Doodle for Google Assignment

Google IT!

What do you want to be?  A Teacher?

What do you want to do?  See the World?

That's the theme of this year's Doodle for Google contest: what are you going to do with your life?

For those of you who have wondered "Is this a real assignment?"
Yes.
It will be graded.
But it's much more than a grade.
And it's much more than an entry for a contest.
It's an opportunity to think about those questions, and put your answer in a form that is both creative and informative.

How do you do it?
1st:  Getting Started

1. Start with opening a new Photoshop file:  11" wide x 8.5" tall, 300 dpi/resolution
2. Download the logo template from the Videos and Files page.
3. Right-click on the download and open in Photoshop.
4. Choose the logo with the dashed lines and open it.
5. Copy and paste it onto your new file.

2nd:  Brainstorm
Obviously you have to answer the question first, but then you need to brainstorm ways to illustrate your answer.  Here are some ways you can do that:

1. Google "google logo" in Google images
2. Look at what others have done, just as inspiration--not to copy!
3. Do different types of searches:  search only photos, only large, only "full color" and "clipart."  Each search will give you different findings and different ideas.
4. Search using different words:  google logo archive, popular google logos, birthday google logos, anniversary google logos
5. Use different phrases, like: objects into letters, objects into words. visual poetry, word metaphor
6. Don't forget to turn on "clip art" sometimes.

What if you don't know what you want to do or be?
Here's a way to help you decide what to illustrate:

1. Make a list of 20 things you want to do before you turn 50.
2. Make a list of 5 things you would do if money were no object.
3. Make a list of 5 things you would do or be if you could make it happen with a snap of your fingers.
4. Make a list of things you've ever wanted to be, regardless of what age you were at the time.
5. Make a list of 20 things you would like to learn how to do.

3rd:  Think of what you know how to do in Photoshop
What are your strengths?  What would you like to be able to do better?  The answer to these questions should help you decide how to create your logo.

4th:  Get busy!
Be careful NOT to copy anyone else's work!  This means using them in a way so that the original owner would not recognize it, or using it as a small piece of a larger project.

Have Fun!