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Adweek runs "Spotlight on Behance"
2011-04-21 16:42:00
Adweek ran a feature on Behance and the "dapper principals" of our creative team: Matias Corea (Chief Designer), Scott Belsky (Founder and CEO) and Alex Krug (Vice President). Within, Behance's "vision of the new marketplace, where artists, designers, and producers will increasingly operate as free agents" is explained. Spotlight : Behance Meet the dapper principals of the SoHo based creative firm

Behance on Entrepreneur's "The Innovators"
2011-04-13 21:05:00
Get a sneak peak into life at Behance in a new short feature on Entreprenuer.com about "Entrepreneurial Innovators." While Behance founder Scott Belsky shares his thoughts on ideas, execution, and innovation, the video meanders through the Behance's Soho office, offering a glimpse into Behance behind-the-scenes. The Innovators: Behance's Scott Belsky

This Week in Web Design: Scott Belsky
2011-04-13 20:55:00
Behance founder Scott Belsky was interviewed on episode 14 of "This Week In" a web TV network covering a variety of topics from tech to entertainment, keeping you up to speed on what's happening each week in their signature fast and funny style. On Tuesday's live episode of "This Week in Web Design ," Scott Skyped in, going over the state of modern social communities and what it takes to do it on a massive scale. This Week In Web Design #14

Oprah Presents: Master Class on Excellence, featuring Scott Belsky
2011-04-06 14:00:00
Oprah Winfrey's latest "Master Class " (a collection of interviews with the masters) focuses on the theme of excellence. On Oprah.com, she says: "You'll hear it again and again through these interviews with masters - a kind of relentlessness, fierceness, intensity. This approach elicits beautiful work from them and beautiful possibilities for each of us. Welcome to the Master Class on excellence - an invitation to bring your best." Behance Founder Scott Belsky was interviewed for the latest "Master Class," resulting in a piece featured piece. Find it here: 3 Questions That Will Propel Your Work from Good to Excellent
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Behance featured in PressPausePlay Documentary
2011-03-29 13:00:00
The creative landscape is changing. A new generation of global creators and artists are emerging, equipped with other points of references and other tools. PressPausePlay is a new documentary about this change in production and consumption of Creative Works. The filmmakers interviewed a plethora of creatives at the frontier of production, from Moby to Seth Godin to our very own Scott Belksy. Find the trailer below, and at PressPausePlay's Official Site. Below, find PressPausePlay's interview with Scott.
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"Designing Careers That Don't Exist Yet" Panel at SXSW
2011-03-25 22:10:00
At this year's South By Southwest Conference, Behance Founder Scott Belsky appeared on a few panels. One broached the topic "Designing Careers That Don't Exist Yet" with a few other folks - Alexis Ohanian of Reddit, Chris Hoyt from PepsiCo. They gave some solid advice on work in the "post-resume age." In a sentence: "The idea that you can sum up your life in a one-page Microsoft Word doc is out outdated." Fast Company covered the panel and noted the takeaways.  Find the full, 55 minute panel video here. [Designing Careers that Don't Exist Yet on FastCompany.com]
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Podcast on Behance and "Marketing for Creative Freelancers"
2011-03-07 18:07:00
UK-based blog Freelance Advisor recently chatted with Behance CEO Scott Belsky about promoting yourself in the increasingly-populated freelancing market. Scott talked about Behance's mission, history, and practical tips for how to use Behance for creative self-marketing. Podcast 31: Marketing For Creative Freelancers

Behance - A Year in Review
2011-01-13 22:11:00
It's been an exciting year, and we can't help but share with you some of growth, milestones, and accomplishments at Behance in 2010. And, what year in review is complete with a sneak peek into what's ahead….Enjoy!
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7 Predictions for the Creative Community
2011-01-13 22:05:00
At the start of each year, it's fun to think about what's next. The creative industries are rapidly changing, and we at Behance believe that technology and the latest shift in creative industries will empower creative professions. With that said, a new piece published on The 99% and Fast Company contains some of our predictions (and hopes) for the creative professional community in the near future. Read: 7 Predictions for the Creative Community

Action Journals in GQ's "Best Stuff Of The Year"
2010-11-23 20:25:00
We're flattered to find Behance's Action Journals listed in the GQ December issue's annual feature "Best Stuff of the Year." We agree that these notebooks, sold in our Creatives Outfitter, make great gifts for the holidays and will get your ass in gear. See a scan of the feature below, or pick up the latest issue for the rest of this superlative round-up.

