Archive for 2010

Life On The Go: An Infographic

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If you’re reading this on-the-go, look up and around you. Chances are, there are at least several others clutching their smart phones, iPad, e-reader, or other mobile device. Unless you’ve been living in isolation since cell phones got “smart,” it’s obvious that our devices now fill a permanent place in our lives, changing aspects of our routines from how we kill time on our commute to how we spend a Friday night. Especially for the growing up digital set, lives and habits revolve around mobile devices.

A recent New York Times investigation chatted with a teen who sends 27,000 texts a month, and has the blistered fingers to prove it. This is to say, many of us wouldn’t leave our devices behind when we go to a different room, let alone leave the house for the day without it. Given that many of us are on-the-go device addicts, we decided to do a bit of investigation on how we consume content away from our homes.

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Fruits of the Digital Age


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an inspiration series
sponsored by Veer.

In the digital age, we’re afforded quite a few luxuries. The ability to get our Starbucks order ready before we even set foot inside, autotune our own voices, watch Youtube videos in transit. And these are just things to do because we can. In practical applications, Creative Professionals have more opportunities than ever to craft their art however they’d like. Whether it’s a full on digital manipulation, some choice post-production touches, or just adjusting the light settings on your digital device, the possibilities are wider than ever. To examine a few stellar examples of digital art, here’s a collection of work made highly atmospheric through digital.

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Roundup: Links We Recommend

1) NY Creative Interns
If you’re a creative in the big city looking for work, this newly formed group is here to enable you to find internships, mentors, and inspiration through networking and meetups. Head to their kickoff event on December 9th to mix with other creative students and professionals looking for interns (and win free giveaway). Reps from Buzzfeed, Time Inc, IFC/Sundance, and more will be in attendance, so RSVP here.

2) Visualizing.org
This is a brand new site created by Seed for creatives looking to make sense of complex issues through data and design. Aside from having a kickass gallery of Infographics from around the world, the site hosts design competitions (with hefty cash prizes) that you Behancers should jump on. Next up is a a challenge sponsored by TEDMED & GE: use public data to visualize relationship between green space and public health.

3) Fifty People One Question
These impossible to dislike short films explore human connections through people and place. The premise is obvious: “We asked the same question and it took us somewhere new.” The filmmakers visit city streets and get answers from a diverse group of people, asking them questions like “What do you wish would happen by the end of today.” We highly recommend this ongoing social experiment.

Announcing “Sell My Products” Feature

If you worked on your Behance portfolio today, perhaps you noticed something new: a “Mark Item For Sale” option.

Starting today, you can sell your work directly from your Behance projects. Once you connect an image from your Behance portfolio to your online store, users will be able to click “buy” when they notice stellar work, and be directed straight to the purchase page. Don’t have an online store? Not a problem. We’ve partnered with Shopify, and will guide you through the process of creating an online store there and syncing it to Behance.

This new feature helps users tap the enormous amount of traffic that the Behance Network receives on a daily basis.

See this feature in action on these Behance Network projects:
MWM Holiday Gift Guide
SECURITY!
Action Method Journal

We’re psyched about this integration, and hope it makes getting recognition for your talent that much easier.

Sports, Enhanced


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an inspiration series
sponsored by Veer.

Athletes are a special type of human. As someone who spends more time than I’d like to mention sitting in front of glowing screens each day, professional athletes, for their ability to use their bodies to accomplish what they do, seem nothing short of superheroes. So, we’re especially big fans of these digitally manipulated pieces that depict athletes as being larger than life.

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Team Photo & Gratitude

Out team is grateful to photographer Pascal Bejean for swinging by the office to take some quick shots of us in our element – and on our roof in Soho, New York.

Designs of the Future


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an inspiration series
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When the Jetsons premiered in 1962, the creators imagined a future world in which Chevvy’s could fly, full meals are created with a click of a button, and a robot was all you needed for a housekeeper. Minus the flying Chevvy’s, most of their gadget predictions were a reality in less than 40 years. So we’re not going to claim that the imaginative ideas below are outlandish or far fetched. On the contrary, these killer concepts might show up for sale before you know it…

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Email of the day

We love getting fan mail. (Does anyone not love getting fan mail?)

It means a lot to hear how Behance and The Action Method have impacted creatives and their workflow, and every so often, an email comes along that really makes us smile. We wanted to share with you the Onyx Group’s story.

This small creative agency recently changed direction, and needed to get organized. Someone stumbled upon Making Ideas Happen, and organized a Florida retreat for Onyx inspired by the ideas in Scott Belsky’s book. Everyone arrived having read the book and with prepared notes and ideas. A month after the retreat, they rolled out their new brand and website will a few cool features inspired by the book: Everboard (for brainstorming creatively), Transparent US (blog), Strategic Company Plan, and The Creatables (a backburner item geared to help creatives).

They say, “All of these events happened in about 60 days and we are well on our way to being creative and organized.”

We’re happy to play a small part in the reinvention of this group..

The Evolution of Competitions on Behance

Competitions on Behance provide members an opportunity to submit their greatest work – whether it is a past project for a client or a personal project – for review by industry leading judges, talent scouts, and peers.

Whether the competition recognizes brilliant use of color, excellence in photography, or achievement in any other creative field, the competition provides an easy way to get more exposure and opportunity. Thousands of companies use the Behance Network to recruit top talent, and network competitions serve as yet another form of curation for companies to identify top talent.

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