Google Doodle~!

[gracie.]

Originally Posted by deadman666

Instead of making it the Google image during kick off why not make it during nationals? just an idea.

I think during kickoff it might give people an opportunity to find/go to the regionals/districts in their area~

[rsisk]

Originally Posted by suzumebachi

Wouldn't it be cool if there was a Google doodle for FIRST? Maybe during next year's kickoff... on the bus ride home from Championships, some of us were talking about designing one, and this is a sketch of what we came up with.

Anyone know any robots that have similar designs to these? The games of the robots are, in order: Logomotion, Breakaway, Lunacy, and Rebound Rumble.

Have you submitted the doodle to google yet? What was their response?

[suzumebachi]

I have not yet... I've been meaning to clean it up a little first, but haven't had time... AP exams are killer...but the're over now! I'll have an update for you all soon

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by Hotontherim

I think it could do well as a standalone image or even an animation.

Imagine if the robot could be driven across the screen!

[Bill_B]

Google just posted the result of their doodle competition among school kids. There are 400 finalists posted state-by-state and by age groupings. I mention this because it is evident that google is receptive to suggestion about the doodles. Keep at it. Looking for a kickoff display in 2013!

[suzumebachi]

Ah, school's finally out so I had the time to concentrate on drawing
So here's what I have right now...



Wheels are a pain to draw... lol. All of these are based off of stuff I could find off of CD and Google Images, or in 2012's case, robots who were at WIWI XD

Oh...except the minibot; I couldn't find any clear pictures so I just took one from my team xD

And yeah, I scrapped trying to draw 2009's bot for the L... first, I had trouble finding pictures on Google Images (I haven't looked here on CD...That idea came to me later..haha) and I felt like if I drew a Lunacy bot I should add the trailer, which wouldn't fit...

[rsisk]

When do you submit to Google?

[suzumebachi]

I guess I could do it now... though I'm still tweaking little things because it's fun lol

[gracie.]

Originally Posted by suzumebachi

I guess I could do it now... though I'm still tweaking little things because it's fun lol

it looks really awesome! But I think you'd have to submit it separately from the doodle 4 google competition, since that has a prompt and you can't use copyrighted material in it. Does google have another way to submit or are you going to try to get in touch with them?

[suzumebachi]

Yeah, you can send suggestions to them...there's some email address you send stuff to.

Talking to a member on my team who thinks that the "oog" part (lol) of the logo isn't really that clear...and I kinda agree. We were thinking of changing the FIRST logo into Logomotion tubes, having the O become an ubertube (then it even matches the colors of the Google logo!) but then what's the 2010 robot hanging on...?

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by gracie.

it looks really awesome! But I think you'd have to submit it separately from the doodle 4 google competition, since that has a prompt and you can't use copyrighted material in it. Does google have another way to submit or are you going to try to get in touch with them?

Additionally, since the incorporating the FIRST logo into the Google logo violates the FIRST Branding & Design Standards, you would want to get FIRST's concurrence. Because FIRST has an ongoing relationship with Google, they may also be helpful in getting it submitted to Google.

[suzumebachi]

Astrokid: Alright, yeah Uniform makes it come together better, too...the one with the FIRST logo was kinda...well there was something about it that didn't seem pulled together? XD

Originally Posted by Joe Ross

Additionally, since the incorporating the FIRST logo into the Google logo violates the FIRST Branding & Design Standards, you would want to get FIRST's concurrence. Because FIRST has an ongoing relationship with Google, they may also be helpful in getting it submitted to Google.

Oh yeah, good catch! Even if we don't use the actual FIRST logo, this would be representing FIRST and they would probably have to approve of it too...

[Johnny_5]

I think it would be sweet if they did one of the hints for next years game in the Google doodle

[Astrokid248]

Originally Posted by suzumebachi

I guess I could do it now... though I'm still tweaking little things because it's fun lol

It would look better if the logo was also hand drawn. Bring in some of that Jack Kamen spirit.

[suzumebachi]

Originally Posted by Astrokid248

It would look better if the logo was also hand drawn. Bring in some of that Jack Kamen spirit.

I could give it a shot. I'm not sure how much hand-drawn would work out with people who don't know Jack Kamen... but hey, it could work out. I can get kinda OCD about stuff but I can hand-draw the final once I'm done working out the design...

well here's a WIP of some suggestions my friends made - the FIRST symbol didn't really stand out as letters, and it seemed 2011-heavy... The circle tube will be an ubertube, so the colors all match with Google's logo

Though I've also been getting a lot of confusion over the e/Rebound Rumble bot... any suggestions?

And Breakaway bot is now hanging on a random peg or something. Not as cool as hanging on the square shape but....