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Meet our modern marketing agency

September 28, 2018November 12, 2020Bluewave

One of the many reasons Bluewave is excited about our partnership with Nayamode is the incredible strength of the combined services that we are now able to offer our clients. Nayamode’s experience in creating content, web development, tools for apps and mobile, and their deep bench of marketing consultants united with Bluewave’s expertise in visual design, presentations and storytelling lead to a powerful new modern marketing agency.
Here’s the story of how we’ve evolved to bring our customers the most cutting-edge marketing solutions.

Nayamode named one of the Most Philanthropic companies in WA state

June 19, 2018November 12, 2020Bluewave

Congratulations to Nayamode, named one of the Most Philanthropic companies in Washington state! One more reason why Bluewave is proud to be part of Nayamode now! Fantastic to see Nayamode being recognized again as one of the most ‘giving’ companies in WA state. Congratulations, Team Nayamode for doing well, and doing good! Read the article […]

Welcome, Bluewave, to Nayamode!

April 19, 2018November 12, 2020Bluewave

Today is a red letter day for Nayamode and for me personally. Today, we announce our acquisition of Bluewave, a leading design and visual storytelling firm based out of Silicon Valley, serving some of the most storied names in Tech. Nayamode is over twelve years old and our journey has included acquiring a mobile apps […]

Must-know Presentation Design Tips to Avoid Problems When Projecting

April 10, 2015Bluewave

Sometimes presentations that display beautifully on your monitor just don’t look that great when projected. We’ve pulled together some of our best presentation design tips for using graphics, colors, and fonts that will help your presentation look great on the big screen. Graphics Placement: In some venues, sightlines can be obstructed by rows of seats. As a result, […]

PowerPoint Meets Improv

January 26, 2015November 12, 2020Bluewave

Imagine yourself on stage, just before giving a presentation to a packed house. The spotlight is bright, the audience is smiling at you, the mic is hot. You launch into your topic, click your slideshow remote and turn slightly to reference the first slide—which you’ve never seen before. This is the premise of Speechless, a unique event […]

Avoid Blurry Photos in PowerPoint

December 30, 2014November 13, 2020Bluewave

How often have you opened up a PowerPoint, started the slideshow mode, only to be stopped in your tracks by a photo that’s blurry? We’ve received many desperate emails from clients asking, “Can you do something with the photos? Why are they so blurry and fuzzy?” A rose is a rose… What happened? Most likely […]

Help! Why Is My PowerPoint File So Big?

December 15, 2014November 12, 2020Bluewave

One of the many questions that we receive at the Bluewave studio is, “Why are my PowerPoint files so huge (in terms of file size)?” Well, a picture is worth a thousand words—and also a thousand kilobytes. When you add photos to a presentation, obviously the PowerPoint file size is going to get bigger. Even […]

Video Not Working in PowerPoint?

November 20, 2014November 13, 2020Bluewave

In PowerPoint 2013/2016 and Office 365, there are four ways to add a video to your presentation. Below are instructions on how to embed a video into your PowerPoint file, how to link to a video on YouTube, Vimeo, or any website, and how to link to a video stored locally on your computer. We’ve also […]

Intro to Google Drive and Google Slides

November 7, 2014Bluewave

Google Drive is a free service from Google that lets you create, edit, store and share files that you can access on your computer, tablet or smart phone at any time. You can use Google Drive as a cloud storage service (like Dropbox or Box)—the Google Drive app can be installed as a folder on your […]

6 'Foolproof' Presentation Proofing Techniques

October 27, 2014Bluewave

Nothing is more embarrassing than presenting in front of a group of clients/peers/co-workers, making what you think is a stellar presentation, only to discover a major typo that suddenly appears during your talk. Beyond the possibility of losing credibility, your audience may fixate on the error rather than hearing your message. After crafting a presentation, you’ll want to […]