Google ribbon illustration by Shaikara David
Shaikara David has designed artwork for Netflix and Disney+ programming. Her latest showcase? The "Doodle" that accompanied Google's Canadian search bar on National Indigenous Peoples Day.The Google "Doodle" accompanying the tech giant's Canadian home page on Friday featured the artwork of Shaikara David, an Indigenous artist who grew up in Akwesasne and now lives in Ottawa. It was timed to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day.
"As someone who has struggled with what is my cultural identity and stuff like that, it feels really special and validating to have it on ," David told CBC.A self-acknowledged "computer kid" who dug Japanese anime and manga, she studied animation and illustration at Algonquin College in Ottawa. Most often, she created the paintings that would serve as backgrounds for the animated shows' characters.
"I have a little tiny one with me that I made with her a long time ago, and it always inspires me and smells so comforting," David told CBC.
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