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Elliot Kealoha Blanchard: Careful Collaborations
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Elliot Kealoha Blanchard is a Brooklyn-based motion graphics artist, filmmaker and photogra- pher. Operating as "Royal Color Network," Elliot has a client list that inc
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Ryan Waller: Thingmaking
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Ryan Waller was named a "Young Gun" by the Art Director’s Club, a biennial award for innovative talent in visual communications. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Ryan has made a great impact in the fields of art direction and design. Ryan’s work has appeared in magazines including Nylon, Arkitip, and Grafic. He has also exhibited in galleries around the world. Behance caught up with Ryan to discuss his latest project "The New College Beat" and his tips for staying productive amidst everyday creative chaos.
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John Monteith: Painting's Influence
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When you study an artist’s work, you can trace the artist’s influences and start to appreciate the fact that art is the product of creative evolution. New York based artist John Mont eith has spent much of his life traveling and seeking inspiration across disciplines. Beyond the spectacle of Monteith’s paintings and his many installations, his work helps us appreciate the importance of the unique influences and experiences that distinguish our work.
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Tip: Creative Amidst Bureaucracy
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Contrary to popular belief, creativity can exist in bureaucratic environments. You can see it in the form of brainstorms and "exciting days" in offices across the corporate world. A new idea flourishes, but then it enters a bureaucratic mess that substantially reduces the likelihood of execution.
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Tip: Moving The Ball Forward
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Every action taken (or not taken) either pushes your idea forward or holds it back. Sometimes we ignore the intangible elements of productivity, namely self-awareness, discipline, and confidence. You must manage yourself as you manage ideas. If you stop and think about it, your ability to make ideas happen is dependent on you and…the ball.
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Steve Bullock: Keeping Ideas on Track
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Steve Bullock is an independent designer, illustrator, and interactive developer based in Boulder, Colorado. Steve’s work has been recognized by numerous organizations such as the American Ad Federation, HOW and INC. magazines, and the Art Directors Club. His firm, SB Design, focuses on a growing client list, some contract work for a few agencies, and some unique independent projects. Steve Bullock took some time to discuss accountability and ritual cleansings with Behance.
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Silja Goetz: Disciplined Illustration
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Silja Goetz is a Madrid-based freelance illustrator, born and trained in Germany. With a client list that includes El País, The New Yorker, Fast Company, among other leading publications, Silja is a disciplined multi-tasker who has overcome hurdles to make an impact in her field.
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A Network Of Creative Professionals
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From the interviews, focus groups, and time we spend with especially productive teams in the creative world, we see a common theme: the value for a tight network. It seems that some elements of a “network” are absolutely critical.
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Jonathan Moore: Interactive & Productive
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"Genius? Nothing! Sticking to it is the genius! Any other bright-minded fellow can accomplish just as much if he will stick like hell and remember: nothing that's any good works by itself. You've got to make the damn thing work!" So said Thomas Edison, a man that made many ideas happen. We have much to learn from the creative minds around us that actually act on ideas. Behance was thrilled to have a discussion with Jonathan Moore , an especially productive interactive designer that has made a real impact in his industry.
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Luis von Ahn: Capturing Ideas for the Masses
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Luis von Ahn is well known in the technology community and is known worldwide for his great innovations, including the development of the CAPTCHA, those strange little pictures of letters that we have to re-type whenever we sign up for a new social network or blog. Aside from his consistent creativity in the world of technology, von Ahn is an assistant professor in the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University. He has a B.S. in mathematics from Duke University and is the recipient of a Microsoft Research Fellowship.
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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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Chris Yormick: On Perfect Imperfections
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Chris Yormick is a New York based Artist, originally from outside of Washington DC. Yormick was art director for éS Skateboard Shoes and Skateboarder Magazine and is now a critically acclaimed painter that works with mixed media. During his interview with Behance, Yormick made the case for procrastination, and the need to run with imperfections.
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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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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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