Metro (about Metro below) released this awesome public service / awareness campaign with a song, "Dumb Ways To Die" encouraging people to be careful around the trains. The animated spot comes complete with a website and Tumblr page with some fun GIF's from the song clip.
Metro is the name of Melbourne's metropolitan rail service. Melbourne’s metropolitan train network operates 203 six-carriage trains across 830 kilometres of track.
The train fleet covers more than 45 million kilometres per year servicing more than 230 million customer journeys. The Metro train network has 15 lines, 215 train stations and a loyal workforce of 4,200 rail professionals including train drivers, mechanical and electrical engineers, network operations specialists and customer service representatives.
Hornby, the model/toy railway and train maker releases their first advert in three years, the ad was created by sassy Films. The heart-warming ad, "Hornby generations", launched on Friday and focuses on the generations of children that have enjoyed playing with a Hornby train set.
The 30-second spot starts in black and white, before showing one man growing up using a Hornby train set as a young boy, through to becoming a grandfather. The strapline reads: "A passion for every generation and the next". The spot will be shown before this years Christmas blockbusters in cinemas around the UK, including Hugo, Happy Feet 2, Puss In Boots, Alvin & The Chipmunks. Nat Southworth, marketing director at Hornby Hobbies, commented: "This campaign is the beginning for Hornby. We focus on the generational love for Hornby trains and our proud history. The closing frame focuses on our future."
Credits: Created by Sassy Films Media planning & buying by Arena Media Creative and art director: Steve Kemsley
Creative ad agency Wunderman has created one of the UK’s biggest ever train station takeovers as part of a new integrated campaign for Microsoft Office 365, across Euston, St Pancras, Glasgow, Paddington, Edinburgh, Manchester and Canary Wharf.
The "Work From Here" campaign is on a vast scale, incorporating a wide range of media book by UM London, including every digital display in the stations, lawn art, benches with built-in Wi-Fi, paper cups and sandwich bags, traditional outdoor, and special ambient placements on ticket gates, poles, and the tables of several trains.
Remarkably, the work involves over 300 bespoke executions as each one is tailored to suit every media placement, with no digital display, billboard, lawn, table or bench using the same creative.
The creative brings humour and personality through references to local vernacular and landmarks in vicinity of the media such as cafés, exits, waiting areas, or timetable boards, to demonstrate the ability to seamlessly work on the go from any location with Microsoft Office 365.
The campaign, which launches this week, also introduces a medium that has never been used before – train tables. Wunderman will be the first ever agency to pioneer this new medium across three rail services, on the Stanstead Express and Greater Anglia and Southern railway lines. With free Wi-Fi and tables labelled as 'Boardoom One' or 'Conference Room', commuters could trial Office 365 while hurtling across the country.
A typical family hums to the music of Ozzy Osbourne's song Crazy Train in the new Honda Pilot TV ad entitled "Road Trip"."Road Trip" stars eight family and friends in the roomy Pilot, zooming down a stretch of desert highway. When one of the boys in the third row hits the note of "Crazy Train," the other passengers follow one by one, adding drum beats and sound effects until they're jamming with the full force of the tune. The spot will air during prime network programming such as "Dancing With the Stars," "Big Bang Theory," "The Biggest Loser" and the BCS National Championship. "The campaign is built to generate awareness of this major vehicle redesign and to continue to differentiate this new, upscale Pilot from the competition," said Tom Peyton, senior manager, national advertising, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "The advertising demonstrates the Pilot as a capable vehicle with legitimate seating for eight and a newly refined exterior." "We knew the cast was going to be as integral to the spot as what they were singing. It was important to find actors, especially the kids, with a true love for the song," said RPA CD/Art Nathan Crow who teamed with CD/Copy Adam Lowrey for this campaign. Aside from running on TV, the spot will appear on Honda's website and on YouTube and in-theater during November, taking advantage of the high-traffic Thanksgiving weekend. The Pilot campaign featured a YouTube home-page takeover in early October. Other online activations include rich media banners and home-page takeovers on CNN.com. Print media, which can be seen in "National Geographic," "Sports Illustrated," "Shape" and other titles, features a striking roasted-plum background and describes everyday adventures that are made better with the refined Pilot.Credits: Agency: RPA ECD: Joe Baratelli GCD: Jason Sperling CD/Art: Nathan Crow CD/Copy: Adam Lowrey Agency Executive Producer: Gary Paticoff Agency Senior Producer: Brian Donnelly Production Co: Imperial Woodpecker Director: Stacy Wall DP: Salvatore Totino Executive Producer: Doug Halbert Line Producer: Jeff McDougal Production Designer: Tony Gasparro Editorial Company: Bikini Edit Editor: Avi Oron Executive Producer: Gina Pagano Visual Effects Company: Mass Market Lead Flame Artist: Kim Stevenson Visual Effects Executive Producer: Lexi Stern Visual Effects Producer: Blythe Dalton Attribution: Written content created by TRUST: http://www.trustcollective.com Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Share Alike
Mother have created a new ad for PG tips, ‘Mountain’ featuring the beloved duo Monkey and Al. This time, Monkey and Al go on an epic journey and catch-up with their loved ones over a cup of tea.
