Comments on: Thoughts on Dribbble

By: Paul Maloney

Paul Maloney — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 23:11:23 +0000

I agree to an extent!

Dribbble is cool for inspiration and to see whats happening “out there” but I would’t say I have learned much.

Forrst on the other hand I have learned so much from the snippits alone, plus its not elitist on there (in my personal opinion!)

By: Martyn Clark

Martyn Clark — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:38:44 +0000

The day Dribble tweeted that participation was by invite only I replied that it was not very open at all and would defiantly suffer from this sort of reaction (no body responded) the only members at first was the big names floating around the net and they get to decide who’s in and who’s not. Perhaps they are scouts for the industry?

By: Paul Gordon

Paul Gordon — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:19:02 +0000

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – sooner or later, I’m going to post some beautiful WinForms apps up on dribbble…..

By: tarellel

tarellel — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:29:12 +0000

I totally agree with you, I may not have a dribble invite… but I it seems like a flashy way for all the elite designers to flash off how much better they are. One place I found that I like is – http://forrst.com/ it’s very similar in concept, but not as strong headed.

By: Benjamin Reid

Benjamin Reid — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:08:14 +0000

I was going to post my thoughts on Dribble but I won’t duplicate content, spot on mate.

By: Alex Newman

Alex Newman — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:18:26 +0000

I feel like the world’s designers and developers, who praise “openness”, are participating in a closed community and not allowing the people they preach to, to truly benefit from their input. They’re keeping it closed and elitist and I don’t think that’s fair to the people who strive to attain a higher level of internetz.

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 26 May 2010 18:00:25 +0000

Hey! I respect and appreciate your opinion. Here are my thoughts:

1) I have met some really cool people, although not super famous or anything. It’s good to build community and get feedback. I really dig that aspect. I think for that reason alone it’s a great interaction tool for designers, illustrators etc.

2) Here’s my criticism: It’s too easy to look at other people’s work instead of doing your own. We see great design and get discouraged, or get way too amped up without ever producing anything. So I try to keep that in mind and just do my thing.

At any rate, it’s just good to keep getting better and not worry about popularity or copying others. Happy designing!

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 19 May 2010 10:19:05 +0000

This is so true. I have been working for a company for 13 years doing design and I have decided to go it alone and start my own business. I cannot believe how many time I have come across the same people on every site promoting there work. Agreed its good. But it seems clear to me there is little room in the freelance market for newbies. Well perhaps there is. But getting new clients is impossible.

I too through I should get a invite to dribble. But from what I have seen its just a network of elite friends who big themselves up.

Dont forget about the rest of us!

By: Ethan

Ethan — Tue, 11 May 2010 20:03:59 +0000

While I think your opinion is true, I don’t think it always applies. Look at me, a not-so-known designer. I posted a shot, and Tim Van Damme commented and said he loved it, then gave me suggestions. Mitch Bartlett also commented on a shot I made. I think some famous designers do pat themselves on the back once and a while, but I don’t think they ignore the less-known ones.

By: Gedy Rivera

Gedy Rivera — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:41:04 +0000

Though I respect your opinion, I totally disagree.

I have been on Dribbble for about four months now and I’m not a famous designer at all. I’ve learned a lot from some of the guys on there (well-known designers as well as completely unnoticed ones).

In addition, Dribbble has been a great place for people to discover amazing talent. There are designers that are fairly new, even younger kids with incredible skills, and the first ones that are congratulating them on their work are the “all-stars”, including Dribbble’s creator, Dan Cederholm. Good work never goes unnoticed. That’s for sure.

I do not think people are always “patting each other in the back”. Some people are open to criticism, some are not. There are some that benefit from the feedback, and some that think they are perfect and don’t need to improve anything at all. After giving feedback on a few shots, you get the idea of who welcomes honest feedback and who doesn’t. The people who are patting each other in the back are doing so with good reason and it’s because their work is legitimately good. Most designers are pretty detailed when commenting on the shots. Do some people kiss ass? Of course – you’re always going to find that in any community where some are more popular than others, but the majority are honest opinions from one designer to another.

Dribbble is doing a good job at building a community of people that will respect each other regardless of the work they put out, and that’s a great thing.