'goldfinger. work only with gold materials today. try working on a gold surface for a real challenge.'
'use a paper bag to create something new today.'
'use makeup-yours or borrowed, everyday or costume. you can work on skin, paper, or a nontraditional material.'
'work only with items that would be found in a hardware store today.'
'make something that fits in the palm of your hand using only the materials in your immediate environment.'
'make a cloud, or make something inspired by clouds.'
'make something new out of an old t-shirt. it doesn't have to be wearable when it's done, but if it's done, but if it is, document it while someone has it on!'
'work only with, or inspired by, boxes or bags from packaged food products today. if you don't have any on hand, get some from a friend.'
'work only with bubble wrap or any other packing materials you have on hand.'
'make something with a stapler. you can staple things together or, heck, just work with the loose staples. even the stapler itself can be transformed.'
'work with the gravel, sand or rocks available near your home.'
'how now brown cow? work only with brown materials today. try working on a brown surface for a real challenge.'
'make pie chart, flow chart, venn diagram, or other business graphic in an unexpected way. perhaps it's made out of an odd material, or it diagrams something that's not at all business related.'
'make a rubbing by placing paper over rough objects and using charcoal or chalk to pick up the details. gravestones are the classic source for the technique.'
'narrow your focus. pick a small area indoors or outdoors and inspect it very carefully. use the details you would normally overlook to inspire you.'
'create something inspired by a piece of spam e-mail you (or someone you know) has recently received.'
'you may have carved a pumpkin before, but what about a turnip, an apple, a bell pepper, or...?'
'go grocery shopping and pick up something new specifically to work with. extra credit: make the work at the grocery store itself. (remember to buy anything you've radically transformed!)'
'cut holes in the pages of a magazine or book so that what you reveal beneath creates something new.'
'create a mosaic using cut paper. snippets of color from magazines are ideal for this.'
'work with bleach to make something by taking away color.'
'use a tree (or trees) as your only material or inspiration today.'
'yellow magic. work only with yellow materials today. try working on a yellow surface for a real challenge.'
'create evidence of an event that didn't happen.'
'nothing but blue skies. work only with blue materials today. try working on a blue surface for a real challenge.'
'make alternate signage or images for men's and women's bathroom doors. bonus: convince someone to use them!'
'make something ephemeral. can you create something using a material that will dissipate quickly, like soap bubbles, smoke, butter on a griddle, or cream in coffee?'
'hide and seek. make something that someone else has to find. provide a map or clues to lead seekers to the location where it's hidden.'
'grow it. use seeds to make something. you could plant them in a shape and document them growing, use the seeds themselves to make an image, or...?'
'make something out of toast or bread. you can even make your bread from scratch; recipes are easy to find online or at the library.'
'work only with kitchen tools today.'