The new advert gives us a chance to get to know the duo a little better. On their trip we learn that the pair are in fact keen singers — we also learn that they are average singers. They burst into a gutsy rendition of the Motown classic, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” as they take the train and trek through country lanes to visit their loved ones. We also see that Monkey is the proud owner of some rather lovely dance moves.
When they arrive at their destination they’re greeted by their mothers, who they both bear a striking resemblance to. The mums join in the singing and the foursome sit down to enjoy a cup of PG tips together. The ad finishes with the end-line “You, me and a cuppa PG”.
Craig Ainsley, creative at Mother said, “To show the true power of the PG tips catch-up cuppa Al and Monkey had to leave their kitchen and head back home to visit the ones they love the most (except each other). It’s great to see them out in the real world, catching a train, walking in the country. It’s also great to see Monkey full length; there’s something about seeing his little legs that just makes you smile”.
Credits Creative Agency: Mother Art Director: Mother Copywriter: Mother Planner: Mother Agency Producer: Mother Director: Steve Bendelack Production Company: Hungry Man Producer: Pam Ashbury Editor: Mark Burnett @ Speade Post Production: Framestore Audio post-production: Factory Sound designer: One More Music DoP: Baz Irvine
The thrilling second chapter of the epic HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON trilogy brings us back to the fantastical world of Hiccup and Toothless five years after the two have successfully united dragons and vikings on the island of Berk. While Astrid, Snoutlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island's new favorite contact sport), the now inseparable pair journey through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds. When one of their adventures leads to the discovery of a secret ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace. Now, Hiccup and Toothless must unite to stand up for what they believe while recognizing that only together do they have the power to change the future of both men and dragons.
Director: Dean DeBlois Starring: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, Kristen Wiig
Winkreative and Guru Studio take you UP to Toronto with "Travel Happy," a playful and colourful animated journey through Toronto for the Union Pearson Express.
Coming to Toronto in 2015, the Union Person Express, or UP as it’s been lovingly coined, is a new high-speed train that will connect the city’s downtown core to the international airport. As Toronto is the 4th largest city in North America, this service is long overdue and a welcomed addition to the world class city.
Working with Winkreative and illustrator Lotta Nieminen, Toronto-based Guru Studio set about to weave a colourful populated visual narrative out of the imagined “Union to Pearson” trip from the script. As Winkreative and Lotta Nieminen are London and New York-based, Guru Studio’s immediate goal was to educate and inspire the team with local knowledge about what makes the city of Toronto unique, so it would look great on screen. Guru Studio also brought on board Toronto-based director Larissa Ulisko, to further strengthen their vision and bring the culture of Toronto to life.
“We worked with Winkreative to balance the script with the visuals so we could allow some space to breathe life into the spot,” said Frank Falcone, Creative Director, Guru Studio. “We felt that we needed to keep the graphics and animation style very clear and simple so we wouldn’t overwhelm the viewer.”
“Travel Happy” is a stylish and informative trip through Toronto, and although the express train isn’t coming to Toronto until 2015, promotions for the service have already begun via the UP website where the webfilm lives.
Credits: Union Pearson Express "Travel Happy" Client: Metrolinx — Union Pearson Express http://upexpress.com Agency: Winkreative CEO & Chairman: Tyler Brûlé Creative Director: Maurus Fraser Design Director: Corinna Drossel Account Director: Ariane Elfen Art Buyer: Petek Sketcher Strategy Director: Steve Teruggi Production Company: Guru Studio Director: Larissa Ulisko Creative Director: Frank Falcone Producer: Amy Robson Creative Supervisor: Yurie Rocha Compositor: Boris Perenchensky Animator: Chris Fourney Illustrator: Lotta Nieminen/Agent Pekka Producer: Petra Koivisto/Agent Pekka Music: Eggplant Collective via: GlossyInc.
