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Behance's Action Method at TED
2009-03-04 19:41:00
Behance's Action Method received some center stage attention at this year's TED (Technology Entertainment Design) conference in Long Beach, California. All TED participants received a subscription to Action Method Online. And, those who attended the TED Prize lunches received a limited edition TED Prize Action Book. Every year, TED gathers luminaries such as Bill Gates, the Google founders, and other leaders of organizations, companies, and non-profits that are innovating across industries. Collectively, the audience has the opportunity to add value to three "wishes" that will improve the world - announced at the conference every year. With grand ideas comes the responsibility to take action. For the second year in a row, Behance proudly leveraged its tools and products to help add a "bias-towards-action" at TED. Read More on our Team Blog

Design Feaster Loves Action
2009-02-04 19:39:00
Design Feaster, the blog written by Design Feast (the "webliography of design"), has included the Action Book in a great feature on notebook usage. The article details the ins and outs of a user's Action Book methodology; how he approaches the Action Method, why he loves this particular product, and the necessity of adapting the notebook to one's own needs. The reviewer graciously notes, "I’ve only been using it for about a month, but it has been the greatest month of notebook usage of my entire life." Awwww. Check out the entire article here.
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L'Italia ama AMO
2009-01-23 19:37:00
The Project Institute of Italy's blog has written about AMO, encouraging its readers to check it out. For those versed in Italian, read the full article here.

AMO on Creative Component
2009-01-23 19:34:00
Creative Component, an interactive agency, recently featured an Action Method Online review on their blog (which explores all things design and digital). The write up particularly focuses on the ease of translating random "to-dos" into actionable steps, in addition to some aesthetic accolades. You can check out the article here.
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PSFK & Other Reviews of AMO
2008-10-29 19:25:00
Global innovation tracker PSFK wrote up a review of Action Method Online today. They commented especially on the design and unique approach to project management. "While the functionality is great, the design is the big sell here. The clean, simple UI will appeal to creatives, and really anyone who works best in a clutter-free environment." Full PSFK review of Action Method We were also thrilled to demo the product for Tina Roth Eisenberg - curator of top design blog SwissMiss. Tina shares initial feedback in the SwissMiss review titled, Action Method - New Productivity Tool by Behance. We have also come across some additional early user reviews: Paul Fowler George Cuevas Know Media Form FiftyFive
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TechCrunch Tries Out AMO
2008-10-21 20:23:00
The world-renowned TechCrunch team received early access to Action Method Online, the Behance team's new approach for productivity and project management. Mark Hendrickson posted a TechCrunch review today titled, "Action Method: A Flexible & Intuitive Project Management System." Excerpt: "Behance has now debuted an excellent new product called Action Method that will appeal to creative and non-creative individuals alike who wish to organize and collaborate on projects more effectively....The beauty of Action Method lies in the flexibility it affords each of its users to organize his or her tasks." You can read the full review here.

Action Method on Mashable
2008-10-21 20:22:00
The team at Mashable posted a review of Action Method Online today, "Action Method Puts an Attractive and Intuitive Face on Project Management." The review describes Action Method Online (AMO) as "surprisingly effective at group-based task management" and presents a thoughtful analysis of the product. We invite you to read the review here.

Behance Keynote at VCU
2008-09-13 20:17:00
Michael Karnjanaprakorn and Scott Belsky from the Behance team were pleased to be the first guests for the VCU Brand Center Speaker Series in Richmond, VA. Michael and Scott shared tips from Behance's research on organization and productivity in the creative community, as well as some insights on trends in the creative professional world.
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AMO Is Cool(Hunting)
2008-09-12 20:15:00
The team at Cool Hunting was one of the early beta users of Action Method Online. They posted one of the latest screenshots - along with a review - today. Check it out here.

Scott at re:think Conference
2008-08-28 20:12:00
Behance founder Scott Belsky delivered a keynote at this year's re:think conference on the topic of making ideas happen, based on Behance's research in the creative world. The conference gathered leaders in the event marketing industry. A review of the conference by the PharmaExec Blog is provided here.

