Animated video for Earth Day 2021, about reforestation and leaving behind a legacy that inspires the next generation. Music by Gabe Tiburcio.
Lunar New Year 2021 - celebrations for three regions! I was so happy to be able to Doodle this holiday, as it has a special place in my heart and reminds me of my family in China.
Vietnam (top), Chinese diaspora (bottom left), and Korea (bottom right)
Remembering Sudan, the last male Northern White Rhino (Dec 2020)
What an honor to create an animated music video for Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s iconic rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”! Many thanks to Dalani Tanahy of Kapa Hawaii for creating custom kapa (Hawaiian printmaking) for the Doodle. Please check out our blogpost on the Doodle Archive where I go in-depth into the process of the Doodle. (May 2020)
Anna May Wong, the first Asian-American movie star (Jan 2020)
For the full experience with parallax, please visit the slideshow on the Google Doodles Archive
I pitched & created a short film to celebrate the life of Tyrus Wong, the Chinese-American artist who created the look of Bambi and inspired many modern illustrators with his evocative paintings. I brought the topic to my team, did research on his life, storyboarded everything and created a colorscript, designed the characters, and animated everything. I commissioned Louie Zong to create the music and got assistance from a couple teammates to color some animation. (Oct 2018)
Spring Equinox & Fall Equinox (Mar 2018)
Dolores del Rio, trailblazing Mexican actress (Aug 2017)
Earth Day 2017 - a twelve-panel slideshow. Click here to see it with parallax animation!
I was tasked with creating a slideshow to celebrate Earth Day, but the content and themes were up to me. I chose to highlight the issue of climate change, emphasizing the steps we can take as individuals to help out: planting trees, eating less meat, carpooling/biking, supporting renewable energy, and turning off electronic devices. My challenges were to do it without using text, and to tie everything into a story without it feeling disjointed. Foxes are my favorite animal, and a recurring feature in many of my Doodles!
Earth Day 2016
For this Doodle, I was tasked with creating illustrations about Earth's biomes. I chose to feature an animal for each one, showing how the wide array of creatures on earth and how they all lead such different lives.
Fred Korematsu, civil rights activist and survivor of Japanese internment (Jan 2017)
Carmen Miranda, legendary Brazilian singer (Feb 2017)
More Animated Projects
Earth Day 2015 - "What Animal Are You?" (click image to cycle through)
Do you know what animal you would be? For Earth Day 2015, we created an interactive quiz to help you figure that out. We highlighted all sorts of creatures, including one who is sadly no longer with us. I strove to create delightful spot illustrations that could make people say, "that's me!"
Fun fact: I'm a pangolin.
Diana Wynne Jones, author of Howl's Moving Castle and other fantasy stories (Aug 2014)
Momofuku Ando, Inventor of Instant Ramen (Mar 2015)
Emmy Noether, mathematician (Mar 2015)
Edith Head, classic Hollywood costume designer (Oct 2013)