MICA graduate Olivia Huynh When ’13 (Illustration BFA) is the creator behind a recent Google Doodle that marked the 171st birthday of Angelo Moriondo, the man who patented the first known espresso machine. Using coffee as the work’s sole medium, When documented the work by creating a timelapse video.

Google Doodles celebrate holidays, historic figures and events, and other cultural touchstones, and often serve to educate their viewers. And as a firm part of the contemporary visual landscape, they also offer creatives in the media arts a massive platform to showcase their work. When, who is a prolific Doodler, has a global audience — creating animations and interactive games for the tech giant to mark events such as Halloween, Lunar New Year, and the seasonal equinoxes, to people that include American astronaut Sally Ride, Belgian physicist Joseph Antoine Ferdinand Plateau, and Japanese inventor Seiichi Miyake.

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