A couple weeks ago, this tweet from the IOC (@Olympics) came across my Twitter feed.
Beyond being moved by the message, I was vaguely aware that the form of the dove would nestle nicely into the cityscape of Victoria. And voila…#OlympicPeace!
You can create your own Olympic peace dove at olympic.org/peace/#/ …or just get on your bike and GPS doodle one!
SEE THE DOODLE ON STRAVA *
* Note: The GPS points will render correctly only if you are logged in at Strava.com
Sketchbook of a GPS Artist 
BRAVO. May peace one day indeed prevail.
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These are so cool. I have so many questions! How long does each one take to plan? Do you think of certain streets as being good for certain shapes? Like, when you say you were “vaguely aware that the form of the dove would nestle nicely into the cityscape of Victoria”, how were you aware of that?
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Great questions. Answers coming your way tomorrow morning…
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With serious apologies for taking so long to get back here with answers…
Planning a doodle takes me anywhere from 15 minutes to several hours (a lot less time than it used to take – it helps to have an intimate familiarity with the map).
The shapes of streets certainly dictate what’s doodle-able. See my “What do you see?” page to get a sense of how I find my doodles in the map.
WRT the dove…I knew from experience that there were certain streets in Victoria with the long, sweeping curves I’d need for the wings, and I had a pretty strong sense that the orientation of the streets would accommodate the angles of the wings, the tail feathers, etc. From doing so many doodles, I now have an intuitive sense of the “lay of the land” and can visualize if and how different doodle ideas will work.
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No worries, thanks for replying! I hope you’ve been busy with more awesome posts 🙂
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