The search giant is inviting children to create a homepage doodle that illustrates what it means to live in the UK

Google has launched a competition which invites schoolchildren to create an image which represents what it's like to live in the United Kingdom for display on the company's famously sparse UK homepage.

The Doodle 4 Google — My Britain competition, launched on Tuesday, follows on from a similar project last year when the search giant invited London children to design an image for the UK homepage. The London competition was won by Lisa Wainaina, aged 11, with an entry called 'Day of the Child'.

The competition will be judged by Dennis Hwang, creator of the popular Google doodles. Hwang specialises in altering the Google image to coincide with special occasions such as Christmas, St. Patrick's Day and dates of historical significance.

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