The Behance team was pleased to help curate the 44th issue of FormatMag - a premier source online for "urban aesthetics, streetwear, lowbrow, graffiti, and designer toys." Behance Network members Jerico Santander (article), Lincoln Mayne (article), Lisa Black (article), Mikey Toledano (article), Lichtfaktor (article), Adriana Lopez Sanfeliu (article), Andre Alcantara (article), and Rachel Feierman (article) were also featured in the issue, along with an interview of Behance founder Scott Belsky.

Behance was pleased to throw a party for New York's Internet Week - gathering leaders in the creativity community together for a good cause. Attendees were encouraged to bring their idealism, and leave behind Action Steps with resources, connections, and next steps to help three non-profits make their ideas happen. The featured non-profits at the event were City Year, StartingBloc, and Sustainable South Bronx. Check out the photos by Behance Network member Rachel Feierman.

Amazing people gathered for drinks and got a buzz from doing good - what more could you ask for?

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

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 this year. 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 the Behance team. We have come across an early blog review of the session as well as a blogger recap.

Some NYC-based Behance friends and advisors gathered on May 15th to celebrate making ideas happen, among other things. You can check out one perspective of the Behance party documented at LastNightsParty. The original invitation is also saved here.

Behance' Action Method team is pleased to announce a partnership with The Source in mainland Australia. Products will be sold in the Melbourne store as well as as online at NoteMaker. 

CoolHunting covers the launch of the Creative Index. The Creative Index provides a clean, quick, and robust search engine that aggregates the portfolios and websites of creative professionals all across the web. Check out the review on Cool Hunting.

HOW Magazine features a prelude of Behance, ahead of an article in the June 2008 issue.

The team learned today that the Behance Network was named an official Webby Honoree in two categories: Social/Networking and Self-Promotion/Portfolio. The Webby Awards are the premier online awards, run by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences. We are told that only 15% of websites submitted are selected as Honorees. Given the early age of the Network, we were thrilled with the attention this provides for the Behance community.

JCReport, one of the leading observers of global fashion trends with over 50,000 subscribers, features and interview on Behance in their latest edition. Check it out here.

The Behance Network has been selected as a Finalist in the 11th Annual SXSW Interactive Festival Web Awards. The Behance Network was nominated and is a finalist for the "Community" category, described as the following: "Sites and wikis that have quickly developed an extraordinarily active multi-user community and an exceptional following of users who assist with content development." Read more here.

The Behance Team was invited to provide limited edition customized Action Books for this year's TED University participants. The annual TED Conference gathers the leading idea generators from around the world, including Al Gore, Benjamin Zander, the founders of Google, and many other productive creative professionals. Action Books were handed out to over 600 participants, along with a note from the Behance Team: "It is our hope that your experience at TED this year is both inspiring and motivating. We encourage you to capture the action steps behind whatever brilliant ideas come up. After all, breakthroughs are only achieved by taking action!"

The Behance team re-launched Behance.com as a gathering of the various products and services by Behance, including Behance's Creative Network, the Behance Online Magazine, the Creative's Outfitter, Advisory Services, the Action Method, and related sites. The new Behance.com site was designed to better present the team's mission and "how the various products and services in the Behance portfolio all work together to help creative professionals make ideas happen." Read more about this major change here.

Influx Insights interviews Scott Belsky at Behance. The discussion includes the development of Behance, the need for creative networks, trends in the creative professional community,
and the battle for creative talent.

The Behance Network was featured in this month's BusinessWeek as one of the most exclusive social networks for creative professionals. Worth checking out...

The Mashable team took a sneak peak of the Behance Network and wrote a quick review ahead of our launch. While we are a network for creative professionals (not just "professional artists," as the article suggests), we appreciated the insightful review.  Check it out.

It is safe to say that the 14+ month Behance Network development project is no longer under wraps...

Behance Founder Scott Belsky was a guest on ABC News this week, sharing tips on productivity in creative environments.  Check out the clip here.

Behance was featured this morning on Sirius Radio's LIME talk show with Karen Salmansohn. Behance founder Scott Belsky spoke about the need for more productivity in the creative community along with some of the research Behance has conducted on the topic. He also went through some best practices based on the Action Method. We love what Karen is up to and encourage you to check out her website.

Behance Founder, Scott Belsky, comments on the creative-employment trend in business, and the challenges facing the creative workforce. View the video clip here at PSFK, home to one of the world's most forward thinking innovation teams.

This past Sunday on MSNBC, Behance Founder Scott Belsky walked through a few tips for productivity in creative brainstorms. You can view the video clip here.

The Behance team was surprised to learn on March 19th that Behance was selected as Yahoo's "pick of the day." The Yahoo Editorial Team wrote up a nice review of the Behance site and featured Behance on Yahoo's Daily Pick Page.

PSFK's conferences gather some of the greatest, most innovative minds in media and advertising to discuss "new ideas, trends, and inspiration." Last week, approximately 300 leaders in creative fields gathered in New York City to exchange ideas. Behance's Action products were featured at the conference as a way to boost productivity and make ideas happen in the creative world.

PSFK purchased over 300 Behance Action Pads and Books for conference attendees.

Can you spot the Action Pads at PSFK? (1) (2)

Behance's Action Pad was featured on Cool Hunting. We're glad that the Action Method is helping the Cool Hunting team stay productive and produce more cool stuff...

The Behance Team is thrilled to launch Behance.com and our Action product line.

Behance.com
Behance.com features examples of productivity in the creative community. We seek to highlight the best practices, unique methods, and strokes of genius that help creative professionals make ideas happen. Behance.com also includes the Behance Outfitter, a selection of productivity-related products and services for creative professionals.

Action Product Line
"Action" products are based on Behance's "Action Method," a new intuitive method to stay organized and manage projects. The product line was designed by and for creative professionals and is already used by a handful of early adopters in the design, film, music, and technology industries. Behance products are available exclusively in the Outfitter section of Behance.com and select retail stores.

Our team continues to develop knowledge, products, and services that help creative professionals make ideas happen. Behance.com is just the first in a series of Behance projects to serve the creative community. We invite your feedback and ideas as we improve Behance.


Behance Team

The Behance Team is thrilled to launch the Behance.com testing period.

Behance.com is a growing database of creative professionals and organizations that make ideas happen. The Behance team searches across the creative realms for exceptional people and organizations that are pursuing and executing their ideas. We seek to highlight the best practices, unique methods, and strokes of genius that help successful creative professionals make ideas happen.

Behance.com will also include the Behance Outfitter, a selection of products and services that help creative professionals make ideas happen.