The new ad for Norfolk Southern: "City of Possibilities," showcases the transformative power freight shipping. Using a balance of cutting-edge visual effects and whimsical charm, the spot seamlessly blends mesmerizing CGI characters into a live action world. The ad features a young boy playing with his model train set before going to bed, once asleep the toy train and the rest of toys come to life transforming his bedroom into a whimsical paradise...awesome ad, makes feel like a kid again.
Below, a look behind the scenes at what went into the process of creating the epic Live-Action/CGI commercial.
Credits: Produced, designed and directed entirely by The Mill, NY Ad Agency: RP3, Maryland.
New York-based advertising upstart Interplanetary recently tapped Table of Content and Hooligan to help create two spots for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). "Today” (:60) and “Soccer” (:30) were directed by Rick Knief and edited by Eric Carlson.
The brand image campaign serves as a call to action with the promising hope of a cancer cure — thanks to treatments advanced by LLS. The spots will broadcast on network and cable stations across the nation on donated airtime. Actor Michael C. Hall (Dexter), a Hodgkin's lymphoma survivor himself, narrated the spots.
“The creatives (Bruce Lee, Jill Mcclabb, and Chris Parker) and agency producer Terry Debonis were all open and collaborative throughout the process and a joy to work with,” remarks Rick Knief, director, Table of Content. “And by teaming up with Hooligan, and having TANQ handle all the graphics and visual effects, it was one-stop shopping for Interplanetary.”
"Interplanetary has a lot of great editors and directors in their rolodex, so we were honored that they turned to us for such an inspiring campaign,” adds Eric Carlson, senior editor/partner, Hooligan.
“Today” imagines a day everyone hopes to remember: the day cancer is cured. Big news (not yet revealed to the viewer) sweeps across the city, halting everyday moments in homes, laundromats, diners, offices, gyms and train stations. Crowds gravitate towards TVs, computers and cell phones before the spot’s big reveal: a newspaper headline reading, “CANCER CURED!” The news culminates on a Times Square billboard before the closing montage shows various characters celebrating and embracing with loved ones afflicted by cancer.
Filming “Today,” Knief aspired to capture emotions of an ordinary day becoming extraordinary.
“The vignettes needed to tell the back story of an average day, while at the same time, intrigue viewers leading up to the big news,” he explains. “I shot at 40 frames per second to give the piece a heightened reality. We all want to imagine a day when cancer is cured, what it would be like, and how it will affect us emotionally.”
“Some of these moments could have played out the whole 60 seconds,” Carlson expounds on editing the spot. “I just tried to find little eye movements, or maybe a hand gesture to best capture each emotion. The big-picture goal was communicating the weight of the coming news through all the various reactions before revealing what it actually was. We held it as late as possible to let the quietness of the imagery develop and draw the viewer in.”
"Eric’s knack for finding the best moments and organizing them in a way that allowed us to experiment and explore was critical to making these spots shine,” adds Knief. “It also made for a smooth collaboration bringing Interplanetary into the editing process.”
“It was a fun day for the crew and all of the kids,” Knief recalls. “We shot at 270 frames per second to capture and emphasize the intensity of the kids playing. The languid feeling of the images really allowed for the message, delivered through graphics and voiceover, to come through loud and clear.”
Reflecting on directing a positive campaign for such an important cause, Knief describes it as an experience he and his production team will always remember:
“This job was profoundly close to me both professionally and personally,” concludes Knief. “With myself, and many others involved with this campaign, having lost loved ones to cancer, we all came out of the job inspired with the promising hope for a cure one day.”
Credits: Client: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society SVP, Marketing Lisa Stockmon Sr Creative Director: Robert Santangelo VP, Marketing & Creative Services: Martanne Kaczmarkiewicz
Ad Agency: Interplanetary Sr Producer: Terry DeBonis Partner, Creative Director: Bruce Lee Partner, Creative Director: Jill McClabb Art Director: Chris Parker Managing Director: Joe Dessi Production Co: Table Of Content Director: Rick Knief Producer: Michelle Towse
Fisherman's Friend launched a funny new commercial that features a couple saying their goodbyes at a train station, with the man needing an extra kick from a Fisherman's Friend before he says hello to his other girlfriend.
