The Action Method Online (AMO) beta launch period has begun. The team is psyched and we invite you to read a bit about this new productivity application in the online magazine.
In the meantime, we have been busy gathering feedback, filming demos (some pictures below, taken by JB), and gradually inviting more and more people and teams to sign onto the application. We invite you to sign-up for the beta list at ActionMethod.com.
We wanted to provide an updated list of the select retail stores that Behance has partnered with across the US. These retails partners are the first to carry the Action Method product line.
Austin, TX: Spartan
Berkeley, CA: Twig & Fig
Boston, MA: Institute of Contemporary Art
Boulder, CO: two hands paperie
Brooklyn, NY: Exit 9
Chicago, IL: Museum of Contemporary Art
Lakewood, CO: Composition
Lakewood, CO: Red Rocks CC Bookstore
Los Angeles, CA: Pulp/Illiterature
Minneapolis, MN: Walker Art Center Shop
New York, NY: A.I. Friedman
New York, NY: Environment 337
New York, NY: MXYPLYZYK
New York, NY: New York Central Art Supply
New York, NY: Paper Presentation Center
New York, NY: Reed Space
New York, NY: Therapie
Philadelphia, PA: WEJETSET
Philadelphia, PA: AIA Bookstore & Design Center
Pittsburgh, PA: MoreThanWords
Portland, OR: Writer's Bloc
San Francisco, CA: Museum of Modern Art
Sante Fe, NM: Design Warehouse
Seattle, WA: Peter Miller Architecture & Design Books
Seattle, WA: Blackbird
Westport, CT: Presentation
Calgary, Canada: Reid Stationers
Edmonton, Canada: Stylus Fine Pens
Montreal, Canada: Papeterie Nota Bene
Toronto, Canada: Laywine's Pens & Organizers
Chichester, UK: Strawberry & Cream
Melbourne, Australia: The Source
South Korea: HiPag International
Taipei, Taiwan: W Design Store
We also have an online retail collaboration with YouWorkForThem and Organize.com.
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 a selection of 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 few blogger recaps here and here.
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.
The story covers a list of the "obstacles" observed by the Behance Team as well as eight tips that all creative teams should consider adopting...
A few more thoughts from the annual TED Conference.
One great quote overheard from the designer of the Jawbone bluetooth headset and the OLPC $100 laptop (and he gave the quote as something he had heard before): "Advertising is the price companies pay for being unoriginal..."
Also, here's an Action Book spotted in the main hall at TED (courtesy of our friend Josh Spear's phone camera):
It makes our day when we come across thoughtful industry thinkers, leaders, and bloggers that take the time to explore Behance, often offering a candid view on the strengths and opportunities for growth in our business.
In a blogosphere full of three sentence posts and quick video snippets, our team really appreciates coming across in-depth posts on some of the projects we are working on.
We came across two recent posts on Control Your Robot, a well outlined blog covering the intersection of design, technology and life. The site shares a really observant review of both the Action Method and the Behance Network (along with a few other portfolio sites). We enjoyed reading the postings along with some of the other articles on the site. One in particular, "Make My Logo Bigger...Enough Said," reminded us of one of the early favorites on the Behance Network, also on the theme of "making the logo bigger!"
We also wanted to thank Ed Cotton over at Influx Insights for taking the time to interview Behance. We especially appreciated the nature of the questions and enjoyed going a little deeper on our mission, the trends and needs we are seeing in the creative community, and some thoughts on where Behance is headed. Influx Insights is a truly influential blog in the advertising/media world, and we were honored to be interviewed.
We wanted to provide an updated list of the select retail stores
that Behance has partnered with across the US. These retails partners
are the
first to carry the Action Method product line.
Berkeley, CA: Twig & Fig
San Francisco, CA: Museum of Modern Art
Lakewood, CO: Composition
Boston, MA: Institute of Contemporary Art
New York, NY: A.I. Friedman
New York, NY: Paper Presentation Center
Philadelphia, PA: WEJETSET
Philadelphia, PA: AIA Bookstore & Design Center
Seattle, WA: Peter Miller Architecture & Design Books
We also have an online retail collaboration with YouWorkForThem.
We spend a lot of time thinking about how to encourage a bias-to-action among creative professional teams. Ideas are plentiful, but action is required to make ideas happen.
We came across a few great suggestions from our friends at Pick the Brain, a blog with great (and practical) tips on self improvement. "7 Ways to Grow the Action Habit" helps ground our energy with a healthy sense of discipline. Check it out.
We wanted to provide an updated list of the select retail stores that Behance has partnered with across the US. These retails partners are the
first to carry the Action Method product line.
Berkeley, CA: Twig & Fig
San Francisco, CA: Museum of Modern Art
Lakewood, CO: Composition
Boston, MA: Institute of Contemporary Art
New York, NY: Reed Space
New York, NY: Paper Presentation Center
Philadelphia, PA: WEJETSET
Philadelphia, PA: AIA Bookstore & Design Center
Seattle, WA: Peter Miller Architecture & Design Books
We also have an online retail collaboration with YouWorkForThem.
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