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Winning Digital Designs Took Only 15 Minutes to Create

by Matthew Zuras on October 26, 2009 at 10:12 AM


Earlier this month, New York City hosted the Cut & Paste Global Championship, the culmination of a series of digital design competitions held around the world. Designers from 16 cities contended for the grand prizes in 2-D, 3-D, and motion design, in 15-minute battles pitting their creativity and skill against the clock. Switched photographer Matthew McMullen Smith was there, and managed to capture the frenzy of the event with his lens.

Los Angeles-based illustrator Janee Meadows took home the gold in 2-D design, as well as the opportunity to create a t-shirt exclusively for the 55DSL clothing line. Gabriel Smetzer, a motion designer from San Francisco, finished first in the 3-D competition. Though it didn't win, Jake Guttormsson's winning whimsical robot animation is a must-see, in the motion design category. They're all available for you to see in the slideshow below.

Cut & Paste 2009


Tags: 3d, art, creative, cut and paste 2009, CutAndPaste2009, events, features, graphic design, GraphicDesign, motion design, MotionDesign, top

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