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Kanchan Balse: The Art of Preparation 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Kanchan Balse’s paintings are regularly shown in galleries around Washington, D.C. and beyond. However, it is Balse’s ability to manage her art career alongside a full-time teaching position and motherhood that challenges her to be a truly productive creative. Here Kanchan discusses with Behance her story and some lessons learned along the way.
Courtney Holt: Innovation in Industry 0000-00-00 00:00:00 As Executive Vice President of Digital Music & Media at MTV Networks and a former executive at Interscope Records, Courtney
Holt has witnessed the changing landscapes in the music and entertainment industries. Behance met up with Holt to discuss his industry, staying innovative and organized, and sources of inspiration. Read more:Innovation
WeWorkForThem: Taking Time & Big Bites 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Michael Cina is the co-founder of We Work For Them and You Work For Them, along with Michael Young. Cina has experimented with many forms of design and is well known for his typographic work. Cina also spent many years as an online artist and freelancer upholding successful projects like Trueistrue.com that brought a whole new approach to the way designers looked at the medium of web development, interaction, motion, and time. Here, Cina takes some time to share lessons learned with Behance. Read more:Taking
Tip: Present Yourself! 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Creative achievements seldom happen in isolation. A big part of making ideas happen is controlling how you come across to others. Of course, the Creative's tendency is to say, "who gives a crap what other people think." While there is merit in never compromising oneself for the sake of anotherâs opinion, creative professionals need to make an effort to be understood. You need to present yourself effectively to engage others and get the support (and the business) you need to make ideas happen. Read more:Present
, Yourself
More Than A Friend: Collaborative Impact 0000-00-00 00:00:00 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. Read more:Collaborative
No-Domain: Productive Creative Teamwork 0000-00-00 00:00:00 No-Domain is a Barcelona-based audiovisual design studio with a client roster that includes Nike, Heineken, Adidas, Nestle, Levi's, and MTV. The teamâs 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.
Deborah Streeter: eClips & Entrepreneurship 0000-00-00 00:00:00 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. Read more:Entrepreneurship
Lyn Harris: Fragrant Ideas 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Lyn Harris
was a 15-year veteran of the fragrance industry before founding her own company, Miller Harris, in 2000. Lynâs 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.
Rockmade: Variety-fueled Creativity 0000-00-00 00:00:00 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. Read more:Variety
, Creativity
Staple Design: Organization for Creative Good 0000-00-00 00:00:00 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. Read more:Organization
Tip: Unique Is Opportune 0000-00-00 00:00:00 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.
Stuart Skorman: Serial Entrepreneur 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Stuart Skorman is a self-described âserial entrepreneurâ 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. Read more:Stuart
, Serial
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Anders Schroder: Framing Ideas 0000-00-00 00:00:00 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. Read more:Anders
Carly Comando: Curse of the Perfect Pitch 0000-00-00 00:00:00 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." Read more:Carly
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Sovereign Beck: Ideals of Ties 0000-00-00 00:00:00 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.
Claire Goldsmith: Rejuvenated Shades 0000-00-00 00:00:00 In the 1960âs, 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. Read more:Shades
Tip: Surround Yourself With Progress 0000-00-00 00:00:00 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. Read more:Surround
, Yourself
Syntes Studio: A Product's Story 0000-00-00 00:00:00 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.
Luis von Ahn: Capturing Ideas for the Masses 0000-00-00 00:00:00 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. Read more:Masses
Jonathan Moore: Interactive & Productive 0000-00-00 00:00:00 "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 JonathanMoore
, an especially productive interactive designer that has made a real impact in his industry.
ROJO - Across Boundaries 0000-00-00 00:00:00 ROJO is dedicated to the promotion and support of the arts in Barcelona, Spain and São Paulo, Brazil. ROJO coordinates collaborative projects, hosts events, and publishes an internationally distributed textless art magazine. Given ROJOâs history of collaboration with some of the best emerging international artists, the Behance team enjoyed the opportunity discuss ROJO with itâs leaders: David Quiles Guilló, Marc Mascort i Boix and Alejandra Raschkes. Read more:Across
, Boundaries
Tip: A Solo Show No More! 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Self-starters are often successful doing everything themselves. However, when forced to grow beyond the one woman/man-show, many creative professionals are unable to make the leap from a solo success to a successful collaboration.
100 Tips to Improve Your Life 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Behance just started collaborating with a group of fourteen established blogs, all very different, but all with a shared interest in helping people increase productivity (among other self-improvements). We call this collaboration "LifeRemix." The Behance team sees this as a great opportunity to share our tips for productivity beyond the creative professional community. Read more:Improve
Dan Golden: Art Beneath Your Feet 0000-00-00 00:00:00 You can see Dan Golden
âs artwork on the walls of galleries and under your feet. Through a unique collaboration with interior designer Ford Lininger, Golden invigorated the world of rug-making with a sophisticated artistic vision. Dan Golden rugs have become fun and highly sought-after pieces of interior design. Behance caught up with Golden to discuss the ingredients for a successful collaboration and a productive business. Read more:Beneath
Tip: Measure Meetings With Action 0000-00-00 00:00:00 We all have a love-hate relationship with meetings. While some of the greatest ideas and solutions come up in brainstorm meetings, we also lose most of our time in discussion without action. Ideally, meetings lead to realizations that result as action steps assigned to individuals with deadlines. Realistically, most meetings are fruitless. Read more:Measure
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, Action
Joshua Clancy: Hard Work's Returns 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Josh Clancy
is a freelance designer and artist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His projects range from campaigns for companies like Target to magazines like Computer Arts. Most of his work is in interactive design, print, and photography, but he is known for his versatility! Behance caught up with Clancy to hear his tips and observations on the topic of productivity and, of course, making ideas happen. Read more:Joshua
, Returns
John Monteith: Painting's Influence 0000-00-00 00:00:00 When you study an artistâs work, you can trace the artistâs influences and start to appreciate the fact that art is the product of creative evolution. New York based artist John Monteith has spent much of his life traveling and seeking inspiration across disciplines. Beyond the spectacle of Monteithâs paintings and his many installations, his work helps us appreciate the importance of the unique influences and experiences that distinguish our work. Read more:Painting
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