Behance Event in San Francisco
2008-07-21 20:07:00
The Behance Party in San Francisco , in partnership with PSFK (and a bar tab sponsored by our friends at Gawker), was a great time for many. The Otis Bar was over capacity, and many Behance Network members came to mix it up. Check out PSFK's coverage and some pictures.
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Creative Commons Feature
2008-07-08 20:06:00
Creative Commons is the rapidly growing movement for copyright protection in the media age. Creative Commons featured Behance in a recent edition of "Feature d Commoners." Read the article here.
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Clusta: Pushing Forward
2008-06-06 00:08:00
In the past nine years, Clusta has been lauded for their impossibly chic and visually tantalizing web presence. Always evolving, the English creative firm spends just as much thought on their own branding as they do on clients like Perrier Jouet, Coca Cola, MG and Publicis & Hal Rinney. We sat down with Clusta's Creative Director, Matthew Clugston, to find out what their site won't tell us: exactly how they get all this great work done.
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Tavis Coburn: Defying Convention
2008-05-28 21:48:00
Through a unique multi-step process, artist Tavis Coburn creates striking artwork for advertising and editorial clients like Footlocker, NFL, Time Magazine, and The Discovery Channel. Influenced by sub-retro design periods, his unique process consists of painting, digital design, and hand silkscreening each individual piece. We sat down with Coburn to get the skinny on collaboration, overcoming frustration, and the power of determination.
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Spotlight: Behance Team Favorites
2008-05-23 18:57:00
The members of the Behance team get to see a lot of great work. Our collections* have filled to the brim with some of our favorites by the incredible talent on the Behance Network. We felt it was high time to once again share a few of our best-loved projects with you, and we invite you to do the same in the comments section below.
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Cover Story: HOW Magazine
2008-05-22 20:04:00
Behance's research on how the most productive creative teams operate is the featured cover story in the June 2008 issue of HOW Design Magazine , one of the biggest design industry magazines in the US. MORE
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Keynote: HOW Design Conference
2008-05-21 20:03:00
Behance founder Scott Belsky presented "Tips for Making Ideas Happen" at this year's HOW Design Conference in Boston, MA. Over 4000 people attended the conference. The session included tips from Behance's 200+ interviews of creative teams (many of which are profiled on BehanceMag.com) as well as the methodologies developed by Behance. Read an early blog review of the session as well as a blogger recap.
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Tip: Taking A Team’s Temperature
2008-05-19 20:36:00
The chemistry of a creative team is absolutely critical for making ideas happen. What goes unsaid can erupt into a great fiasco. When a problem is brewing, our tendency is to block it out. After all, who wants to be confrontational or take time out when stress and deadlines are looming? But an "infection" left untreated can become a full-blown disaster. The most effective creative teams are able to detect and address concerns before they evolve into problems.
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Anne Benedict: Defining Quality Leadership
2008-05-14 23:38:00
According to Vince Lombardi, leaders aren't born, they are made. Smart corporations recognize at least some element of truth in this, and set out to cultivate this specific talent in their teams with the help of experts like Anne Benedict .
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Directives, Part IV: Movin' On Up
2008-05-12 20:38:00
For a multitude of reasons, many creatives eventually find themselves in positions where they're responsible for other creatives. Whether it's a sought-out corporate promotion or the organic expansion of a small creative outfit, some find this transition difficult for a variety of reasons. In a field where most work is driven by passion, where emotions often get in the way and strong personalities inevitably clash, finding the balance for nurturing creativity and upholding company expectations is vital.
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Fred: Thirst for Innovation
2008-05-08 16:12:00
Ariel Broggi is the co-founder and Creative Director of Fred Beverages, a consumer goods brand branched from thread, a boutique ad agency in Brooklyn. Hoping to 'inject the stale, sterile category of bottled water with some personality,' Broggi and thread's founder and CEO, Adam Gayner, introduced Fred in the summer of 2006. It is now available for purchases on both US coasts, internationally and online.
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Dvein: Evolving Imagination
2008-05-05 21:20:00
Dvein is a motion and interactive studio based in Barcelona. As a multidisciplinary studio, the team provides art direction, design and animation services for cinema, broadcast media and the music industry. Behance sat down with the team to get the skinny on collaboration, making mistakes and getting the job done, at any cost.
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10ton: Creative Engagement
2008-05-01 14:33:00
The team at 10ton have one motto: the web is not television. Founded by veterans of the film, ad and internet industries -- Matthew Semel, Chris Chang and Lee Semel -- they hold that one ideal true allows them to develop and create engaging, quality ad and original web content that is thoughtful, delightful and engaging.
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Tip: Stop Focusing on Visionaries
2008-04-29 15:08:00
There is a horrid fact in the world of innovation: The vast majority of new products fail, and most new ad campaigns don’t achieve their objectives. The brilliant minds that fuel breakthroughs are also at a disadvantage when it comes to getting ideas adopted by the masses.
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Brooklyn Brothers: Nagging & Making Things
2008-04-24 21:28:00
Guy Barnett and Stephen Rutterford describe their company, Brooklyn Brothers , as a “creative enterprise.” For clients, they are a fresh creative agency with a history of compelling ad campaigns. For themselves, they are a prolific group of idea-generators-cum-entrepreneurs with “businesses” ranging from chocolate to children’s books. Behance met with Guy and Stephen to discuss the joy of nagging and the necessity of creating tangible products while simultaneously serving external clients.
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JC Report Features Behance
2008-04-22 19:53:00
JCReport , one of the leading observers - and shapers - of global fashion trends, with over 50,000 subscribers, features an interview on Behance in their latest edition. Check it out here.
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Behance + Wander: An Invitation for Creativity
2008-04-22 15:49:00
A few months ago, Behance teamed up with Los Angeles-based production company, Wander, to document the true meaning of artistic collaboration. The premise was simple: four artists, five hours, a blank canvas and the expanse of individual creativity; the outcome was an original piece of artwork, accompanied by an invaluable and unforgettable experience for all those involved. We sat down with Wander's Aaron Weber and Joshua Clark and two of the artists involved -- Justine Serebrin and Haley Ann Robinson -- to talk about the project and what they took away from it.
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Behance in HOW Magazine
2008-04-21 19:59:00
HOW Magazine features a prelude of Behance, in advance of a full article in the June 2008 issue.

Jeremie Saindon: Directing the Future
2008-04-18 01:35:00
According to Jeremie Saindon, the only difference between him and Musiqueplus -- Quebec's version of MTV -- is "a little hustle work and a few million dollars." By the looks of it, he may be right; after shooting interviews with the likes ofJutin Timberlake, Coldplay and Pearl Jam, he's moved onto directing videos for some of Canada's hottest musical acts like We Are Wolves and Omnikrom.
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Tip: Question Your Elders
2008-04-14 22:11:00
How should we reconcile our tendency to seek the advice of experts with our desire to also question the status quo and try things differently? As creative professionals, we cannot become imprisoned by the past, but we must also not be stubborn and spend our time reinventing the wheel.
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