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Welcome to Doodle 4 Google, a competition where we invite K-12 students to play around with our homepage logo and see what new designs they come up with. This year we're inviting U.S. kids to join in the doodling fun, around the intriguing theme "What I Wish for the World."...Registration closes at 11:59:59 PM Pacific time on March 17, 2009 and entries are due by 11:59:59 PM Pacific time on March 31, 2009. Teachers, you'll find everything you need to get started on the Registration page. Only teachers or school employees should register. Parents or students who are interested should contact their teacher to register them.
The Judging and Prizes section spells it all out, but the top one is,
The National Winner's doodle will 'go live' on the Google homepage for 24 hours.
and
The National Winner will win a $15,000 college scholarship to be used at the school of their choice, a trip to the Google New York Office, a laptop computer, and a t-shirt printed with their doodle. We'll also award the winner's school a $25,000 technology grant towards the establishment/improvement of a computer lab.
Samples, and tips from the man who started didn't start this logo enhancement, Google Webmaster Dennis Hwang.
More inspiration: Google: Holiday Logos.
The 11-year-old already knew about this.
Maybe the grownups want to start their own version.