Credits: Creative Ad Agency: Alfred Director: Rogier Hesp Production Company: Caviar DOP: Steve Walker
Swedish fashion brand Björn Borg teamed up with online party and training enthusiast Ron Allen to launch their AW12 apparel collection with a hilarious spot, "Party Training."
Ron Allen launches a new revolutionary exercise program http://www.bjornborgpt.com
Did you ever think about how hard it is to party and train at the same time? I did, and one day, I said to myself: Ron, what if you just remove the "or" between party or training? And WHAM! There it was: Partytraining. I'm your new PT — your PARTYTRAINER! See you on the dance floor! Chaka chaka...Ron
Credits: The campaign is a collaboration between Björn Borg, Ron Allen, new innovative iOS app Loopcam (which most easily can be described as an Instagram for gifs), Swedish ad agency Made to Order and the digital agency Britny.
During rush hours many women in Tokyo choose special cars «only for women» to avoid stickings.
Now many men who are afraid of charges in stickings, reflect on creation of special cars «only for men». Ten shareholders of the company «Seibu Holdings», operating capital underground, have submitted the collective demand about creation of cars specially for men.
«There were many cases of palpation, but were as well false charges in palpation from women», — are spoken in an official statement of initiative group. — «Though enough effectual measures against palpation have been accepted, for example, creation of cars «only for women», is accepted any measures against false charges in palpation… In the spirit of gender equality it was not necessary to create «man's cars».
The question of false charges in palpation has received loud publicity after in April of this year the Supreme court has cancelled a verdict of guilty concerning the professor who ostensibly felt the girl in a train in Tokyo. Judges have specified in necessity to show care in such cases when the accuser is a unique source of the information on incident. However the inquiry of shareholders can be rejected, as board of directors "Seibu" opposes this idea.
«The validity consists that we have received very few inquiries from passengers concerning creation of such cars», — is spoken in the board answer. According to police reports, in 2007 on charge in palpation in Tokyo have been detained about 2000 men.
Credits: Advertising Agency: TBWA\Media Arts Lab, USA Chief Creative Officer: Duncan Milner Executive Creative Director: Eric Grunbaum Associate Creative Directors / Art Directors: David Zorn, Masaya Asai Associate Creative Director / Copywriter: JD Jurentkuff Art Directors: Dominic Orlando, Danny Duran Copywriter: Tatum Shaw Executive Producer: Mike Refuerzo Agency Producers: Alejandra Ravassa, Zane Miller, Diana Parada Production Company: Green Dot Directors: Mark Coppos, Rebecca Baehler DP: Fernando Cardenas Editorial Company: Nomad Editing Company Editor: Val Thrasher Post Company: D-Train Lead Flame Artist: Ben Gibbs
Yet another Apple iPad Touch commercial, this one Shares The Fun. Credits: Agency: TBWA\Media Arts Lab CCO: Duncan Milner ECD: Eric Grunbaum, Scott Trattner CD: Demian Oliveira, Simon Cassels Sr. CW: Kevin Butler Sr. AD: Melinda Keough, Paul Wysocan Agency Producers: Hank Zakroff, Travis Roever, Tessa Kocourek Production Company: Anonymous Content Director: Mark Romanek DP: Harris Savides Editorial Company: Nomad Editing Company, Inc. Editor: Jared Coller Post Co: D-Train Lead Flame Artist: Ben Gibbs via: scaryideas
Jennifer Watts, account director at Brandworks International, left, and Scott Morris, media manager at Mindshare Media MICHELLE SIU PHOTO Ad Agency Wars III is set for Wednesday in Toronto!
A year ago, Scott Morris’s typical Friday wind-down with colleagues would have involved beer, pizza and more beer.
Morris, the media manager at Mindshare Media Canada, still ushers in the weekend with members of Toronto’s advertising community. But for the past three months their fellowship has been devoted to toughening up for a charity boxing event.
Agency Wars III, which takes place at the Arcadian Court this Wednesday, will see 24 men and women from 14 local ad agencies square off to raise money for Ronald McDonald House and the National Advertising Benevolent Society.
