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Author, Entrepreneur + Behance Founder Scott Belsky’s “The Messy Middle” Book

130+ insights on navigating the most treacherous parts of a project

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Everyone who’s sought to bring an act of creativity to fruition understands the struggle that befalls the dense journey between “aha” and “we’re done!” Scott Belsky—a multi-hyphenate entrepreneur, Behance founder, author and Adobe‘s Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President for Creative Cloud—knows the journey quite well. He’s embarked upon it time and time again. And the lessons he learned from serial success now makes …

How to Take Honest iPhone Photos

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During the recent Adobe 99U conference, Brooklyn-based Aundre Larrow discussed his work as a portrait photographer and the immense importance of “honest photography.” What he means by that is “pictures that don’t rely on editing or retouching and portray people as they really are,” and the trick to that is understanding just how essential light is. Larrow says, “Photography is painting with light” and because …

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99U’s Make Your Mark

Notable entrepreneurs and designers share their hard-learned lessons and practical insights

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While the annual 99U conference (previously known as 99%, co-founded by CH and Behance) is a two-day whirlwind affair in NYC, the conference’s daily-updated website—and now, their three-part book series—offer a way for creatives to get a more regular dose of motivation and advice. Through original essays and interviews, notable entrepreneurs and designers share their hard-learned lessons on working in a fast-paced, ever-changing world where …