Dribbble is a site that its founders call “show and tell” for graphic designers. Designers have to be invited to become members by other designers. This keeps the quality of designers high. Members then can share small screenshots of projects they are working on.
The site uses basketball terminology because one of the co-founders, Rich Thornett, once wanted to become a professional basketball player. Ah ha! Now you understand the name of the site, Dribbble — as in dribble a basketball. Dan Cederholm is the other co-founder. Dribbble.com started as a side project but is now a “tiny, bootstrapped and profitable company,” according to the website. It is based in Salem, Massachusetts.
In keeping with the basketball theme, here are some other points to know. If you are a designer but not yet drafted as a player, you can sign up for the prospect list. But if you are already a player / member, then you can add a link to your website with your portfolio. There’s a Pro level account that gives added features to show off your work, and enable others to hire you.
And what about people like me, who are not designers but might be looking to hire designers? We can use the site to “scout” new talent. And that’s exactly what I did. I spent about an hour on Dribbble looking for interesting business-related designs, and came up with the following 21 examples of business graphics to share with you. Each caught my eye for a different reason. Some make you smile (3. Social Fish), some have an artistic take on the familiar (4. Facebook Concept), have witty subject matter (13. Instagram Kitty), and some are simply beautiful (21. Dribbble Invite). Enjoy!
1. Blue Twitter Bird on Vacation, Designer: Chandra W, QiunArt
2. Technology Shaping the Future, Designer: Tiago Almeida, Lisbon
3. Social Fish, Designer: Meghan Robichaud, Vancouver
4. Facebook Concept, Designer: Alexandr Nohrin, Moldova
5. Tweed Patchwork Twitter Concept, Designer: Alberto Mzz, Milan, Italy
6. How Your Cellphone is Made, Designer: Jing Zhang, London, United Kingdom
7. Social Media Community Concept, Designer: Somewan, Singapore
8. Twitter Blue Bird Concept, Designer: JYA, Pakistan
9. Twitter Social Life Concept, Designer: Cody Keisler, Aiken, SC
10. Google Maps Concept, Designer: Piotr Kwiatkowski, Manchester, UK
11. Tweeting on an iPad, Designer: Maria Simavilla, Salamanca, Spain
12. Education Concept, Designer: Matte Black Studios, Chicago
13. Instagram Kitty, Designer: Steve Bridger, Gloucester
14. Startup Coffee, Designer: Rubens Cantuni, Genoa, Italy
15. Business and Leisure Travel, Designer: Teodora, Wales, UK
16. Vine Concept, Designer: Dan Ogren, Austin, TX
17. Entrepreneur Freedom, Designer: This Paper Ship, Saxapahaw, North Carolina
18. Boredom at a Business Conference, Designer: Csaba Khilenberg, Budapest, Hungary
19. Business Filing Systems, Designer: Michael Anderson, Edmond, Ok, USA
20. Enterprise Concept, Designer: Ugur Akdemir, Istanbul
21. Dribble Invite, Designer: Giulio Magnifico, Udine, Italy
kenn
You mean dribbble.com, with 3 bs, not dribble.com!
Anita Campbell
Thanks, Kenn (with 2 ns) — it’s fixed!
It just goes to show that your eye sees what it wants to see…. This is not the first time that a strange spelling of a name has tripped us up in the editing process.
– Anita
kenn
Yeah, good job fixing it though!
You also have a few more typos:
First line first paragraph
“Dribble is a site that its founders…”
Fourth paragraph, third line
“I spent about an hour on Dribble…”
I am a science writer. I know proofreading editing can be a pain.
Anita Campbell
Oy! I finally used the “Find” function on my browser and fixed it myself! Thanks, David.
– Anita
I checked it out, being someone who is in to graphic design it’s always nice to see what others are doing for inspiration. Thanks for sharing!
Aira Bongco
I guess I’ll be using the site in the same way you did. I don’t consider myself as a graphic designer but I always love to look at some designs as well as improve the design elements of my business. Thanks for recommending this one.