{"id":937,"date":"2019-09-23T11:43:51","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T01:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2019.portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/?p=937"},"modified":"2019-09-23T11:43:51","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T01:43:51","slug":"meet-sandy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/meet-sandy\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Sandy &#8211; The Creation Wapuu &#8211; Timelapse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have you met Sandy? Sandy is our little mascot Wapuu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is a Wapuu you ask? Wapuu are the great characters that represent  the many WordCamps, WordPress Meetup and Communities around the world.  The idea is each Wapuu is designed to represent the local area or  community, meaning there are hundreds&#8217; if not thousands of unique Wapuu  that represent the world.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you want to learn more about the History of Wapuu you can head over to <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/wapu.us\/wapuu-history-origin\/\"><em>wapu.us<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brainstorming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We started brainstorming ideas about 12 months ago to find what would make our Wapuu fun, unique and local, something that said &#8216;Port Macquarie&#8217; and &#8216;Relaxing&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some of the ideas we first came up with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Port Macquarie Pine and\/or Palm Trees<\/li><li>Koala Park \/ Kangaroo \/ big cat<\/li><li>Peppermint Park<\/li><li>Fantasy Glades<\/li><li>Baz Luhrmann &#8211; Grew up in Port Area &#8211; Wapuu as a movie\/character<\/li><li>Beach Towel<\/li><li>Beach Wear<\/li><li>Beach Ball<\/li><li>Sandcastle<\/li><li>Painted Break wall Rocks<\/li><li>Lighthouse <\/li><li>Strawberry Farm\/Tomatoes<\/li><li>Whale Watching<\/li><li>Dolphins<\/li><li>Camels<\/li><li>Skate park <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end Mel our designer felt the Port Macquarie Lighthouse stood out as one of the main landmarks and images of Port Macquarie. Who hasn&#8217;t visited the lighthouse while in Port to see the beautiful sunsets or watch the sea life swim by. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also decided to add some fun and relaxation into the design to really make sure the Wapuu was enjoying themselves in Port Macquarie, this was done by making the Lighthouse into a sandcastle, a fun way to explore and pass time on one of our many amazing beaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Designing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To design our Wapuu, Mel found some reference photos, vectors and inspiration and got creating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hapalochlaena.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/14\/road-trip-with-lighthouses-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2019.portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/09\/tacking-point-04.jpg\" alt=\"A white and blue trimmed lighthouse overlooking the ocean. Located at Tacking Point, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia.\" class=\"wp-image-945\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/09\/tacking-point-04.jpg 800w, https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/09\/tacking-point-04-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/09\/tacking-point-04-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/09\/tacking-point-04-453x300.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Tacking Point Lighthouse &#8211; Used as Reference<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"707\" src=\"https:\/\/2019.portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/09\/designtimeline-1024x707.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/09\/designtimeline-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/09\/designtimeline-600x414.jpg 600w, https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/09\/designtimeline-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/09\/designtimeline-435x300.jpg 435w, https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/09\/designtimeline.jpg 1220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Elements of the design process<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the references were ready, Mel got designing and vectoring our Wapuu. This process took about 8 Hours+ as we really wanted our Wapuu to be special. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We know you don&#8217;t have 8 hours, so we have speed up the process and made a nice time-lapse so you can watch the magic happen in under 5 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CyH25QCZ8JY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-AU&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sandy &#8211; Our Creation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With a bit of love and vector design we had our unique Wapuu, which we decided to name Sandy. Sandy is a happy Wapuu having a fun day making sandcastles of their favourite lighthouse on the beach. Don&#8217;t worry, Sandy has put sunscreen on already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/2019.portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/07\/lighthousewapuufinal-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A yellow Wapuu character, wearing green and white shorts, holding a lighthouse sandcastle with a little blue WordPress Logo flag in top.\" class=\"wp-image-273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/07\/lighthousewapuufinal-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/07\/lighthousewapuufinal-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/07\/lighthousewapuufinal-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/07\/lighthousewapuufinal-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/07\/lighthousewapuufinal.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Sandy making a lighthouse sandcastle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are still tickets available for our very first WordCamp and we would love for you to come! WordCamp Port Macquarie is October 5-6 and you can <a href=\"https:\/\/2019.portmacquarie.wordcamp.org\/purchase-tickets-to-wordcamp-port-macquarie\/\">get your tickets now!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also see all the other amazing Wapuus&#8217; from around the world on the <a href=\"http:\/\/wapu.us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Wapuu Field Guide &amp; Trading Post, wapu.us.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you met Sandy? Sandy is our little mascot Wapuu. What is a Wapuu you ask? 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