After the Boston Cut&Paste, I spent some time in Brooklyn. I was trying out for their Traveling Production Assistant position at the New York event in Webster Hall. It was bananas! Sold out the 1500 person capacity venue. It was packed and sweaty and charged! People from the audience were heckling the designers for typography related issues. “Your kerning sucks!” type stuff. Big-Ups to my man Tunde Ogunnoiki, for coming up to NY from Atlanta to compete. Continue reading
As an alumni of the 2007 Digital Design Tournament Cut&Paste, I had to get involved when I heard it was returning to Boston in 09. I synced up with my friend Kristen, and scored the title of Design Ambassador for the event. Which ment we were responsible for assembling all the calls for talent, test rounds, judges, themes, and comunity outreach. Quite the responsibility, but absolutely worth it. It was great to feel out the Boston Design scene, both emerging and professional. In the photo above, Chris Piascik, Dan “Props” Amalbert, Kyle Brandse, and Matt W. Moore addressing the crowd.