Start-ups, AMO, and making business dreams a reality
2010-10-20 00:08:00
Entrepreneur Magazine recently published an article on how start-ups are utilizing Action  Method and the advice gleaned from Making Ideas Happen to help make their ideas happen and avoid "idea-to-idea" syndrome. Along with summarizing some of Action Method's key goals, the article features three creatives whose start-ups rely on Action Method to change their approach and have a bias towards action. Read "How To Make Your Business Dream A Reality "
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Mashable covers Behance's "Revolutionary New Model for Crowdsourced Design"
2010-10-18 21:03:00
Mashable took note of the new model of competition we're introducing this month in the Identity Design Showdown and Celebrating Great Logo Design. The approach respects designers' time and work process by asking them to submit preexisting work (not create something custom-made) that best showcases their talents. Chosen designers will be invited to submit a creative brief for guranteed payment and take on some high-profile clients (Simple Shoes and The Queen Rania Foundation). Mashable says: "The Behance approach uses crowdsourcing to help the best content and the best designs rise to the top in a design competition, but without any entries or work being submitted on a speculative basis." Read the full article here
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The Value of Idea vs. Execution : Interview on Business Insider
2010-10-07 17:50:00
The new Facebook-inspired movie, "The Social Network," prompts new questions about the value of ideas vs. great execution. The folks at Business Insider asked Behance CEO Scott Belsky to weigh in, given his interest in the topic and publication of the bestselling book Making Idea s Happen. Visit Business Insider for the full interview.
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Computer Arts features Behance in "Successful Socializing" Article
2010-09-17 00:20:00
Leading Creative magazine Computer Arts published a feature on "Successful Socializing." They invited a handful of creative pros to share their expert tips on how to use leading social networks for self-promotion. Behance was featured, along with the three other platforms: Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Six creatives give their thoughts on Behance, highlighting the benefits they've seen in their web traffic, sales, and opportunities since publishing their work on Behance. To read their insights and the CA feature, visit the article here.
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Behance on Fast Company's "The 10 Most Creative Small Businesses"
2010-09-14 17:23:00
This year, Fast Company named Behance as #2 in their list of "The 10 Most Creative Small Businesses." We shared a spot on this list with the likes of Foursquare, Union Square Ventures, Kickstarter, and Boxee. Fast Company said: Three years ago, Behance was born as a Web-based platform for creatives--a place to show of their work regardless of their resumes, hoping to turn more ideas into reality. Since then, it’s connected advertising and creative agencies discover artists and designers, attracting recruiters from Disney and Apple. Behance’s annual 99% Conference--“genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration”--rallies creatives and entrepreneurs to execute ideas. A few of CEO Scott Belsky’s tips? Keep a notebook, indulge your obsessions, share ideas, and work hard.

Mashable reports on Portfolio Display for LinkedIn
2010-09-07 20:20:00
Mashable reported on the Creative Portfolio Display application, the Behance/LinkedIn collaboration launched earlier this summer. The new application allows anyone to sync their Behance and LinkedIn accounts, and display their portfolio on LinkedIn. Mashable says, "This is a great bridge between the creative and the more professional social networking worlds….What better way to showcase your talents that to hook in your existing portfolio? The fact that visitors don’t have to leave LinkedIn to view your work is an added bonus."

Behance/LinkedIn Application
2010-07-21 22:09:00
This week, Behance launched a collaboration with LinkedIn that will enable Creative Professionals to upload their Behance portfolios directly into their LinkedIn account. The Creative Portfolio Display empowers creative professionals by creating a one-stop solution for maintaining their work portfolio and broadcasting it to millions. This is a tremendous opportunity for creative talent to get found and showcase their work to millions of visitors.

Matias Corea Interview
2010-07-08 22:06:00
Behance's Chief Designer and Co-Founder, Matias Corea , was featured on Design Droplets this week. Check it out for a look at all the impeccable design that Matias has created for Behance over the years. Read the full interview here.
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Mashable's Design Inspiration
2010-06-25 22:03:00
Mashable curated a list of their picks for what to bookmark "when you're in need of a creativity jump start." The Behance Network, in their words, "a magnet for talent," was listed at number 2. We're honored to be amongst such good company on this list of Design Inspiration resources. Mashable's Top 10 Resources for Design Inspiration FFFFOUND, Behance Network, deviantART, Smashing Magazine, Abduzeedo, NOTCOT.ORG, LogoPond, Best Web Gallery, kuler, Flickr

Most Creative Business People
2010-05-26 22:01:00
Scott Belsky appears on Fast Company's list of The 100 Most Creative People In Business this year. Scott shares the list with the likes of creatives ranging rom Apple's Eddy Cure and Nike's Hannah Jones to entertainment legends Jay-Z and James Cameron. The complete list Number 73: Scott Belsky  

