Design Battle!

Within the world of hip hop one of the most prominent ideas has been 'the battle'. The battle between MCs. The battle between Djs. The battle between B-boys (breakdancers). It was all about who had the dopest rhymes, who moved the crowd the hardest, or who had the sickest moves.

From this early idea of being the 'illest', movies have been made, careers have been launched and entrepreneurial ventures have been birthed - from record labels to production companies, to clothing lines. Hip hop has routinely added new dimensions to the creative and entrepreneurial world.

So if you take the iconic idea of the battle within hip hop culture, and converge that with the world of design, what do you get?

Cut&Paste.

Cut&Paste states that their mission is to provide channels of visibility and inspiration for designers, both aspiring and established, to reach their existing audience as well as potential fans. Their targeted goals are to promote the designer’s ability to achieve exposure as an individual; to expand the designer’s range of possibility in attracting professional opportunities; to form and encourage positive interaction within the design community; and to broaden the mainstream perception of design and further its appreciation by sharing and demystifying the creative process. Nice.

So my question would be what type of new ideas and ventures will spin off from this new hybrid concept?

I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Until then let's enjoy some Cut&Paste. . .