Category: Press

Expressing Some Gratitude

It makes our day when we come across thoughtful industry thinkers, leaders, and bloggers that take the time to explore Behance, often offering a candid view on the strengths and opportunities for growth in our business.

In a blogosphere full of three sentence posts and quick video snippets, our team really appreciates coming across in-depth posts on some of the projects we are working on.

We came across two recent posts on Control Your Robot, a well outlined blog covering the intersection of design, technology and life. The site shares a really observant review of both the Action Method and the Behance Network (along with a few other portfolio sites). We enjoyed reading the postings along with some of the other articles on the site. One in particular, “Make My Logo Bigger…Enough Said,” reminded us of one of the early favorites on the Behance Network, also on the theme of  “making the logo bigger!”

We also wanted to thank Ed Cotton over at Influx Insights for taking the time to interview Behance. We especially appreciated the nature of the questions and enjoyed going a little deeper on our mission, the trends and needs we are seeing in the creative community, and some thoughts on where Behance is headed.  Influx Insights is a truly influential blog in the advertising/media world, and we were honored to be interviewed.

SXSW Finalist: Behance Network

SXSW Interactive

The Behance Network has been selected as a Finalist in the 11th Annual SXSW Interactive Festival Web Awards. The Behance Network was nominated and is a finalist for the “Community” category, described as the following: “Sites and wikis that have quickly developed an extraordinarily active multi-user community and an exceptional following of users who assist with content development.”

Only five sites, out of many hundreds of nominations, are selected as finalists for what is widely known as one of the most exciting awards in the interactive/online world. More than anything else, this award recognizes the amazing creative professionals that use the Behance Network platform to disseminate their work. The Behance team feels honored to “be along for the ride,” and we will keep you posted on the outcome!

Welcoming Two Guest Curators

Behance is pleased to welcome Josh Spear (of JoshSpear.com and Undercurrent) and Tina Roth Eisenberg (of the popular design blog swissmiss and swissmiss studio) as our first Guest Curators for the Behance Network Gallery.

Guest Curators are invited to explore the Behance Network and gather a collection of projects that they wish to feature on the main gallery page. Their collections are viewable by the 250,000+ Behance Network visitors every month. Just visit the main Gallery page and select a guest curator collection beneath the filters on the left.

Curator Collection: Josh Spear
Curator Collection: swissmiss

Guest Curator Bios

Josh Spear, as one of the youngest brand strategists in the world, is regularly sought out for his fresh perspective and no-holds-barred style of consulting on everything from design and gadgets to authenticity and word-of-mouth. His recent focus has been the power of the blogosphere, technology, and the impact this new media is having on the world. In addition to JoshSpear.com, his internationally recognized trend-spotting blog, he is the co-founder of Undercurrent, a digital think-tank focused on exploring new ways to reach young people without interrupting them. Josh has appeared in Time Magazine, the New York Times, Flair Italy, Chicago Tribune and many other major media outlets. A passionate and well received speaker, Josh has presented for such diverse clients as McDonald’s, Leo Burnett, Columbia College, Community Next, and the Google Zeitgeist conference in Europe.

Tina Roth Eisenberg grew up in mountainous Switzerland, influenced by renowned Swiss design and a lot of fresh air. In 1999 she followed her dream and crossed the Atlantic to design in New York. Since then, Tina has worked at several prominent NYC design firms, including Thinkmap, Inc., where she served as Design Director and designed the award-winning Visual Thesaurus. She now runs her own design studio, swissmiss studio, with recent clients including the Museum of Modern Art and the Food Network. Tina’s aesthetics reveal her Swiss roots ” she is a firm believer in white space-driven, clean, elegant design solutions. Tina is often referred to as swissmiss, her popular design blog.

Quick Network Press Launch Recap

We’re continuing to get the word out on the Behance Network. After such a long development period, we’re trying to slip into communications mode! If you have any ideas, please let us know…

A few more to check out:
Business of Design Online
Interview on JoshSpear.com

And an insightful write-up on the Action Method:Marketing Profs Daily Fix

Behance Mentioned on Mashable

Mashable / Tech

The Mashable team took a sneak peak of the Behance Network and wrote a quick review ahead of our launch. While we are a network for creative professionals (not just “professional artists,” as the article suggests), we appreciated the insightful review.  Check it out.

It is safe to say that the 14+ month Behance Network development project is no longer under wraps…

Some of Our Appreciations…

Appreciation

As a small, passionate team trying to launch something new, we recognize the importance of collaboration and clear communication. Lately, we’ve been trying to better communicate Behance, our mission, and some of the research/writing we have done in the creative community. If these bloggers/mavens had appreciation badges next to their posts, then we would have gladly expressed our gratitude!

  • The kind words and coverage by advertsing/trends/inspiration portal PSFK of our LifeRemix collaboration.
  • The respect (and early shout-out for the Behance Network) from the visionaries over at do.palicio.us.
  • A few new blogs (1 – 2- 3) that covered the some Behance concept and product innovations including the Action Book (which is now out of stock…but being replenished very soon!).
  • The shout-out from JoshSpear.com, also prompted by our recent LifeRemix collaboration.
  • One fan who decided to share his sorrow after losing his Dot Grid Book in an Atlanta restaurant (we found his blog post through the wonder of Technorati and sent him a new one, gratis. Our random act of kindness of the day).

Behance & Being Happy

Behance was featured this morning on Sirius Radio’s LIME talk show with Karen Salmansohn. Behance founder Scott Belsky spoke about the need for more productivity in the creative community along with some of the research Behance has conducted on the topic. He also went through some best practices based on the Action Method. We love what Karen is up to and encourage you to check out her website…you might even sign up for her “Want to be Happy, Dammit” newsletter.

One topic that came up was the connection between passion and groundbreaking creativity. Widely-known author Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (pronounced chicks-send-me-high, seriously) writes about the state of “flow” as the prime zone for creative output. Of course, there are risks associated with becoming overly immersed in such a state: you may fail to keep track of the overall project’s goals! Nevertheless, passion-driven creativity is the fuel for the greatest breakthroughs and most forward-thinking design.

One designer we came across, thanks to the powers of Technorati, is Bryan Rees, based in South Carolina. Brian’s front page features “Branding : Design : Passion.” And it seems that Bryan has a history of executing ideas.

So, key take-away: Be passionate, and exercise the discipline to channel it to make ideas happen.