"Crocodile Day Google Doodle"
A Google Doodle concept for the World Crocodile Day (June 17th), meant to show a scary animal in a more playful, positive light!
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"Crocodile Day Google Doodle"
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The problem
This was one of the most fun projects I had to do - depicting any celebration or event day through a short, playful and creative animation in the style of a Google Doodle.
The solution
I picked World Crocodile Day as a theme; animals, especially less understood ones are another passion of mine. As they are usually (and, sometimes, rightfully) seen as dangerous and scary - I wanted to combine this aspect with a more playful twist, contrary to their cold-blooded nature. So, even though one is depicted chomping down on a bird, their design is made to look quite goofy and cartoonish.




Even though I had a fairly good idea of what I wanted to do action-wise, creating the scene where it would happen, as well as finding ways to incorporate the “Google” letters into the mix wasn’t all that easy.
I can’t even count the times I had to adjust the colours to make sure everything was in harmony - the green of the crocodiles clashed with the turquoise of the water, or blended in a little too well with the surrounding foliage. Everything needs to be a tad more saturated than you’d think!
Animating the larger motions when you have a clear plan is fairly straightforward - but it’s when you hit the tiny details needed to make everything fit together and look convincing that things become more tedious. The ripples of the water, the shake of the birds’ feathers, the blinking of the eyes and the floating of the letters took more time than I’d have liked - but all was worth it in the end.