Students’ designs will be judged on artistic merit, creativity, representation of the theme and other criteria. “The ‘Doodle 4 Google’ competition engages students and teachers in the design process and helps to develop 21st-century skills.” “Cooper-Hewitt’s dynamic educational programs provide insight into the ways in which design shapes our lives every day,” said Caroline Payson, director of education at the museum. “As a leader in design education, we are pleased to be working with the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum again for this year’s competition. “The ‘Doodle 4 Google’ competition offers children a unique and creative learning experience in the classroom and an opportunity to share their vision of what they would do in the world, if bounded only by their imaginations,” said Marissa Mayer, vice president of search products and user experience at Google. The exhibition will focus on the creative nature of the design process and will include educational programs for teachers and students.

The top four National Winners from each grade group along with the 36 Regional Finalists’ designs will be featured in the exhibition from May 27 through July 8. The “Doodle 4 Google” design competition invites K-12 students from across the country to think like designers, using Google’s iconic logo to convey their hopes and dreams inspired by the theme, “If I Could Do Anything, I Would.” On May 27, the winning student’s design will be the doodle of the day on the home page. “Doodle 4 Google” design competition winner and finalists.

The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum today announced its partnership with Google on an exhibition of this year’s U.S. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art.

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