Cut and Paste!

I competed in the Cut and Paste event last last Friday, and it was Awesome!!!

Firstly, it felt really good to be surrounded by designers and artists in the industry. It's something I especially missed about NYC. For some reason in HK I'm consistently surrounded by Bankers, PR and Marketing people, Lawyers and such (btw you guys do rock, just not as much as designers, haha). But to be around creatives reminds me why I do this in the first place.

The MC for the night was AliveNotDead's very ownGold Mountain! Just by coincidence, Gold Mountain happens to be my Freshman year roommate's brother, back when I first went to Parsons and lived on 13th Street in the dorms! It was a cool little coincidence and was one of many highlights of the night.

The second highlight for me was getting to meet and getting praise fromSUITMAN! Suitman totally rocks. No kidding. He was one of the judges on the 2D panel. Thanks to friends and such who came to support! Though you guys were making a lot more noise than what is probably considered acceptable, I am totally flattered and appreciative for the support! You drunk bastards. Haha

The other designers in the 2D Category included Kevin Wong Ho Yin who establishedWhyInteractive, Kris Balerite who flew all the way from Dubai to take part in this event, and Calvin Kwok who was definitely the strongest designer that night. Check out hisportfolio, jaw dropping is allowed.Graphic Airlines, who won Cut and Paste in 2007, also made an appearance that night in the audience, as well as Chris from IdN magazine.

Though I wasn't able to place, it was an excellent night and was definitely a lot of fun. Thanks to the Cut and Paste organizers and the HK team for putting together a great event!

A picture of me with Calvin Kwok (in blue), the winner of the 2D category! He will be competing in the cut and paste global championships in NYC.

In other news, there's been some Kronenbourg Advertorials in Time Out and Milk, which talks about the beer and the Mobile Art campaign that I took part in. Currently, I am hard at work for an exhibit to take place in Shanghai this June. Updates later! This piece is called 'Last Kiss Goodbye'.

Peace!

-JJL