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May 7, 2020

12 helpful mini-tutorials to quickly boost your design skills

How to create an embossed effect in Ai

Ready to learn some handy design tips & tricks you never knew you needed? Ten designers share some insanely helpful, visual how-tos just for you.

May 6, 2020

Illustration Systems 101: Creating a visual language for brand success

Bitly Illustration System - Props

Brand Designer Adam Ho sheds light on illustration systems, why brands need them, and how they help to create a cohesive visual identity.

May 5, 2020

7 best practices for using photography in UI design

Cappadocia Travel Website

A well-placed photo can tell a story in a single glance, much more efficiently than words can. Here are a few tips to keep in mind for working with photography in UI design.

May 4, 2020

Create a compelling graphic design portfolio that lands work

Design Illustration

Freelance designer and instructor Lindsay Marsh shares her actionable tips for creating a stand-out graphic design portfolio that lands you the work you love.

May 1, 2020

10 virtual museum tours every designer should check out

Shapes 2

Has social distancing got you feeling uninspired? Here are ten museums & galleries that have opened their virtual doors so you can keep the creative juices flowing.

Apr 30, 2020

Bringing Together Two Creative Communities

We’re excited to announce that we are welcoming Creative Market into the Dribbble family. Our primary mission at Dribbble has always been to make designers successful, and we believe that partnering with Creative Market will allow us to do that in an even more significant way.

Apr 30, 2020

15 typographic messages to lift your spirits

Graphic Designers channel their typographic skills to uplift and inspire us with this collection of encouraging messages.

Apr 29, 2020

4 factors that lead to more enjoyable product experiences

Teamwork

“You can have empathy, but nothing will replace talking to your intended audience.” — Want to design better products? Here are four factors that lead to better product experiences.

Apr 28, 2020

A practical guide to working with color in digital illustration

Gallery Coloring Book & Decor

Product designer and illustrator Frances To shares a few simple techniques for working with color and selecting the right palettes for your digital illustrations.

Apr 27, 2020

5 simple habits to improve your UX research

Research Ops

A User Experience Designer at Microsoft shares five important habits to practice while conducting user research. Use these tips to ensure your research efforts are effective and not wasted.

Apr 24, 2020

WFH Goals: 10 freelance designers share their unique home workspaces

Get ready for some major home office goals! Ten freelance graphic designers & illustrators from around the world share their eclectic workspaces with us to inspire our own WFH sanctuary.

Apr 23, 2020

Get career advice from Google Product Designer & Illustrator Morgane Sanglier

Meet Morgane Sanglier, a Product Designer and Illustrator at Google currently working on Google Lens technology. We chat with Morgane about how she landed her job at Google and she also offers some important advice for new designers starting out in their careers.

Apr 22, 2020

Designing for Conversions: 7 UX Best Practices for eCommerce in 2020

Mobile shopping. Online store

We dig into what makes a great eCommerce designer, plus the most important aspects of a great online shopping experience in 2020.

Apr 21, 2020

9 commandments of building a strong remote team culture

Remote Work: Designing VICE

Founder of Indiez.io joins us to share the pillars of building a great remote team culture based on his own trials and errors scaling a fully remote team.

Apr 20, 2020

Incredible Graphic Design Inspired by the U.S. National Parks

U.S. National Park Service - Badge Redesign

Happy National Park Week 2020! Let’s virtually appreciate the majesty of our parks through some incredible graphic design shots inspired by the U.S. National Parks.

Apr 17, 2020

21 Epic Dribbble Shots to set as your Zoom background

Adobe Illustration

Get transported to another world on your next virtual call with these incredible Dribbble Shots that work great as Zoom backgrounds.

Apr 16, 2020

New ways to get discovered on Dribbble

With more and more designers joining Dribbble to share their work every day, we’ve been hard at work developing new ways for designers to get discovered.

Apr 16, 2020

Designer Jenna Freitas on adapting to new trends & putting yourself out there

Meet Jenna Freitas, Senior Brand & Editorial Designer at Her Campus Media. Jenna joins us to chat about adapting to new trends, designing for a younger generation, and putting yourself out there on social media.

Apr 15, 2020

How to Learn Art Fundamentals on a Budget

Here’s how to learn Art Fundamentals on a budget, and the unexpected benefits of mastering the basics no matter your creative field.

Apr 14, 2020

The Growth Process of a Product Designer

Grow Your Mind 🌱

How to grow in your career as a Product Designer—Insights from Geunbae Lee, Product Designer at Facebook.