A Google Christmas

Google always has the best illustrations and mini games and Christmas is no exception. Not only do they have a fully functioning Santa Tracker – as I write this Mr Claus is currently delivering presents in New Zealand – but also some great Christmassy games. My favourite is the Present Drop.

Olympic Doodles

I haven't been to any Olympic events and I haven't even watched all that many on the tv. I'm not at all into sports (aside from swimming) but I have found what I have watched to be enjoyable, and I'm happy GB is doing so well.

I did however enjoy playing the Google hurdles mini game a few days ago and have appreciated the Google Doodle illustrations on the days previous. It's worth having Google as my homepage, if only to see each day's Doodle.

Hurdles Doodle game

 And today's Canoe Doodle game

Unfortunately I can't give reference to any individual illustrators but according to the Doodles "About" page: "There is a team of illustrators (we call them doodlers) and engineers that are behind each and every doodle you see."

Google logo

I rather like the special Google logo today, in honour of a Danish geologist. I have a few friends that study geology, in Falmouth, so probably know a little bit more about it than I did two years ago. I still know next to nothing on the subject but hey, pretty picture!

Nicolas Steno

Google

This made me smile today.

Richard Trevithick, Cornish engineer.

The wilderness downtown

 I've seen this posted on a few blogs (Creative Review, It's Nice That etc.) but I've only just given it a go myself.

An interactive music video that works with Google Chrome. It asks you to put the name of the street you grew up on, for me it's the same address I'm at now. It could probably be more nostalgic if I was looking back at a forgotten street. But anyway, you put in your street and it incorporates Google satellite images into the video. It works well.

Do your own street here: creativereview.co.uk
And read about how it was created here: http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com/

Twitter

I'm not sure why I've done this other than to see what people/bands like The Gaslight Anthem, Frank Turner and Muse are up to, but I made myself a twitter. At least now I've reserved my name so that no other Emma Prews out there can have it. Haha. Which remind me, Google my name and it will actually mostly be me that comes up.

http://twitter.com/emmaprew