drawings and interactive features on its logo to commemorate holidays and other special events. Lipman, 52, is a graduate of Hempfield High School and a Lancaster County native who now lives in Mill Valley, California. Michael jumped at the opportunity to have his artwork and animation viewed by hundreds of millions of people. Hey, I clicked on it right away and loved the story line that he presented. Didn't realize that he had done it until I read about it a few days later in the local paper. I knew Michael years ago when he was a young boy growing up. His dad, Stan, was a good friend and fellow teacher who has since died. I knew that Michael became an artist, but didn't have any idea he had created the doodle until I read about it. Stan and I both taught high school in the Manheim Township School District. He was a special education instructor and loved by his students. I have written about him in a previous story on my blog. Stan and I worked together doing the videos and stills for the school district. Our adventure in a military helicopter was the topic of my other story. Stan also designed the original sculpture that stood for years in the center of Park City Center in Lancaster. I'm sure that Michael was greatly influenced by his dad as to his career path. Michael spent more than 200 hours animating the doodle saying, "I'd pour some coffee and then, next thing I knew, it's 11 PM and I'm going to bed." The doodle was written by illustrator Willie Real of San Francisco, then Michael took over the animation. He said, "It's the biggest audience likely I will ever have." He also made the remark that, "Lancaster has a particular beauty that will never leave me." That young boy that I remember from years past has made it big, REALLY BIG. Dad would be proud of you, Michael. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy. PS - As part of the doodle, you will see a diver's helmet. My guess is Michael included that to remember his dad who was a great swimmer and diver. The Doodle follows:Thursday, February 23, 2012
The "Dad Would Be Proud Of You" Story
It was an ordinary day. Sat down in front of my iMac to check the email and some of the forums I read and when I opened Safari, there appeared Google just waitin' for me to click on the logo so I could go to the Valentine's Day "Google Doodle." So, I did, and boy was it neat. Won't tell you too much about it right now, since I have included it at the end so you can see it for yourself. Instead will tell you a few things about the creation of the doodle. About a month ago Google contacted freelance artist Michael Lipman to inquire about doing the doodle for their Valentine's Day interactive feature. It's the latest in a series of Doodles where Google positions drawings and interactive features on its logo to commemorate holidays and other special events. Lipman, 52, is a graduate of Hempfield High School and a Lancaster County native who now lives in Mill Valley, California. Michael jumped at the opportunity to have his artwork and animation viewed by hundreds of millions of people. Hey, I clicked on it right away and loved the story line that he presented. Didn't realize that he had done it until I read about it a few days later in the local paper. I knew Michael years ago when he was a young boy growing up. His dad, Stan, was a good friend and fellow teacher who has since died. I knew that Michael became an artist, but didn't have any idea he had created the doodle until I read about it. Stan and I both taught high school in the Manheim Township School District. He was a special education instructor and loved by his students. I have written about him in a previous story on my blog. Stan and I worked together doing the videos and stills for the school district. Our adventure in a military helicopter was the topic of my other story. Stan also designed the original sculpture that stood for years in the center of Park City Center in Lancaster. I'm sure that Michael was greatly influenced by his dad as to his career path. Michael spent more than 200 hours animating the doodle saying, "I'd pour some coffee and then, next thing I knew, it's 11 PM and I'm going to bed." The doodle was written by illustrator Willie Real of San Francisco, then Michael took over the animation. He said, "It's the biggest audience likely I will ever have." He also made the remark that, "Lancaster has a particular beauty that will never leave me." That young boy that I remember from years past has made it big, REALLY BIG. Dad would be proud of you, Michael. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy. PS - As part of the doodle, you will see a diver's helmet. My guess is Michael included that to remember his dad who was a great swimmer and diver. The Doodle follows:
drawings and interactive features on its logo to commemorate holidays and other special events. Lipman, 52, is a graduate of Hempfield High School and a Lancaster County native who now lives in Mill Valley, California. Michael jumped at the opportunity to have his artwork and animation viewed by hundreds of millions of people. Hey, I clicked on it right away and loved the story line that he presented. Didn't realize that he had done it until I read about it a few days later in the local paper. I knew Michael years ago when he was a young boy growing up. His dad, Stan, was a good friend and fellow teacher who has since died. I knew that Michael became an artist, but didn't have any idea he had created the doodle until I read about it. Stan and I both taught high school in the Manheim Township School District. He was a special education instructor and loved by his students. I have written about him in a previous story on my blog. Stan and I worked together doing the videos and stills for the school district. Our adventure in a military helicopter was the topic of my other story. Stan also designed the original sculpture that stood for years in the center of Park City Center in Lancaster. I'm sure that Michael was greatly influenced by his dad as to his career path. Michael spent more than 200 hours animating the doodle saying, "I'd pour some coffee and then, next thing I knew, it's 11 PM and I'm going to bed." The doodle was written by illustrator Willie Real of San Francisco, then Michael took over the animation. He said, "It's the biggest audience likely I will ever have." He also made the remark that, "Lancaster has a particular beauty that will never leave me." That young boy that I remember from years past has made it big, REALLY BIG. Dad would be proud of you, Michael. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy. PS - As part of the doodle, you will see a diver's helmet. My guess is Michael included that to remember his dad who was a great swimmer and diver. The Doodle follows:
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