Colorful infographic featuring cards with prompts to create a poster for a movie in the wrong genre, make a cozy coffee shop logo, and create a full brand for a fictional company. The cards are scattered on a purple background with line art drawings of people, coffee cups, and movie-related icons.
Text graphic reading 'Design un blocked' with the word 'un' in small orange and black font.

Where Creativity Breaks Free •

Where Creativity Breaks Free •

Design Unblocked is a creative challenge game designed to break through creative blocks. With fun prompts, unexpected constraints, and a ticking timer, players are pushed to think outside the box and come up with bold ideas under pressure.

Illustration of a person lifting a heavy barbell overhead, wearing glasses and athletic clothing.
Text reads 'HOW IT WORKS' in green outlined font on a white background.

ROLL FOR DIFFICULTY

Roll the dice to set the challenge difficulty.

Illustration of a person wearing glasses and a hat, holding a notepad and pen, with a light bulb above their head indicating a new idea.

DRAW A PROMPT

Pull the prompt card that matches the set difficulty.

Illustration of a person with glasses and a beret, wrapped in bandages, with lines indicating injury or pain.

DRAW A CONSTRAINT

Pull a constraint card to add a creative limitation.

Line drawing of a person walking, holding a shopping bag and a folder, wearing glasses, a beret, and casual clothes with a shoulder bag.

RESEARCH PHASE

Cartoon drawing of a person wearing sunglasses and a beret, holding a glass of wine.

Each player gets 5-10 minutes to research and gather references and assets if needed.

TIME TO DESIGN

Easy: up to 10 minutes Normal: up to 30 minutes Hard: up to 1 hour

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Stack of colorful cards with illustrations of a person wearing glasses and a hat, each card featuring different background colors and designs, with one card reading 'DESIGN BLOCKED'.
A purple box with a colorful cover featuring an illustrated person with glasses holding a tablet, with text that reads "Design Blocked" on a light purple background, surrounded by decorative doodles.
A purple box of custom prompt cards with a matching purple container, featuring cartoon graphics and text that reads 'Custom Prompt Cards' and 'No Rules, Just Your Imagination'.
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The word 'INSPIRATION' in bold, yellow, creative font over a plain white background.
A black background with the word ‘RESOURCES’ written in large, yellowish-green, hand-drawn style letters.
The word 'Béence' displayed on a black background.
Graphic with the word Dribble written in black cursive font.
The word 'Designspiration' in bold black text on a white background.
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