Articles Posted February 2010

  • 99%

    99%

    “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration” — Thomas Edison At 99%, Behance‘s think tank, we focus on what happens after inspiration—researching the forces that truly push ideas forward. Our profiles of proven idea makers,…

  • Sand garden: The Zen of apps

    Sand garden: The Zen of apps

    In the heart of App Country, buried deep, so deep, is a tiny little app called Sand Garden. As its name suggests, Sand Garden allows you to create a three-dimensional sand garden by placing stones…

  • Faith, food and dignity

    Faith, food and dignity

    To Libby Birky, “Heaven is a place where all your needs are met and you’re taken care of.” But Earth is not like that, even in the world’s richest country. So Libby Birky and her…

  • Picture Magazine

    Picture Magazine

    pict*re magazine : Volume one

  • Is your workplace lighthearted?

    Is your workplace lighthearted?

    Heard the one about the guy whose boss found him asleep at his desk? Sleeping? What sleeping? He was just trying to pick up his contact lens without his hands. Then there was the case…

  • Riddles for Linchpin

    Riddles for Linchpin

    “Why are some people easily outsourced, downsized, or freelanced into obscurity, while others have their pick of opportunities? In his most powerful book yet, Seth Godin argues that it’s more essential than ever to become…

  • Tweeters masquerading as brands

    Tweeters masquerading as brands

    What if someone unrelated to your company takes control of its reputation and suddenly has the power to make or break your reputation? Like personal identity theft, it turns out that a fair number of…

  • Designing the torch

    Designing the torch

    By now the Vancouver Olympics are well underway with tragedy and triumph amidst the pomp, circumstance and Apolo Ohno surprise. But long before the opening ceremonies and the lighting of the Olympic Flame, there were…

  • Brainwashed

    Brainwashed

    Years ago, when you were about four years old, the system set out to persuade you of something that isn’t true. Not just persuade, but drill, practice, reinforce and, yes, brainwash. Click on the Image…

  • tobyMac Tonight

    tobyMac Tonight

    “tobyMac is more than just your run-of-the-mill triple threat. On one hand he ranks among the most successful artists in Christian music history in terms of radio success, sales power and critical acclaim. On the…