#layer tennis

[artist-007]

Sulekha Rajkumar's opening volley in the Layer Tennis semi-final match, Sulekha Rajkumar versus Ryan Putnam.

[digidigg]

Fall Fashion is all about Layers!

In the spirit of Fall Fashion and it's number 1 rule of layering, I present to you a fun little site by the Coudal Partners (made right here in Chicago.) It's called Layer Tennis. Every Friday afternoon, two famous designers are pitted against each other to make images depicting a theme and are forced to pass a file back and forth for 8 rounds. The results can be hilarious and inspiring.

Design sometimes can be too serious. Let's have fun. :)

Check it out! 

http://www.layertennis.com/match/contino-vs-cassaro/#intro

[danielthomas]

I first posted about layer tennis back in 2010 (I think.. it was certainly a while ago) so I'm glad to see that Coudal and Adobe have partnered up once again to bring it back for season 4 starting with 2 'exhibition matches' today. Check out both matches from today: Koxvold vs Reyes and Kleon vs Anderson from today (the above pictures are volleys 1, 2, 3 and 4 from Koxvold vs Reyes). 

[trainsinanime]

Koxvold vs. Reyes Layer Tennis match. Produced by Coudal Partners‘ and presented by Adobe Creative Cloud.

I almost completely forgot about this: Layer Tennis is back!

For those of you who don't know or need a reminder: In Layer Tennis, two graphic artists play "tennis" by exchanging a photoshop file between themselves every ten minutes, adding something or transforming it in new and unexpected ways. Currently an exhibition match is running, with a second starting right after. If you like graphic design, and who doesn't, check it out!

[capnmariam]

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Few people retain the knowledge that "The Waltons" actually began as an extended riff on "A Game of Chess" where everyone lived in T. S. Eliot's head.  They decided to go a different direction but held onto the parts they thought really worked, as lazy genius is wont to do. 

[mfcb]

This might not look like much, but the class itself was mindblowing. Mig opened up the hatch and actually walked us through a lot of his processes, letting us see not just the end result, but the struggle that ensued along the way. 

Sometimes it really does take being given explicit permission to screw up, to make ugly, to have an actual template of failures to aspire to along the path to something good. 

For me, it was also a reminder that I don't have to just ditch my drawings when I go to the web. There's a place for the handmade within this process, a way to build it in, not as a crutch, but as a touch of something that makes design sense. 

If you've never heard of LayerTennis, then take a look in there. It's essentially a glimpse of how best to iterate, to throw down without concern or worry of what the final product might be, but an exploration. Each round SOMETHING is found to be brought forward. The rest? Scrapped [or landed for fodder]. 

Sound familiar? That's a crit. You rip everything you see apart. Find what works, toss the rest and go and build from there. Sometimes NOTHING will be working, but then at least you know a bit more of what NOT to do.

Every iteration gets you closer, but the important part is just to THROW DOWN.

[substances]

nobody is walkin...

Last week, David was a little upset about me throwing him into the eye of the storm and told me to take a long walk.... to Chicago. So he wants me to visit? Done! There is just one catch, although I love a brisk jaunt, nobody walks in LA. So I grabbed a ride and we're headed his way (might take a while). I hope he doesn't mind if I pick up a few people on the way, royals or celebrities only of course.