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Design

Does anyone have a dribbble invite they can give me?

I'm looking to be part of the dribbble comm

2 Answers

I'm kind of a fan of Tavern by ZURB because of the interactivity, and below are some things to consider if you want to be a better designer.

Dribbble is Not for Critical Feedback

It's "show and tell" for designers, with more emphasis on the "show" than the "tell." Dribbble does a great job of this. It fulfills an important part of creating something expressive — knowing that other people like and appreciate that work. One of the hard things about creative work is knowing that what you create may very well suck. Having a community where other designers can validate your work is essential.

Show and tell is for positive feedback. 'Hey, check out this awesome thing that I did!' It does not require context. It's a safe space. This type of show and tell is not the right place to get the critical feedback that improves design skills. There had to be someplace else that would fill that need.

Forrst was initially conceived as the venue to present work as more than a show and tell. Yet the work required of designers to do this wasn't something we were able to effectively foster within the Forrst community. We saw more and more Dribbblfication of design on Forrst, where work was being posted without explanation of the design decisions behind it.

Design Presentation is About Framing the Problem, Not Window Dressing

We don't treat design work as a car show. Presentation context is not about showing your design on a mobile device at a cool angle. Design Presentation requires explaining what the goals of the design were, and what was done to meet those goals. If the people reviewing the work don't know, or don't agree with those goals, they will give whatever arbitrary feedback they feel like because they feel they are compelled to say anything. Why? Because the interpretation is left up to them, as if it were abstract art. —The Dribbblification of Design

Hi Joe, it used to be you needed an invite to join Dribbble, but currently you only need an invite to upload work.

I know but I want to compete amongst the best and dribble is the spot. I'm on behance too but I don't know anyone who has dribbble. People want money for an invite which I think is ridiculous! I know my work is high quality I just can't find someone that can give me an invite... I really want to upload my work there