do it!