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So, as many designers know, sometimes the day to day can be a little\u2026 dry. While we take pride in the work we do for our clients, the Bluewave designers came up with a way to\u00a0exercise their creativity outside of billable work \u2013 what we like to call Chompathons! Chompathons are creative exercises intended to squeeze those creative juices, to learn new skills (as despite your level, you should never stop learning) and get us to think differently about how to approach design in different situations.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Process Puzzle design exercise<\/h2>\n

In a recent Chompathon, we had an exercise that was two-fold: Learn a new skill (and share the process with the team), and create a promotional piece for our company. We called it The Process Puzzle (open to other names \u2013 please<\/em>).<\/p>\n

If you want to try it yourself, here are our rules \u2013 but feel free to add your own flavor!<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Go to YouTube, Adobe<\/a>, Vimeo, etc, and find a tutorial on a process or a style that you\u2019ve not used before that seems interesting.<\/li>\n
  2. Create a piece of art using your new-found skill. The art should be sized for print (suggest 16×20 in. at 300 dpi, but choose a size that works for your piece), and include your company\u2019s logo.<\/li>\n
  3. In two weeks, reconvene as a design team to share your work and the process you learned.<\/li>\n
  4. Open it up to the whole agency to vote on a favorite. Once a winner is announced, have it printed as a jigsaw puzzle at a site like Shutterfly<\/a>, and display it proudly in the office, send to your coworkers for their home office, or to clients for a fun bit of swag.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Our winning piece by Sherry Sutton<\/h2>\n

    Using a double-exposure effect<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"Grayscale
    “Enchanted Forest”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    <\/h2>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Our runners up<\/h2>\n

    Two designers used the same tutorial about creating an engraved money texture,<\/strong>\u00a0but produced wildly different pieces!<\/p>\n

    \"Duotone
    “Mr. President”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
    \"Duotone
    \u201cThe Screeching Madam\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Chrome effect:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"Bluewave
    \u201cSuper Wave\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Customized camouflage pattern:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"Black,
    \u201cA Disguise to Be Seen\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Convert a scene from day to night:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"Photo
    \u201cBluewave Night-light”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Create 3D type:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"Blue
    “Would You Like Fries with That”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    These projects are fun, exploratory and inspirational exercises that help us flex our design muscles and show off our chops even outside of the day-to-day. We look forward to showing off more of them here in the future!<\/p>\n

    \"Office<\/p>\n

    By: Ben Grefsrud | Art Director<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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