Appreciations are a way to send genuine kudos to another creative professional on Behance. This is our community’s way of curating the network. Here’s a look at two of the most appreciated projects on Behance this week…

In this commissioned work for Hewlett Packard, Alexis Marcou created 3 desktop backgrounds for HP’s 2012 notebooks. His illustrations are based on earth elements (earth, water and fire), and Alexis’ multi-layered approach really comes to life in his process work. Check out Alexis’ sketches, color pallet and full project here.

Do you remember the Barbapapas from childhood?  Well, meet the Barbatonics – inhabitants of “Sassiland.” A complete set of 7, each vinyl character is holding, wearing or even eating a mini friend. Designed by Elisa Sassi and digitally sculpted by Quailstudio, look for this colorful family of toys in an upcoming Kickstarter campaign. See the full project here.