The participants, who train with professional coaches, actually become qualified amateur boxers sanctioned by Boxing Ontario for the sold-out event.
One of the final training sessions found a broad range of ad industry employees, from art directors to CFOs and copywriters, drilling down at The Boxing Loft in the Entertainment District.
Morris, 31, had spent last Friday fine-tuning ideas for his Ford Fusion portfolio for next year. But come dusk, he was focused on his upcoming bout with Jason Kan, motion graphics designer at Teehan+Lax.
Even before stepping into the ring for their three two-minute rounds, Morris has already earned bragging rights: he’s shed 35 pounds since training began in September and can now execute at least 40 pushups and an eight-minute mile.
“I’ve never done anything like this in my life,” said Morris as he took a break from light sparring inside the Adelaide St. W. gym. “I feel good. I feel confident. I wake up everyday thinking I’m going to throw up from the nerves, but I just channel past that and stay focused.”
Abs aside, Michael Clancy has seen the long-lasting benefits of exposing his competitive industry’s desk jockeys to the even more cutthroat world of pugilism since he founded Agency Wars three years ago.
“Knowing what to do under fire is really important,” said Clancy, executive creative director for Brandworks. “If you can get into a ring, then you can walk into any boardroom in the world.
“In the ad business, taking care of your stress is really important. And boxing is a spectacular way to do that because you’re not in your head. You have to be very much aware of your body. And hitting a bag, doing that kind of strenuous work, the footwork involved, takes you out of the office and puts you into a very physical place where you do what you’re told. You don’t have to think, and you’ll be fine.”
Clancy, 62, who took out his opponent in the third round, aided by former junior featherweight champ Steve Molitor in his corner, when he fought in 2010, has been the oldest competitor to date in the event, which is taped by Fight Network for later broadcast.
“It’s kind of like a fantasy camp for boxing,” he said. “You get to walk in with your entourage, you get to pick your music and it’s televised.”
Head coach Chris “Mr. Showtime” Johnson, a 1992 Olympic medallist, finds the ad folks “very dedicated.
“They’re hungry. They want it almost to an obsessive stage,” he said. “They believe in perfection, but perfection in a sport like this does not come in three months. It’s taken me almost a lifetime.”
After a 20-minute skipping warm-up, Johnson led the group through various punch combinations, all the while pumping them up for fight night.
“If you get a chance to hit someone, hit ’em hard, because if they get the chance they’re going to hit you hard,” he exhorted.
From his ringside perch, returning announcer Jeromy Lloyd, Marketing Magazine’s online editor, has seen a fight or two stopped for split eyebrows and swollen eyes. He’ll be decked out as usual in a rented tux, but without a catchy “let’s get ready to rumble”-style tag line.
“I’m so scared of trotting on someone else’s intellectual property and getting the event sued,” he explained.
The creative team at Brandworks came up with the nickname “Da Boss (a.k.a. The Shot-caller)” for one of their fighters, Jennifer Watts, and selected their Christmas party favourite, LMFAO’s “Shots,” as her entrance music.
Now endowed with an eight-pack and the ability to do “at least 20 real pushups,” thanks to the rigorous 12-week training, the 6-foot-2 account director is pumped to face off against Mindshare media manager Christina Mirabelli.
“My strategy,” said the trash-talking Watts, 30, “is to keep her back with these long arms so she does not get near my face — and punch her in the head.”
Recent jumP LA addition Richard Cooperman is off to a great start with his new studio by cutting a high-energy spot for Lexus. Teaming up with Serial Pictures Director Jonas Ackerlund via Team One, Cooperman wove together a powerful combination of images, music and typography.
Miles is a winding adventure passing through day and night, remote desert scenery and lively cities, twisting mountain roads and pick-up lanes at train stations. It is populated by the young, urbane and fashionable, who pile in for long road trips and gather around pools for raging late-night parties. Cooperman perfectly blends this dynamic world with upbeat music and shots of a Lexus powering down the road.
"Jonas gave me so much unbelievable footage to work with," noted Cooperman. "The tough part was winnowing it down to the very best and building something that matched his and Team One's vision for the spot."
"We are thrilled to have such a beautiful spot be Richard's first project with us," noted jumP EP Betsy Beale. "It was a great collaboration between Jonas, the agency and Richard".
