Description

Dribbble is a platform for creatives looking for inspiration, community support, and new job opportunities. They are building a place to share, grow, and facilitate talent hiring. It works as a portfolio platform, where you can show your designs and contribute to the inspiration board at the same time. With millions of designers looking for inspiration, it's a great platform to expand the reach of your work. Connecting design talents with world-class brands around the world, Dribbble it's also a way of getting exposure as a company.

Once you register on the platform, you can find professionals working for top companies like Google or Slack.
Moreover, s they are committed to providing high-quality learning resources for designers, Dribbble offers free learning opportunities to uplevel your skills. Also, there is a remote job board where you can connect directly with the hiring company.

You can register for free to start showcasing your work and to apply for roles on the job board. But there is a paid membership that offers more features if you are looking to expand your freelance business. Membership costs $20 monthly or $180 yearly and includes access to an exclusive job board.

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Details
  • Membership: Free Community
  • Year Founded: 2009
  • Founders:

    Dan Cederholm and Rich Thornett

  • Amount of members: 6,000,000
  • Online Group: Yes
  • Job board: Yes
  • Language: English
  • Method: In Person, Virtual
Platform
Benefits

Join a community of designers:
They have an active platform with professionals from all over the world. It's a place to discover amazing talents and explore new design techniques. You can react to others' shots and comment on design projects you loved most.

Showcase your work:
With Dribbble, it's easier to show what you're working on and find valuable feedback to improve. You can set up your projects and give a clean and minimal view to anyone interested in what you do.

Get more clients:
They have a curated job board where you can find daily remote opportunities. In contrast with other job boards out there, Dribbble directly connects you with the hiring companies you're interested in.

Gain reputation:
The platform offers powerful features that help you connect with top design professionals and team leaders working on industry-recognized companies. By setting up a nice portfolio of creations, you can uplevel your exposure and reach the right people.

Attend local meetups:
Strengthen your local design community in meetups organized by the community members themselves. Any member of the Dribbble community can host a meetup, no matter where in the world you are. During these gatherings, designers get to work together and find new networking channels with people working in complementary positions.

Price
  • Monthly Cost
    $20
  • Yearly Cost
    $189
Included in Free Version

You can set up a profile, upload shots of your work, and participate in the online community. The job board is also open to free members.

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Requirements

No requirements.

Place
Meetings

The Dribbble community hosts yearly local meetups, where thousands of designers connect in social and professional spaces. These are self-organized events that can vary in the number of members and meet-up dynamics. You can find five-person meetups, coffee-shop roundtables, bar-tended, and even massive 200 people meetups.

The idea behind these events is to have fun with the local design community and participate in hands-on activities to improve skills together.

Learning Events

Besides the awarded design competitions they host during meetups, you can also find a learning hub with valuable resources to boost your career.

Inside the learning section, you can find Dribbble Workshops to attend for free. Led by field experts, the learning material covers topics related to company management, design tutorials, 3D modeling, and more relevant topics.

Networking Events

Dribbble is a self-hosted platform with social media features. Targeting designers coming from a wide range of industries, you can find amazing networking opportunities, even with those field experts that inspire your everyday work.

These social media features allow you to follow designers, comment, and share the creations you loved most.
The network is a great place to find daily inspiration and feedback to improve your own craft. Also, it can be useful to build a reputation as a professional and to meet new people in the process.

Moreover, there are meetups organized by community members, so you can connect with other designers in spaces to socialize and foster local design communities. Thousands of worldwide designers attend local meetups yearly, hosting spaces to find professional support and new friends.

Content Library

You can download free Dribbble branding resources in the branding section. Besides, they have a directory of members available to hire.

Quote

"Dribbble is the single most important social network for anyone that cares about design. It’s done more to help us build our team and brand than Facebook, Twitter and Instagram combined." -Dave Traver, Sticker Mule

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