The Orange Zest: Cut & Paste Digital Design Tournament

This weekend the global design tournament Cut&Paste makes its stop in Chicago. This is the last North American stop for the tour before heading overseas. 16 of the cities top designers are competing, and will follow in the footsteps of artists from LA, San Fran, Portland, Boston, New York, and Toronto.

The Chicago stop on the Cut&Paste Digital Design Tournament’s 2009 global tour will no doubt be fueled by the city’s creative and artistic prowess. On April 4, Chicago’s 2D, 3D and Motion designers will face serious pressure to design with speed, skill, and style as party goers watch their every move on giant projection screens and cheer them on. Do these 16 competitors have what it takes to make it to the final showdown at NYC’s Global Championship on June 20th? What is interesting is designers rack their brains, race the clock, and try not to break a sweat onstage. Check out Cut&Paste for more info on tour dates, event programming and to purchase tickets.

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Only Cut&Paste Chicago is being treated to Show&Tell, a series of live, 20-minute creative demonstrations and presentations from some of Chicago’s hottest designers. There’s no script, no structure, and no B.S. Show&Tell starts at 6:15 PM at The Congress Theater.