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2009 GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP

WHEN:

Friday, October 16th, 2009

WHERE:

Hammerstein Ballroom
311 W. 34th Street
New York, NY 10001

JUDGES:

Andrea Rosso

ANDREA ROSSO
Creative Director, 55DSL

Born in 1977, Andrea is the son of Renzo Rosso, and a descendant of the Diesel empire, so it comes as no surprise that he was instinctively drawn to the fashion business since an early age. He studied pattern cutting in Padova, but it was while studying English in California that he discovered a love for non-conformist sports like skate, surf and snowboarding. He went on to New York to study Textile Development and Marketing at the Fashion Institute of Technology, and ultimately, began conceiving 55DSL. Since 2001, Andrea has led as Creative Director of 55DSL, which has built the company into a successful multinational business and a cradle for free thinkers and artists from all around the world.


55DSL

Deanne Cheuk

DEANNE CHEUK
Illustrator, Art Director

DEANNE CHEUK is an artist and designer. She has been commissioned by such companies as American Express, Lane Crawford, Levi's, Nike, Converse, Swatch, Target, MTV, The Gap, The Guardian, T Magazine and The New York Times Magazine for her illustrative type, illustration and art direction.


www.deannecheuk.com

Jeff Staple

JEFF STAPLE
Founder, Staple Design

Judge. Jury. Executioner. (Just ask Dan Weise.)
www.stapledesign.com/jeffstaple www.stapledesign.com www.thereedspace.com


Kevin Lyons

KEVIN LYONS
Design Director, Anomaly

Prior to joining Anomaly, Kevin Lyons served as Creative Director for Urban Outfitters where in his seven-year tenure he helped shape the brand holistically and led the acclaimed music program. Before that, he served in a variety of diverse roles including, Design Director at Stussy Worldwide; Art Director for filmmaker Spike Jonze's Girl Skateboard Company; US Art Director for TOKION Magazine and Senior Designer for Nike Inc., where he was responsible for branding several big-time college and pro sports franchises. In 2001, Lyons was named to "The Top Forty Designers Under Thirty" by ID Magazine.


Tristan Eaton

TRISTAN EATON
Creative Director, Thunderdog Studios

Born in Los Angeles in 1978, Tristan Eaton began pursuing street art as a teenager, painting everything from billboards to dumpsters in the urban landscape wherever he lived, including London, Detroit and New York. He designed his first toy for Fisher Price at the age of 18 and has since become a driving force in the world of 'Designer Toys'. A creative leader in advertising, Eaton regularly consults for such brands as Hasbro, Pepsi and Nike on projects that span the globe and cross all mediums. His work can be seen at the Cooper Hewitt Museum and in the permanent collection of the MoMA in New York. He is currently the President and Creative Director of Thunderdog Studios and happily resides in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.


www.thunderdogstudios.com

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GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP

THE 2D DESIGNS

Janee Meadows

Patrick Hennessey

Chris Piascik

Miguel Hernandez

Bobby Birdman

Erin Standley

Marco Gonzalez

Luca Laurenti

Calvin Kwok

Nini Sum

Masaya Eiraku

Lev Berry

Allison Torneros

Fox Fisher

Jan Langbein

Jordy van den Nieuwendijk

Janee Meadows

Miguel Hernandez

Marco Gonzalez

Fox Fisher

Runner-Up

2D DESIGN CONTESTANTS

JANEE MEADOWS

C&P Los Angeles


Though she may only be an illustrator/graphic designer, Janee Meadows is a rock star in her own right. Inspired by music, she has worked with many of today's young chart-topping Los Angeles bands like Golden State, The Donnas and Rooney to create illustration driven designs that sing.


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Janee Meadows

PATRICK HENNESSEY

C&P Portland

 

Patrick Hennessey grew up in Eugene, Oregon. He's a Graphic Design senior at Oregon State University and lives a double life as an undiscovered music producer. He hopes to make his living in Portland when he graduates this spring.


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Patrick Hennessey

CHRIS PIASCIK

C&P Boston

 

I am an artist / designer residing in Cambridge, MA. I post daily drawings on my blog. I have a small apparel company called Print Brigade and I am a designer at Alphabet Arm. Basically I do not sleep.


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Chris Piascik

MIGUEL HERNANDEZ

C&P New York

 

I'm a freelance designer/art director with a background in illustration. Predominantly working in the broadcast field with clients such as ABC, CBS, NYC native working on TV coupled with too much coffee make for some fast design, let's hope it's actually good! -Cheers


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Miguel Hernandez

BOBBY BIRDMAN

C&P Toronto

 

Bobby is a Toronto-based, creative mercenary, a habitual line crosser, an obsessive-impulsive, a doodler and a day tripper. Inspired by love, death, pop culture and paranoia.


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Bobby Birdman

ERIN STANDLEY

C&P Chicago

 

Erin is currently hanging out at her desk in Omaha...writing a bio. She sucks at making toast, but is fairly good at sauteing vegetables.


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Erin Standley

FOX FISHER

C&P London

 

Frisky night creature with a big heart and a passion for paste-ups, typography, typewriters, fine food, uniforms, portraits, DIY hair, inanimate objects, strange instruments, posca pens, badges, stickers, oddness, dreamlands, bad rapping, rabbits, hares, tigers, squares.


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Fox Fisher

MARCO GONZALEZ

C&P Barcelona

 

My alter ego Poseydon and I, strangely manage to inhabit the same body. Within multiple mutations, I partly exist professionally as a freelance Graphic Designer and Illustrator. Graffiti & Street Art are my passion and my formal education since adolescence. It allows me to experiment and grow in other landscapes of my life.


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Marco Gonzalez

LUCA LAURENTI

C&P Milan

 

Luca Laurenti, aka Mklane, is an illustrator, graphic designer and art director from Italy. He works in publishing and fashion for international clients such as Billboard Magazine, Rolling Stone, Sportswear International, XL Magazine (La Repubblica), Urb Magazine, Cover, Toy2r, and Graniph. He has published his work in several books, most recently “Illustration Now 2” by Taschen.


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Luca Laurenti

CALVIN KWOK

C&P Hong Kong

 

Calvin Kwok is well known as a laze when he plays with his cat, a hero when he is day dreaming, a goofball when he watches cartoons and also a grown-up when he pays the bills. Cofounded the comical design duo, Lazehero to capture the beauty in lazy and heroic moments in life.


Calvin Kwok

NINI SUM

C&P Shanghai

 

Website and graphic designer, more like oil paintings, pencil paintings, small humanoid sculptures, often forgotten in the wood out of the box, the total would have been able to paint a picture, do not like to eat meat, and often lack of sleep.

 


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Nini Sum

MASAYA EIRAKU

C&P Tokyo

 

His creative activity begins in Fukuoka, Kyushu in 2000 with a club event called MAG and regular live painting shows. In 2003, he takes charge of artwork design for FLC skating team in Fukuoka, creates DVDs, clothing etc. Later the same year he enters "DESIGNING exhibition" sponsored by Fukuoka City and his artwork is one few selected. He relocated to Tokyo in 2004, participates in "Sakuragicho on the wall" in January, 2007, and continues to do wall painting.


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Masaya Eiraku

LEV BERRY

C&P Sydney

 

On average, Lev has laughed at least once a day for 8723 days. To keep this record alive he works in graphic design.


Lev Berry

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