Let the games begin! A look at Layer Tennis

I must say, when I read Veerle’s Blog on Layer Tennis I was clueless of what it was. After reading further I come to learn this this was once called Photoshop Tennis. This year is different though, instead of sticking to just Photoshop they decided to incorporate other forms of media such as Flash and After Effects.

What’s Layer Tennis?

Layer Tennis is a live design event, this year it is taking place in Chicago. As mentioned above it started off with the title “Photoshop Tennis”. It all goes down as two designers swap the file for the event the are in i.e. a Photoshop PSD, back and forth in real-time, adding to and personalizing the file at hand. As mentioned in Veerle’s article each designer gets fifteen minutes to complete a “volley” and then it gets posted to the site. Along side the competitors there is always a third party, a writer, provides play-by-play commentary on the action, as it happens.

This year Veerle is going up against Cindy Li, we want to wish them and all the other participants the best of luck. Layer Tennis is a production of Coudal Partners in Chicago and is presented by Adobe Creative Suite 3. To view old matches and get info on the upcoming matches check out the Layer Tennis Forums. I suggest checking out these wonderful artist while they are put on the court and conquer that game of Layer Tennis.