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Tuesday
Jan102012

Join the Online Network for Creative People

I think that creativity is wonderful ... but have you noticed that creative people sometimes have a tendency to pour all their energies into, well, CREATING, and it leaves precious little time for networking and selling and developing new business contacts, clients, or customers. This is true for creative people in areas like jewelry design, interior design, product design, feng shui, blogging, photography, and all other creative arts. So when a friend of mine, the director of University of Rochester's drama department, told me about the Behance Network, a huge online creative network, I thought this would be an ideal resource to steer you to. On Behance, you're able to join the network, post information and images about yourself so others can get to know you better, and then post projects.

Visitors to Behance may be on the prowl for inspiration (guilty!), networking for community purposes with fellow professionals (you can follow other creatives and give things you love a thumbs-up appreciation vote), or look for creatives to hire for an upcoming project - from architectural planning for a residence or business to designing a new wedding dress. Click on the photos to go to some of the projects I found that quickly caught my eye.

As lead curriculum developer for Sheffield School, I encourage you to network with your fellow creative professionals. If you're interested in learning more about home decorating and design, then I encourage you to explore the Sheffield School, New York, NY. Sheffield began as an Interior Design school in 1985, and then expanded our course offerings to train people in other design-related fields, including Feng ShuiWedding and Event Planning, and Jewelry Design. With thousands of active students and more than 50,000 graduates, Sheffield has trained more design professionals than any school in the world.

Reader Comments (21)

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January 11, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterJewellery Maker
Unique creative and beautiful design!
January 12, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterMarch
Creative people are always amazing to watch and hang out with. However as you pointed out they do not focus on exposure. I think the reason for that is that they love what they do more than anything else. The website you mentioned would be a great place for them to network.
January 13, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterMano Rame
Being creative is a unique gift. Not all people have this kind of talent, so I think you're very grateful for having it. By the way, can I see more pictures of you? It would be great if you could give me some. Thanks!
Cool design, Good looking.
January 16, 2012 | Unregistered Commenterlactobacillus acidophilus
Thanks for sharing! I look forward to viewing some more of these in the future.
January 20, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterStephanie
the white sofa, and the blue and white chairs...perfection!
February 1, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterKelima
Brilliant mind. Jewelery designing is not a easy task but hare you have done. I appreciate your work.
I simply adore minimalistic style when it comes to furniture designs Beautiful work!
February 3, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterKatie Holiday
My sleeping creativity wakes me up with your website. I love it. I am inspired. Keep it up.
February 7, 2012 | Unregistered Commenteronline degrees
Creativity refers to the phenomenon whereby a person creates something new (a product, a solution, a work of art, a novel, a joke, etc.) that has some kind of value. This is really impressive. So good to see those designs. Very creative.
February 15, 2012 | Unregistered Commenteronline college
Very creative. I love those designs. I'm so inspired to create designs that is similar to that, I mean, better than that. I'm so awake!
February 21, 2012 | Unregistered Commenteronline colleges
Beautiful. I admit, I'm not as creative as you.
March 31, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterCarmel Hill
That's very creative. The designs are simple yet elegant. My favorite are those chairs.
April 3, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterStephanie Radelweis
I fall inlove with the necklace :D Its very creative and unique style!
April 11, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterKaitlin Stoppel
Creativity is wonderful.All designs are very unique and pretty impressive.
I thought this would be an ideal resource to steer you to.
The last picture is so funny. Love this article!
very nice necklace. Is it difficult to make yourself? someone an idea?
October 9, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterBloemenschilderijen
Creativity refers to the phenomenon whereby a person creates something new (a product, a solution, a work of art, a novel, a joke, etc.) that has some kind of value.
the creative process is something you need to really get engaged in before you embark on your photo taking journey. Some people work well under pressure, others need their planning stages, overall, it is a method which needs to be tweaked and tuned over time. Read more about our creative process at http://engagementphotography.net
June 25, 2015 | Unregistered Commenterrick

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