Tag: Inspiration

Whether or not you “do” New Year’s resolutions, January is often a time to take inventory and refresh your life. For many designers, this means overhauling their website, revamping their portfolios, or simply cleaning out old design files. Because it means something different to everyone, the essence of “creativity” is challenging to capture through words. But that doesn’t mean we won’t give you some inspiring fuel for the fire with this article. Keep these quotes in mind as you navigate through the beginnings of a new year! 👩‍💻 Resolved to learn more this year? Enroll in Dribbble’s new 12-week Product Design Course 1. “You can’t do something great by occasionally doing it.” — Hans Bennewitz, Art Director We get it; sometim

When launching a new product or feature, why leave it to chance? To set your product designs up for success, you need to gather customer feedback early on and often. Testing digital products and experiences is crucial for designing better ones. Keep reading to learn how to streamline and improve your design process using concept testing. Plus, learn the tools to help you get started. ✏️ Thanks to our friends at Sprig for sponsoring this blog post! What is concept testing? With more than 25% of revenue and profits directly attributed to new products, according to McKinsey, there’s a lot of pressure on designers to build the right features. This makes launching your company’s products and features a complicated process. Testing your concepts early in the development process increases the odds that your launch will be a success. To succeed in your market, yo

Dribbble & Creative Market have teamed up to launch a new marketplace channel allowing designers like you to find and sell digital goods right on Dribbble! The marketplace channel will also help Dribbble creators with digital assets to sell reach millions of potential customers on Dribbble and Creative Market with one seamless shop owner experience. Today, graphic designer and veteran shop owner Ricky Rinaldi drops by to share his creative journey and top tips for designers who want to earn extra income selling their digital goods. Ricky Rinaldi Graphic and Type Designer

In the past year, trends in innovation and culture have changed more quickly and dramatically than ever before. It’s no surprise, then, that many aspects of design moved in diverse directions. Physical activities like work, education, dating, and shopping have migrated online. The metaverse, a speculative virtual world navigated by our avatars, is moving full steam ahead. (At least brands seem to think so.) The web—and by extension, the way it’s designed—became as much a part of real-life as the physical world. And despite the fact that we know more about the pandemic than before, it’s unlikely that we will return to the “normal” conditions of life and design anytime soon. Certainly not in 2022—it looks like some changes are here to stay. We don’t have a crystal ball to predict how the precarity of our moment will impact web design in the coming year, but we do ha

If you’re a design professional, you know that the last two years have significantly changed the course of the design industry at large. To help you better understand where design is headed and what’s next for your career, Dribbble recently surveyed over 13,500 designers around the globe to gather data on design industry trends you should be aware of moving into 2022. Today, we’re thrilled to share the results of Dribbble’s 2021 Design Industry Trends Report in partnership with our friends at EditorX—the collaborative web creation platform for designers and agencies. Get insights

Ready to kick off your most creative year yet? Even if you’re not into New Year’s Resolutions, January has always been a great time to reflect and plan for the year ahead. Use the early weeks of January to reflect on your achievements from the past year, set goals, and plan your upcoming projects. Take time to consider what creative heights you will reach this year: How do you hope to evolve in your career? What skills do you want to improve on? Kick-off the new year with our top tips to help you succeed both creatively and professionally in 2022. Let’s go! ✏️ A big thanks to our friends at Acer’s ConceptD for sponsoring this blog post! 1. Refresh your portfolio After the holidays, many people clean their houses, remove decorations and trees (if applicable), and organize for the year ahead. There’s no reason this yearly ritual shouldn’t include your digital presence. If it’s bee

Dribbble & Creative Market have teamed up to launch a new marketplace channel allowing designers like you to find and sell digital goods right on Dribbble! The marketplace channel will also help Dribbble creators with digital assets to sell reach millions of potential customers on Dribbble and Creative Market with one seamless shop owner experience. Today, graphic designer, illustrator, and veteran shop owner Diane Pascual drops by to share her creative journey and top tips for designers who want to earn extra income selling their digital goods. Diane Pascual Over 10 years of experi

For even for the most tech-savvy artists, choosing your next computer—your next digital canvas—can be a bit nerve-wracking, and rightly so. It’s a big decision! The right laptop enables content creators like you to perform creative tasks faster by accelerating creative apps and dramatically reducing wait times. AI features that handle repetitive tasks are also faster, freeing artists to experiment and invest in honing their skills. Time is money, so whether you’re an inspiring YouTube creator who owes an assignment for university, or a freelance designer rushing to meet a critical deadline, hardware can be the difference between merely getting things done or meeting your creative ambition. In this article, we’ll explain all of the decisions you’ll have to make when buying a laptop for content creation so you can get the best one for your needs and budget. ✏️ Thanks to our friends at NVIDIA for sponsoring this blog post!

Have you ever felt stuck in a creative rut without a fresh idea to offer? As a designer, creativity is required to solve problems and develop products. Managing many projects at once can make it difficult for designers to cultivate the creativity they need. You can wait around for inspiration to strike, or you can get a head start. Learn how to create your best work yet with a mobile-friendly design lifestyle that helps you maximize your creative potential, no matter where you are. ✏️ Thanks to our friends at Acer’s ConceptD for sponsoring this blog post! To help you spark your creativity, here are three key tips for professional designers. 1. Invest in a mobile-friendly workspace designed for you You may have always dreamed of going on the road and working while you travel, but mobile setups are crucial for those who don’t work in a typical

Over Dribbble’s past 12 years in the design community, we’ve had the pleasure of interacting with all levels of creative professionals, from hobby illustrators to freelance graphic designers, and specialists of all sorts. Providing a hub for what is quite possibly the broadest range of projects from web to mobile, illustration to UI/UX, graphic design to game design, and user research to product design, our users have a ton of experience. No matter what type of design work you do, check out some common threads and strategies that help some of the best creative professionals continue to succeed and grow. In a recent question on Twitter and Instagram, we asked Dribbble community members: “What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learned as a designer?”