Behance Network
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| Joe Fenton The JoyRiders |
Behance Network is a website which helps artists promote and discover creative works. The company was founded by CEO Scott Belsky, author of Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming The Obstacles Between Vision & Reality and part of Fast Company Magazine's 100 Most Creative People in Business. Although it is based in New YorkBehance Network is available online to the entire world. As a portfolio platform site, Behance Network branches out to many industries, including photography, graphic design, illustration, and fashion. They have also partnered with many different organizations, such as ADC and MTV and in July 2010 collaborated with LinkedIn to provide portfolio display capabilities on their profiles. In addition, ProSite has been created to allow an artist to build a personal portfolio site for the Behance Network. They have also worked with Served sites, created Action Method, and The 99%, which holds a conference annually in New york focusing on the best practices for pushing ideas forward.
Behance Network has won many awards, including:
- 2008 Webby Award Honoree (The Behance Network) - Social/Network and Self-Promotion/Portfolio Category
- 2009 Webby Award Finalist (The Behance Network) - Self-Promotion/Portfolio Category
- 2009 Webby Award honoree (The Behance Network) - Best Visual Design and Best Community
- 2009 Silicon Alley Insider Award Finalist - Most Loved Product or Service
- 2011 Webby Award Honoree (The Behance Network) - Self-Promotional/Portfolio and Social Media Category
- 2011 Webby Award Winner (The 99%) - Best Cultural Blog
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| Dan Mountford The Royal Pavilion in Brighton // Valerie |
When you first go to Behance.net you are brought to the gallery page where you can browse and search for different works of art. The sections at the top of the page include Gallery, Jobs, More, and Other Products. The Jobs tab consists of JobList, a listing of jobs posted by different companies, Company Directory, a profile of the companies that have posted the jobs, and Post a Job, where you can find someone to hire. The More tab features some a link to the site ProSite, Competitions, where users can submit their works in a contest, Tip Exchange, a forum-esque page to share ideas and find help or help others, Groups, Networks, and Find Creatives to Follow, where you can find artists based on their mediums. The tab, Other Products, features other sites and items they interact with such as Behance ProSite, Behance Outfitter, Action Method, The 99%, The Book, and The Served Sites.
I found Behance Network a few years ago while searching through the web and I really enjoyed rummaging through portfolios. The thing I like most about the site is the opportunity to tell the artist that you enjoyed their work by pressing the "Appreciate This" button at the bottom of their work. Like other portfolio sites, you are able to discuss the work with the artist and other members and view the artists other works and their portfolio. It is a great place to find innovative designs and share ideas with other designers.
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