Best of Typography Blog List
2010-05-07 22:00:00
Typography Served has been featured on Guide to Art School's list of the Top 50 Typography Blog s, who kindly wrote that Typography Served's "compilation of typography and letter designs are truly amazing to view for all type designers who need inspiration on their projects." Check out the other 49 blogs to get your fix of Typography resources.
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The Advertising Show interview
2010-04-28 21:58:00
Radio host duo Brad Forsythe and Ray Schilens of The Advertising Show (sponsored by Advertising Age Magazine) aired an interview with Scott Belsky last week. Listen to the the interview for their conversation on Making Ideas Happen and the Behance methodology. From Ideas to Successful Creative Executive - Scott Belsky Puts it in Plain Words Direct MP3 Link
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99% Conference 2010
2010-04-22 21:55:00
It was another huge year for the 99% Conference, which drew 400+ creative minds to NYC last Thursday and Friday. This week, bloggers have begun reflecting on their experiences from the conference by publishing recaps and reviews. It's making ideas happen according to Jack Dorsey, Stefan Sagmeister, Leslie Koch & more… The 99% recaps the Conference: Part 1 and Part 2 Good Magazine: Top 10 Things I Heard at The 99% Conference Think Primed: The Benefits of Perspiration in Innovation - Recap from the 99% Conference One blogger captured some of the most memorable #99Conf Tweets in The 99 Percent Conference NYC - Day One In Tweet Sized Bites. A Baltimore Design studio even created an (already sold out!) print inspired by a 99% Conference quotation.

"MIH" Now A Bestseller
2010-04-21 21:51:00
Upon publication, Making Ideas Happen became a national bestseller, hitting the WSJ Bestseller List and debuting at #15 on Amazon. leading every business, management, and creative book category. Design and business blogs around the web have since had a chance to read the book and weigh in with reviews. Read an ongoing list of reviews at Behance's Team Blog.

MSNBC Segment "Your Business"
2010-04-06 21:49:00
Last week on MSNBC, Scott Belsky joined Jen Groover, serial entrepreneur and author of the book "What If? & Why Not?" to give some advice to Small Business owners. Viewers video-chatted in with specific questions about their business for the panel to talk about, on subjects ranging from payroll to idea sharing. Watch the "Your Business" segment here

Inquiringmind: Issue 3
2010-03-22 20:47:00
Inquiringmind Magazine has now revealed their third curation set on The Behance Network, it's always a pleasure to see the original projects that they've selected to assemble present to the community. Here, they blog about their Behance Series, and discuss their latest, March Curation Gallery.

Behance at SXSW
2010-03-17 20:45:00
A few of us at Behance just returned from the South By Southwest Conference, where our very own Bryan Latten, Chris Henry, Dave Stein, and Scott Belsky represented the team in Austin, Texas. For the third year in a row, Action Method Mobile was a finalist in the web awards. We didn't take home the prize for Mobile, but were proud to stand next to foursquare, Gowalla, NBA League Pass, and Flook - congratulations to Gowalla! Behance caught some great events; Chris and Dave commented that they especially enjoyed panel discussions on Community Management, and also on the future of Search Engines. Scott served as a judge in Microsoft's BizSpark Accelerator competition, and found time to make an appearance in CNN's coverage of the event. Check out CNN's "Tech Talk" video clip, where Scott gives his opinions on tech trends, and the future of location based services!

Penguin Interviews Belsky
2010-03-11 20:43:00
Behance founder Scott Belsky recently spoke on Penguin's podcast, "The Business Beat." The theme of the episode was bridging the gap between having a vision and solving a problem. Host Courtney Young talks to Belsky about how creative people can become more productive by getting organized, building a supportive community, and gleefully killing ideas. Visit Penguin's "The Radio Room" to listen to the Podcast! * The interview is the third video down in the tab, titled "Beyond the Book: Making Ideas Happen."
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Belsky's new GOOD Blog Series
2010-03-08 20:41:00
Starting this March, Behance Founder Scott Belsky has a new series of articles on GOOD Magazine Blog called "Making Good Ideas Happen." In the inaugural edition, Belsky advises on "How to Overcome Idea-to-idea Syndrome."
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Making Ideas Happen: The Book
2010-02-17 20:38:00
Ideas are worthless if you can't make them happen... Drawing on years of research and hundreds of interviews, Behance Founder and CEO Scott Belsky chronicles the methods of exceptionally productive creative leaders and teams in his new book, Making Ideas Happen, in stores April 15, 2010. Google's Ji Lee calls it, "a Swiss Army knife for ideas." And who doesn't need one of those? For pre-orders & more information: http://the99percent.com/book
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