55DSL Awards Janee Meadows from Los Angeles the Grand Prize for the 2D Competition
Last Friday, October 16th 2009, Cut&Paste held its first-ever Global Championship competition, pitting 48 competitors against each other, live onstage, at the Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City.
Janee Meadows from Los Angeles was crowned Global Champion in the 2D Competition and has been awarded the opportunity to design a 10.55 t-shirt, exclusively for 55DSL to be sold in flagship stores worldwide. The award was presented onstage by 55DSL's Creative Director Andrea Rosso, who made it to NYC to participate as a judge and to represent the 55DSL family.
Check out Janee's winning artwork here.*
*All the artwork is here and we're currently in the process of putting up event photos. Thanks for being so patient!
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55DSL & CONVERSE ANNOUNCE THEIR GRAND PRIZES FOR GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP
2D Design // 55DSL
In the spirit and tradition of celebrating independent design and creativity, 55DSL will be awarding two prizes. Calvin Kwok—the 2D Design winner at the Cut&Paste 2009 Hong Kong event—was chosen by 55DSL in June to design an exclusive 55DSL Capsule Collection, which will be sold exclusively at yoox.com. The limited edition collection celebrates the commitment and admiration for the creative process, and will include both male and female pieces: t-shirt, sweatshirt, and a woman's dress.
The Global Championship winner for the 2D Competition on October 16th will be chosen by Cut&Paste’s 2D Jury including 55DSL Creative Director Andrea Rosso. The winner will be awarded the chance to design a 10.55 t-shirt exclusively for 55DSL to be sold in flagship stores around the world.
Motion Design // Converse
The grand prize winner of the Global Championship Motion Design competition will receive the opportunity to collaborate with Converse on a special contracted design project. Details to be announced in the coming weeks.
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JUDGES // A SNEAK PEAK
So you’re wondering, who’s judging this thing? Well, we’ve been lucky enough to lock in a few great minds from within the creative community, and they’re eager to see what the 48 competitors are bringing to the stage. A few confirmed judges include:
Andrea Rosso (Creative Director, 55DSL) and Kevin Lyons (Creative Director, Anomaly) for 2D, Allan Chochinov (Partner, Core77.com) overlooking the 3D competition, and Stephen Price (Founder / Stash DVD Magazine) checking in on Motion Design.
Stay tuned for complete updates on all of our judges for 2D, 3D, and Motion Design in the coming weeks .
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DJ: COSMO BAKER (THE RUB/BANG NYC)
Coined by DJ A-Trak as a “virtual librarian of music,” Cosmo Baker is known for reading his crowds and playing music that the people will enjoy. From funk to soul to hip hop, Cosmo will keep the energy at top level for our first-ever Global Championship. For more info, and links to The Rub podcasts, check him out here:
http://www.cosmobaker.com/
http://www.itstherub.com/
http://www.myspace.com/cosmobaker
CUT&PASTE ANNOUNCES THE 2009 GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Cut&Paste is proud to present the culmination of Digital Design Tournament 2009 —the first-ever Global Championship. With the broad geographical reach of an Olympic event and the nervy psychological gamesmanship of the X Games, the championship takes the tournament’s international approach to design as spectator sport and amps it up like never before. This, ladies and gentlemen, is the final showdown.
16 cities. 256 international competitors. 48 city champions in 2D Design, 3D Design, and Motion Design.
Between February and June, Cut&Paste has seen Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Boston, New York, Toronto, Chicago, Amsterdam, London, Berlin, Barcelona, Milan, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Sydney throw their best talents onstage in its annual showcase of design as a fast-paced, high-intensity, internationally competitive spectator sport. Withstanding the pressure of judges hovering, music blaring, minutes ticking down on the clock, a fast-talking MC on the mic, and putting their reputations on the line, three competitors in each city have made claims to the Cut&Paste title. Now they will face off against each other, champions vs. champions, to see which designer will be crowned the worldwide winner.
As with city tournaments, the Global Championship will feature a tech setup that registers every mouse click and tapped command from the designers' workstations and projects them live and in real time on large-scale displays in full view of the audience. With all eyes on their every move, these designers will be giving a live performance to remember—they'll be competing for some serious bragging rights and gunning for the prize.
Winners of the global 2009 Audience Design Contest in 2D design will also be announced at the Global Championship.
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