Dennis Hwang, or Hwang Jung-moak is a graphic artist who designs the festive logos for Google on special days. Examples include logos commemorating Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Piet Mondrian's birthday.
Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, he moved to Korea when he was about five years old. His hometown was Gwacheon where he had a very normal childhood. He went through public schools, spending six years at Gwacheon Elementary School and two years at Munwon Middle School. His doodles during these years were frowned upon, but are now his source of income and pleasure. On a return visit to Knoxville in 2003, Hwang was awarded an Appalachian Arts Fellow Award at World's Fair Park by then-mayor Victor Ashe. "Mr. Hwang's work is impressioned hundreds of millions of times each week, and reaches all corners of the globe. He is arguably Knoxville's most persistent artist." -- Mayor Victor Ashe, Knoxville, TN (August 9, 2003)
He also is Google's international webmaster. "The doodles are only a small part of my actual job (as Google's international webmaster, I'm responsible for managing all our international site content, which keeps me plenty busy), but it's definitely my favorite."
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