Future of the Classroom

Google

Education is evolving at a faster pace than any other period in recent history. There’s a growing awareness among educators and families that today’s curriculum needs to evolve to meet tomorrow’s reality. Beyond tools and technology, students need to develop new skills to solve tough problems, collaborate effectively, and express ideas in new ways.

To better understand these changes, Google for Education partnered with a global team of researchers and analysts to examine evidence-based shifts in classroom education.

To help get people excited about this study, we worked with an incredible team of artists to show the journey of a pencil. A metaphor for our students across the world and for the trends Google for Education found. We see our little pencil navigate mazes, mountains and ultimately come to find its true purpose.

Check out the full study at g.co/futureoftheclassroom

Future of the Classroom

Google

Education is evolving at a faster pace than any other period in recent history. There’s a growing awareness among educators and families that today’s curriculum needs to evolve to meet tomorrow’s reality. Beyond tools and technology, students need to develop new skills to solve tough problems, collaborate effectively, and express ideas in new ways.

To better understand these changes, Google for Education partnered with a global team of researchers and analysts to examine evidence-based shifts in classroom education.

To help get people excited about this study, we worked with an incredible team of artists to show the journey of a pencil. A metaphor for our students across the world and for the trends Google for Education found. We see our little pencil navigate mazes, mountains and ultimately come to find its true purpose.

Check out the full study at g.co/futureoftheclassroom

Future of the Classroom

Google

Education is evolving at a faster pace than any other period in recent history. There’s a growing awareness among educators and families that today’s curriculum needs to evolve to meet tomorrow’s reality. Beyond tools and technology, students need to develop new skills to solve tough problems, collaborate effectively, and express ideas in new ways.

To better understand these changes, Google for Education partnered with a global team of researchers and analysts to examine evidence-based shifts in classroom education.

To help get people excited about this study, we worked with an incredible team of artists to show the journey of a pencil. A metaphor for our students across the world and for the trends Google for Education found. We see our little pencil navigate mazes, mountains and ultimately come to find its true purpose.

Check out the full study at g.co/futureoftheclassroom

Styleframes

Styleframes


Early in our developmentphase, we created many style options for the client. It was helpful to have a large time of super talented artists in order to find the right look and tone.


Be sure to look at the case study linked below, there are many progress frames and tidbits there.

Styleframes


Early in our developmentphase, we created many style options for the client. It was helpful to have a large time of super talented artists in order to find the right look and tone.


Be sure to look at the case study linked below, there are many progress frames and tidbits there.

Behind the Shield

Behind the Shield

Behind the Shield

With open hearts and a lens focused on education, we share these project files and details with you, our community, so that you may glean from them something inspirational.


Or tell us how we could have done it more efficiently! We hope our project files may help you in your pursuit of design, animation, and art; but we ask that you respect the artist in these files. In the brush strokes, in the layers of texture, and in each keyframe, sits a person who labored and agonized over their art. So, please use these for educational purposes and steal only the wisdom behind them not the content or ingredients.

Please. Thank you. And godspeed.

With open hearts and a lens focused on education, we share these project files and details with you, our community, so that you may glean from them something inspirational.


Or tell us how we could have done it more efficiently! We hope our project files may help you in your pursuit of design, animation, and art; but we ask that you respect the artist in these files. In the brush strokes, in the layers of texture, and in each keyframe, sits a person who labored and agonized over their art. So, please use these for educational purposes and steal only the wisdom behind them not the content or ingredients.

Please. Thank you. And godspeed.

With open hearts and a lens focused on education, we share these project files and details with you, our community, so that you may glean from them something inspirational.


Or tell us how we could have done it more efficiently! We hope our project files may help you in your pursuit of design, animation, and art; but we ask that you respect the artist in these files. In the brush strokes, in the layers of texture, and in each keyframe, sits a person who labored and agonized over their art. So, please use these for educational purposes and steal only the wisdom behind them not the content or ingredients.

Please. Thank you. And godspeed.

Credits

Credits

Credits

Google Team:
Tim Anderson, Katie Bernasek,
Danny Bresnik, & Matt Kipper

Creative Directors & Producers:
Clara Lehmann and Jonathan Lacocque

Design Director:
Ryan Butterworth

Editor:
Jonathan Lacocque

Voiceover:
Ariel Kern


Designers:
Janis Andzans, Ryan Butterworth, Friedrich Detering, Dennis Hoogstad, Julia Iverson, Phong Luong, Chris Moberg, Thomas Rohlfs, Hieu Vu

Animators:
Susanna Basone, Terence Ginja-Martinho, Dennis Hoogstad, Pablo Lozano, Phong Luong, Eze Matteo, Arthur Metcalf, Jessica Plummer, and Knifeson Yu

Composer & Sound Mixer:
Ambrose Yu

Clean Up Artists:
Pablo Lozano, Eze Matteo, Arthur Metcalf, Jessica Plummer, and Knifeson Yu

Google Team:
Tim Anderson, Katie Bernasek, Danny Bresnik, & Matt Kipper

Creative Directors & Producers
Clara Lehmann and Jonathan Lacocque

Design Director:
Ryan Butterworth

Editor:
Jonathan Lacocque

Voiceover:
Ariel Kern


Designers:
Janis Andzans, Ryan Butterworth, Friedrich Detering, Dennis Hoogstad, Julia Iverson, Phong Luong, Chris Moberg, Thomas Rohlfs, Hieu Vu

Animators:
Susanna Basone, Terence Ginja-Martinho, Dennis Hoogstad, Pablo Lozano, Phong Luong, Eze Matteo, Arthur Metcalf, Jessica Plummer, and Knifeson Yu

Composer & Sound Mixer:
Ambrose Yu

Clean Up Artists:
Pablo Lozano, Eze Matteo, Arthur Metcalf, Jessica Plummer, and Knifeson Yu

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