Archive for 2010

Behance at National Design Museum

The Behance team extends gratitude to the NY Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum for providing a private tour of their new “Why Design Now?” exhibit. Our team enjoyed touring the museum after closing time with the Curator. Our take-aways included:

(1) We’re very humbled by the brilliance of the sustainable design in the exhibition.
(2) Some of the greatest innovations in design cost nothing and have vastly improved the quality of life in developing countries.
(3) The digital world of design is very UNDER-represented in traditional museums…

Innovations in Portraiture

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For as long as we’ve had the means, we’ve been studying and recording images of other people. The earliest known “portrait” is 27,000 years old, scrawled inside a cave in France. Yes, the faded black strokes are a far cry from the detailed sculptures, paintings, and photographs to come, but is early evidence of the natural instinct to watch and record those around us.

You’d think that after thousands of years, we’d have exhausted the many techniques and innovations in portraiture. Although there are some techniques we’re more used to seeing than others, Behance creatives continue to step up and demonstrate innovative ways to consider and represent their fellow humans. Check out some of our recent favorites.

Sleep/Wake

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No-limits Typography

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Remember the days of term papers and Times New Roman? If you’re a person who appreciates design, it’s tough to be boxed in with a handful of “authorized” fonts.

The creatives at Behance, though, demonstrate that there’s no reason why typography can’t be an art filled with as much innovation and personality as is found in more abstract creative fields. That typography doesn’t have to exist only on paper, and sometimes isn’t even recognizable as letters at first glance. And, that there really is no material a courageous typographer can’t turn into a font (don’t believe us? Check out mushroom type).

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Paper Inspiration

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It’s 2010, and at Behance, we’re the first to advocate using technology to manage both your work and personal life. Yet, we also can’t resist the charms of a fine paper product. Call us old-school, but there is a place for paper in the digital age, and it’s proving to be a material used in increasingly creative ways.

In the office:
It’s easy to get stuck staring at glowing screens for eight or more hours a day. There’s something to be said, though, for a change of medium. If you incorporate some creative paper products into your office life, you’ll jump start your motivation (not to mention give your eyes a rest). Read more →

Swissmiss Birthday Party!

Behance’s designers partied it up at Swissmiss 5 year Anniversary Party in DUMBO last week. Clearly, they made good use of the StudioBooth. For more coverage on the party in honor of Tina Roth Eisenberg, click here.

Zach and Matias at the Swiss Miss Birthday Party
Matias tossing Zach the Stuffed Animal Monkey
Pictured: Zach McCullough & Matias Corea

Life Skills with Alex Krug

Once a month at the Behance Team’s “State of the Union” meeting, we invite one of our own to teach us a little lesson on an area of expertise. In recent months we’ve been schooled on Helvetica vs. Arial, Twitter visualizations, and select Photoshop features. Last month, Alex Krug taught us all an important life skill- how to tie a bowtie. Although the success rate was not extremely high, the men of Behance are well on their way to learning. We also discovered that, in the absence of a mirror, an iPad works as a great substitute!

Book Reviews of Making Ideas Happen RECAP

Making Ideas Happen
It has been about one week since the publication of Making Ideas Happen by Behance founder/ceo Scott Belsky. The book became an immediate bestseller upon launch, debuting at #15 on Amazon and leading every business and creative category. The book was also included in the Wall Street Journal as a national bestseller in business. Design and business blogs around the web have since had a chance to read the book and weigh in with reviews. Read more →

Introducing The Beta: Behance Network

Great work deserves to be seen - The All New Behance Network

Today we are pleased to open access to the new Behance Network (an early version of it!). You can access this BETA version by clicking the strip at the top of Behance.net.

After years of feedback from the Behance community, our team has restructured the platform to better address the needs of the world’s leading creative professionals.

Specifically, you will notice some major changes and improvements like:

  • Revolutionary new project/portfolio management tools
  • Updated Design & User Interface
  • New “Follow” system that replaces the previous “Watchlist” feature
  • Revamped messaging system to address issues around mass messaging (more preferences to come).
  • New promotional & career advancement tools
  • An exclusive “open forum” for creative professionals
  • Many more to come… Read more →