Behance was pleased to partner with this year's National Design Awards at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. The leaders of Behance gathered with fellow advisors and friends to celebrate some of this year's greatest achievements in the world of design. Behance also produced a special limited edition Action Book for the Nation Design Awards - distributed to all winners and over 500 attendees along with a special limited edition bag from Target.
Russian design supersite DesignCollector published a great review (in Russian) of Action Method Online. Click here to review it if you are well versed in Russian!
Behance founder Scott Belsky wrote an article for the digitalNOMADS blog that discusses the opportunities and challenges for those that work out of the office.
In the new era of the workforce, we think that freelancers and other out-of-cube workers must manage their careers with certain things in mind!
"In a world of increasing professional freedom, managers (and the rest of us) struggle to adequately measure output. Gone are the days of clocking in and clocking out. We often assume that the number of hours spent “working” are an indication of one’s effort and accomplishment. However, in reality, this is not the case. Furthermore, applying such short-sighted measurements will diminish some of the most valuable benefits of a free-range workforce. The era of digital nomads must be greeted with a new corporate lens. We must stay focused on the bottom-line while eliminating the bureaucratic noise...."
We're glad to see that some fascinating blogs are already seeing the value of the Served Sites. Our team keeps getting distracted by them...
Some early coverage came from friends at Computerlove and some great blogs like TheSmallThingsStudio, The Cap'M, Evasion, FriskyGeek, JustMeGaga, and CSS-Tricks. Thanks for the early spotting...
We're thrilled to be listed on Lateral Action as one of the top 10 social networks for creatives. The website interviewed Parris Whittingham, a member of the Behance Network:
"For me, the value of Behance is that it holds users to a set of unspoken professional standards. I will not post anything on the network unless I am truly confident in the work. I know this to be true for several other artists who use Behance as well. The Behance platform was clearly designed to focus on the artwork. This “less is more approach” makes Behance feel more like a Boutique than a catalog or meat market. For a person that just likes to be inspired by great design, amazing talent and professional presentation, Behance compliments my needs."
We couldn't have summed it up better! To see the complete list, please visit Lateral Action.
Over 200 of our closest friends, family, and fans came out to Santos Party House last night to "get in on the action." We had great music from Matthew Johnson, DLO The Big Asian, and Mike Servito. And great drinks provided by Tito's Vodka and Butternuts Beer & Ale.
If you didn't get a chance to make it out, take a look at the pictures from Rachel Feierman below.
If it looks like a lot of fun, it's because it was a lot of fun!
Make sure you check our next event...
The Behance team quietly launched the first five "SERVED" sites late last week. The SERVED sites showcase some of the greatest works by leading creative professionals within specific industries. The first five SERVED sites are:
Fashion (FashionServed.com)
Industrial Design (IndustrialDesignServed.com)
Motion Graphics (MotionServed.com)
Photography (PhotographyServed.com)
Typography (TypographyServed.com)
Behance was featured at the annual UCLA-Berkeley "Play" Conference at the Haas School of Business. I (Scott) had the opportunity to make the case for empowering creative professionals with the new age of technology, and I had the opportunity to discuss (and in some cases debate) the importance of boosting productivity in the creative world - and protecting the time and effort that goes into great pieces of creative work.
We've been working day and night to launch Action Method Online and now we're ready to officially celebrate! If you're in NYC, stop by Santos Party House on November 18th from 7:00 - 10:00 to get in on the action. Drinks will be provided by Tito's Vodka and Butternuts Beer & Ale. And it promises to be a fun time so don't miss out...
RSVP is required: http://www.behance.com/events
Our friends at New Work City are doing an amazing thing. They are gathering a community of dedicated creative minds to work together in a co-working environment that promotes accountability, professionalism, and good economics. We previously profiled the thinking behind this new workspace concept in the Behance Magazine. We were surprised to see the new website splash page for New Work City - it utilizes a Behance Action Book to show the completed action steps required to make New Work City happen.