Camp Firebelly 2011

This is exactly what it sounds like.

After finishing three different projects in five days, we are far too lethargic to actually party. So we’re chillin’ and playing wii on U-stream. Last night was the final stretch in our first project for CNC, Friday morning being the deadline. Working through the night proved impossible because within a few hours campers and counselors were dropping like flies. As the last person awake, I got to witness each person’s spiritual resignment to fatigue.

This morning Dawn whisked us away to Rohner Letter Press for a lesson on, uh, letter press!

Bruno, the owner, was nice enough to give us a tour and teach us how to mix ink, load paper, and crank our very own posters. It was kind of like building your own robot child. You put all the pieces together in a blueprint, and today we got to plug it in a see it come alive! Our finished, tangible product has been conceived through hard work and lots of hand cranking!

There’s lots to be said about Camp Firebelly, but nothing stands out as much as is the amount of hands-on work we’ve had to do for our client. Designing a poster is one thing, but we also got to build a website from scratch, assemble a tabloid, and letter press our own posters. It’s been a rewarding experience but I think the physical, gritty involvement we’ve had with our work is what makes this victory taste so sweet.

We still have four more days to go, so tonight I’m going to add my voice to the off-pitch chorus of DJ Hero divas in the office.