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Tip: Surround Yourself With Progress
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When you complete a list of action steps, your instinct might be to throw the list away. After all, the work is completed! However, some creative professional teams take a different approach; they relish their progress. Some go so far as surrounding themselves with it.
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More Than A Friend: Collaborative Impact
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More Than a Friend (MTAF) is the fine art and design studio of artists Krista Bursey and Jason Wasserman. MTAF is the ultimate expression of artistic collaboration. From the very start, Bursey and Wasserman have combined unique skill sets to develop projects that have been exhibited internationally, as well as contract illustration and graphic design work for clients including Osiris, Universal Music, Fox and BBDO. Bursey and Wasserman took some time to share insights on their collaborations as well as the challenge of balancing contract work with self-initiated projects.
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Deborah Streeter: eClips & Entrepreneurship
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Cornell University Professor Deborah Streeter is committed to educating entrepreneurs in revolutionary ways. As an early adopter of video clips in the classroom, Streeter realized the impact of direct testimonials. With the vision of a rich online database of content, the Professor took the necessary steps (often against the grain) to mobilize a stellar team and build a database of content now accessed by users in over 800 universities and almost 80 countries. Behance caught up with Professor Streeter to discuss the steps she took to launch eClips, her approach to staying organized, and some of the perils faced by creative professionals.
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No-Domain: Productive Creative Teamwork
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No-Domain is a Barcelona-based audiovisual design studio with a client roster that includes Nike, Heineken, Adidas, Nestle, Levi's, and MTV. The team's work has been described as "graphic design mixed with video art, mixed with illustration, mixed with animation, mixed with experimentation, mixed with advertising, mixed with large doses of pop, lo-fi, hi-fi and improvisation." The creative team (Lorena, Joaquin, Nelson, Wyzton and Martin) took some time to share a few insights with Behance.
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Lyn Harris: Fragrant Ideas
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Lyn Harris was a 15-year veteran of the fragrance industry before founding her own company, Miller Harris, in 2000. Lyn’s education includes five years of training at one of the most prestigious perfume schools in Paris, followed by an apprenticeship at Roberte, a 150 year old company, among the best in the perfumery industry. It was during her tenure at Roberte that Lyn Harris learned about the rare materials that form the souls of her scent portfolio today. Completing a very strict and detailed training, Lyn has become one of the few classically trained noses in Britain today. Behance caught up with Lyn to discuss the work behind developing her unique style and the process of idea generation.
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Staple Design: Organization for Creative Good
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Staple Design has evolved from a one-man t-shirt business into a dynamic communications consultancy with a client list that includes sacred brands like Burton Snowboards, Puma, The Gap, Apple, Puma, Sony Playstation, and other world-class companies. Jeff Ng (aka Jeff Staple) has crafted a highly productive creative enterprise that includes a retail store and a burgeoning design business. Behance caught up with Jeff to get his take on time management, staying organized, and building a creative team.
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Rockmade: Variety-fueled Creativity
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Craig Kanarick and Rebecca Odes are a creative couple. Craig is a founder and former Chairman of Razorfish, a pillar of the dot-com era, followed by a leadership role at the prestigious Rockwell Group. He also combined his passion for photography with a sweet tooth and created a now sought-after photographic collection of candy. Rebecca is a painter, illustrator, designer, and author who just published the critically acclaimed From The Hips, the ultimate, candid resource book for pregnant women. Together, the duo founded Rockmade (a creative spin on their initials RO and CK). In their Behance interview, Kanarick and Odes share insights on the advantages of an eclectic project pipeline and grounding creativity with structure.
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Paul English: Getting Human
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Entrepreneur Paul English was tired of navigating the endless menus of options when trying to get some customer service. Whether it was an airline, utility company, or car service center, English simply wanted to talk to a human. This was the inspiration behind his "Get Human " project. What started as a blog and growing database has now become a widely publicized campaign to transcend the depersonalization of customer service.
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Tip: Unique Is Opportune
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Ultimately, success is a result of differentiation and emphasizing your unique value. While conformity lubricates the gears of society, the world is pushed forward by contrarians.
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Stuart Skorman: Serial Entrepreneur
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Stuart Skor man is a self-described “serial entrepreneur” who started a number of unique businesses including Reel.com, Empire Video, and Elephant Pharmacy among others. He has shared his insights in publications such as Business Week, USA Today, and Business 2.0, and agreed to discuss the nuances of creativity and entrepreneurship with Behance.
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Anders Schroder: Framing Ideas
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Anders Schroder is Creative Director at Frame, the well-known Copenhagen-based design and motion graphics house. Frame has developed extremely innovative graphic commercials, TV openers, and promos for clients like Gatorade, Lexus, L'Oreal, MTV, and VW among others. Here, Anders shares his thoughts on idea management, displaying work in early stages, and motivation from tight budgets.
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Carly Comando: Curse of the Perfect Pitch
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Carly Comando is a 24 year-old musician who you may know as the brilliant pianist behind photographer Noah Kalina's "Everyday" project, one of the most well-known YouTube uploads of all time. Carly is also part of Slingshot Dakota, an up-and-coming NYC band. Behance caught up with Carly to discuss creative professional frustrations, conventional wisdom, and "the gift (and curse) of a perfect pitch."
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Claire Goldsmith: Rejuvenated Shades
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In the 1960’s, you could find Oliver Goldsmith Sunglasses on such stars as Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Princess Margaret and Sophia Loren. Claire Goldsmith re-launched the family business in 2005 and has invigorated the brand with quality and classic design. Now reborn for the 21st century, the label has been worn by contemporary trendsetters including Robbie Williams, Jude Law, Jessica Simpson and Gwyneth Paltrow. Behance caught up with Claire to discuss the challenges of managing a growing business, keeping an innovative edge, and embracing a steep learning curve.
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Sovereign Beck: Ideals of Ties
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Ryan Sovereign and William Beck have been collaborating both musically and visually since meeting at The Rhode Island School of Design. In the Spring of 2005, the idea of the Sovereign Beck collection was conceived. The line draws "upon both the traditional and the classically abstract ideals of tie design." Ryan and Will took a short break from the everyday demands of running Sovereign Beck to be interviewed by Behance.
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Syntes Studio: A Product's Story
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Jonas Bylund is the Founder and Creative Director of Syntes Studio , the industrial design agency based in Stockholm, Sweden. The Syntes team has one mission: to reinvent brand communication through product design. Recent projects include the recently revealed 02 Cocoon handset as well as products for brands such as GANT and Jo Malone. Jonas took some time to share with Behance his insights on grounding creativity and the risks and rewards of collaboration.
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Neil Duerden: Attacking Ideas
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Neil Duerden is a UK-based master of mixed media. His most recent work combines photography interlaced with complex vectors. His pieces have hit the soft spot for clients around the world, from soft drink brands to telecommunication giants. Behance caught up with Neil Duerden to discuss attacking new ideas, collaborations, and learning from the misses.
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