Credits: Client: Lexus Spot Title(s): "Miles" Air Date: June 2012
Agency: Team One CCO: Chris Graves GCD: Jason Stinsmuehlen SR.AD: Ryan DiDonato ACD/Copy: Andrew Smart Senior Producer: Beth Hagen
Prod Co: Serial Pictures Director(s): Jonas Ackerlund DP: Par Ekburg EP: Violaine Etienne Producer: Alec Sash
Editorial Co: Jump LA Editor: Richard Cooperman EP: Betsy Beale Producer: Gavin Carroll
Post/Effects Co: A52 Lead VFX/Inferno Artist: Paul Yacono EP: Jen Sofio Hall
Telecine Co: CO3 Colorist(s): Dave Hussey Producer: Denise Brown
Audio Post Co: Juice Mixer(s): Bob Gremore
via: http://www.trustcollective.com/portfolio/content/jump_lexus.php#ixzz1yqvDGM94 Attribution: Written content created by TRUST: http://www.trustcollective.com Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Share Alike
Credits: Ad Agency: TBWA\Media Arts Lab CCO: Duncan Milner ECD: Eric Grunbaum ACD/AD: David Zorn, Asai Masaya ACD/CW: JD Jurentkuff AD: Dominic Orlando, Danny Duran, Yao Yu CW: Tatum Shaw Executive Producer: Mike Refuerzo Agency Producers: Alejandra Ravassa, Zane Miller, Diana Parada Production Company: Green Dot Director: Mark Coppos/Rebecca Baehler DP: Fernando Cardenas Editorial Company: Nomad Editing Company, Inc Editor: Val Thrasher Post Company: D-‐Train Lead Flame Artist: Ben Gibbs
RONA shows its support for the 2012 Canadian Olympic athletes by participating in a running relay of their own from coast to coast in their newest TV commercial. Nobody said doing it right was easy, a great ad eh. Watch as good ole Canadian men take on Canada's glorious challenges using a screwdriver as their baton, from the city streets, a polar bear, the rapids, a cyclist racing a train, diving off what seems to be Niagara Falls, the relay get's the screwdriver to it's destination...too bad he forgot the hammer.
See more of RONA's Canadian Olympic Partnership at http://www.rona.ca/en/awinforus.
Update August 5,2012... Yes, this spot is 100% Canadian, it was created by the ad agency Sid Lee, Montreal and filmed in various locations across Canada.
Credits: Advertising Agency: TBWA\Media Arts Lab, USA Chief Creative Officer: Duncan Milner Executive Creative Directors: Eric Grunbaum, Scott Trattner GCD: Chuck Monn Creative Directors: Demian Oliveira, Chris Ribeiro Associate Creative Director / Art Director: Paula Cristalli Associate Creative Director / Copywriter: Claire Morrisey, Ted Kapusta Art Directors: Paul Wysocan, Parker Grant, Scott Trattner Agency Producers: Mallory Gordon, Alexis Stember, Christopher Shaw Production Company: Anonymous Content Director: Mark Romanek DP: Harris Savides, Sal Totino Editorial Company: Nomad Editing Company Editor: Jared Coller Post Co: D-‐Train Lead Flame Artist: Ben Gibbs
Doodle 4 Google is an annual program that invites US students K-12 to use their artistic talents to think big and redesign the Google homepage logo for millions to see. This year, students are asked to exercise their creative imaginations around the theme, "My Best Day Ever..." One talented student artist will see their artwork appear on the Google homepage, receive a $30,000 college scholarship, and a $50,000 technology grant among other cool prizes. So get doodling kids!
The entries are judged by a panel of Guest Judges that help decide who the winning Doodle 4 Google is. Google staffers will also help narrow the field before the general American public begins voting. Five national finalists will be named on May 22, and the grand prize winner’s doodle will appear the following day on the Google homepage.
Among this year’s guest judges: Katie Couric — Journalist and TV-personality Deborah Feingold — Photographer Brian Henson — Chairman of The Jim Henson Company, director, producer, writer and puppeteer Kazu Kibuishi — Author and illustrator of the Amulet graphic novel series Aly Raisman — Captain of the U.S. women's gymnastics team, Olympic bronze and gold medalist Chris Sanders — Writer and director of Lilo & Stitch and How to Train your Dragon Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson — Drummer, DJ and member of The Roots Pendelton Ward — Creator of the animated series Adventure Time
Find out more and get an entry form at http://www.google.com/doodle4google
