Archive for 2009

Behance Network :: How to Promote Yourself?

So, you’ve created your profile, submitted some great projects  — now how do you promote yourself on the Network?

Joining circles is a great start — they’re the quickest way to connect with like-minded creatives. Try starting your own, as well; chances are if you’re creating HDR photography, there are others out there doing the same (and looking to share their thoughts on the subject). Read more →

The Summer getaction Contest

Win Action Method Products by using Twitter!

Productivity can decline during summer when the sun is shining. In an effort to increase productivity and encourage ACTION, we are giving away over $1,000 in Action Method products.

Grand Prize (1)
$300 worth of Action Method Products
One (1) Premium subscription to Action Method Online ($100 value)
One (1) Extremely Limited-Edition Behance T-shirt

Runner-up Prize (1)
$100 worth of Action Method Products
One (1) Premium subscription to Action Method Online ($100 value)
One (1) Extremely Limited-Edition Behance T-shirt

Creative Tweet Prize (5)
Choice of one (1) Action Method Product
One (1) Extremely Limited-Edition Behance T-shirt Read more →

Voting Up: For the best “digital apartment”

Comcast Dream Big

Some of our friends are judges for the final round of “digital apartments” in “Comcast Town” – a contest where creative minds can design a digital apartment (yes, the kind that you live in). Final round judges are Jill Ferehbacher from Inhabitat, Boy Genius from Boy Genius Report, Jean Aw from NotCot, & David Pescovitz from Boing Boing.

The top 4 finalists were narrowed down from thousands of submissions by the 4 judges.  And now, the final winner will now be determined through voting…by all of us. If you have a few minutes (and a fascination with what a “digital apartment” actually entails), check it out here

Behance Network :: How to Use Messaging

To Behance Network Members:

Getting too many messages in your Behance inbox?
Frustrated by too many communications about people posting new projects?

The Good News: The Behance Network is serving as a valuable platform for creative professionals to showcase their work, exchange feedback, and build their careers. The feedback has been extraordinary, and many of the largest agencies and companies now use Behance as their primary recruiting source. Read more →

Comcast Town

Comcast Dream Big

Comcast Town is a new contest where creative minds can design a digital apartment (yes, the kind that you live in). And then, these apartments will be judged and (if you win) awarded some hefty prizes. Quite an original and fun campaign, so here are the details:
STEPS FOR MAKING AN APARTMENT
1. Design your room and register.
2. Log in to your room and submit your design.
3. Judges select ten finalists based on originality, overall design, use of assets, color and space.
4. The ten finalists go to a community vote.
5. The pad with the most votes wins…
And the judges are friends like Jill Ferehbacher from Inhabitat, Boy Genius from Boy Genius Report, Jean Aw from NotCot, & David Pescovitz from Boing Boing.

PRIZE DESCRIPTION
Pretty impressive. Here’s the official word: “Enter the Comcast Town Design Showdown for the opportunity to win our big-time prize worth up to $30,000, including a room remodel complete with a 40-inch Sony BRAVIA® HDTV, a Sony VAIO® AW laptop and a Philips digital phone.”

For more information, watch the youtube video or check out the action at ComcastTown.com

Show Some Love: Behance – People’s Choice Webby

Ok; you said you wanted to help vote for Behance Network in the People’s Choice Webby (Portfolio / Self-Promotion Category). Here’s how to do it in 5 quick steps (in under two minutes!).

(1) Sign up to vote here.

(2) To ensure you’re a real person, they will send you an activation code. But don’t fret…once you get it, all you need to do is click!

(3) Go to the “Websites” section.

(4) Scroll down to “Marketplace” section and then select “Self-promotion / Portfolio” category.

(5) And then you can cast your vote…

Gracias.

99% Conference Early Debrief

It's not about ideas. It's about making ideas happen.

The Behance team was thrilled to make a big (and bold) idea happen: hold a conference for creative leaders that focused NOT on ideas or innovation, BUT INSTEAD ON execution and HOW to make ideas happen.

With Cool Hunting as our official partner and a series of other sponsors, we held the sold-out conference in New York on April 16-17 at the Times Center.

There were some thorough reviews and articles posted by journalists at the conference including a few from Fast Company, VentureBeat, and TechnoTheory.

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Thoughts & Feedback from SXSW

A subset of the Behance Team made the trek to Austin, Texas this year to attend the SXSW Interactive Festival. Our beloved TheServed.com project was up for an interactive award, and Scott Belsky presented some of Behance’s research at a morning keynote (which received some coverage on some blogs like NewCityMedia, BionicTeaching, and DuckSXSW).

Other highlights included legos, the Behance gathering, and an ever growing fascination with Twitter. All in all, a good trip.

Developers play with Legos
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