The Playground

The results are in from last week's public vote for its favourite doodle from the Doodle 4 Google art competition, in which Google invited students in grades K-12 to design the Google logo around the theme "What if...?"

I picked 3 out of the 4 winners and am happy the judges shared my good taste :)

National Winner 2008

Up in the Clouds

My doodle, "Up in the Clouds," expresses a world in the sky. This new world is clean and fresh, and people are social and enlightened. Every person here is treated as family no matter who they are. The bright sun heats this ideal place with warmth, love, and brightens everyone's day.
Grace Moon
Canyon Middle School
Castro Valley, California

Grades K-3 Winner

If the Whole World Rocked

I think that people can express themselves in a creative and energetic way with music. I think that the whole world would be happier if they rocked out to the music they love.
Spencer Norton
Ashbrook Elementary School
New Jersey

Grades 7-9 Winner

What if Rainforests were saved?

In the future, what if there were rainforests everywhere? What if people could work together to preserve and restore nature instead of destroying it? The world's rainforests are shrinking and many species have lost their habitat because of humans. What if we could change this?
Rebecca Olene
Pioneer Ridge Freshmen Center
Minnesota

Grades 10-12

Splashing Google

When I think of "What if…" I think of an abstract idea to express your opinion. So what better way can you think of than "Abstract Impressionism?" What if the Google logo was up to Jackson Pollock? This is my impression of Jackson Pollack and the Google logo together.
Gabriel Kitzman
Elbert School Dist. #200
Colorado