The Tournament

Introducing Cut&Paste, a digital design tournament formatted to blow dust off your brain.

Hitting eleven cities worldwide this Fall 2007, we’re out to prove that immersive design is good cause for cultural gathering.

Watch as eight designers go head to head, Wacom to Wacom. For the crown, they’ll have to spin an idea with their own style in three, 15-minute rounds as projectors stream their living designs across the venue.

Each designer is equipped with an Apple® MacPro Workstation, Adobe® Creative Suite 3, and a Wacom® Cintiq® interactive pen display.

Try your own round at a workstation onsite for a shot at our Audience Design Contest. If you’re stuck at home, tune in via global webcast. Five all-star judges will make the call for the Jury Prize, but all will have the chance to vote for an Audience Prize online or by SMS.

Contestant Selection

We will review and select entries based on three criteria: Originality, Technique, and "Overall Dopeness." Select candidates will be contacted with a theme and invited to a 15 minute test round for a chance to be a tournament contestant. All candidates are welcome to arrive early or stay late to watch and make introductions.

Eight contestants will be chosen from each city and will be announced on August 3rd, 2007.

Rules

  • All work must be completed in 15 minutes
  • Competitors are provided with themes for each round one week in advance
  • Competitors may bring in approved objects to capture with a digital camera
  • All approved objects are available for anyone to use during any round
  • No finished artwork, photographs, pre-made digital elements – all work must be constructed from scratch
  • Tools including digital cameras or the Wacom Cintiq are for the designers' benefit but not required to be used during competition

Prizes

Jury Prize Wacom® Cintiq 21UX Pen-Based Display

Audience Prize Adobe® Creative Suite 3 Master Collection

Finalist Prize Apple® 13" MacBook

Semifinalist Prize Wacom® Intuos3 9"X12" Tablets

All Contestants receive Adobe® Creative Suite 3 Design Premium.