Commemorating Tino Sidin's Figure In Google Doodle

Google Doodle Illustrations (Google Docs)

JAKARTA - The home page of today's Google search engine, featuring the figure of Tino Sidin. With the theme 'Remembering Tino Sidin', his figure was also known as a drawing teacher at TVRI in the mid-1980s.

With his trademark hat, a cartoon illustration of Tino can be seen appearing from the television while holding out a pencil at the children who are watching and saying, "Good!". This is channeled in the form of a Google Doodle which celebrates the legendary figure's 95th birthday.

It is known, today is the birthday of an artist from Tebing Tinggi, North Sumatra, on November 25, 1925. The man who is familiarly called 'Pak Tino' died on December 29, 1995 and was buried in Yogyakarta.

Google Doodle Pak Tino Sidin (doc. Google)

At first Pak Tino grew up to be a painter. Until his name began to rise after becoming a drawing teacher in the Gemar Drawing program at the local TVRI Yogyakarta in 1969.

Pak Tino Sidin became increasingly famous after the Gemar Drawing program was broadcast nationally and became a compulsory spectacle for elementary school aged children in 1978-1989. Airing every Sunday afternoon, Pak Tino teaches children how to draw easy and fun ways.

At the end of each event, Pak Tino would make his comments when he saw the pictures made by the children. "Very nice!". Apart from appearing on the screen, Pak Tino is also active in publishing a number of picture story books, including Bawang Merah Bawang Putih, Mother Earth, and Let's Draw.

His dedication to stimulate imagination and creativity for children in drawing. In 2017, a museum was established in Sidin's former residence in Yogyakarta, perpetuating the legacy of Indonesia's beloved teaching artist.