Finding new income streams as a Dribbble designer
David Carson once famously said, “Don't confuse legibility with communication.” That was the challenge for HostJane, a free to use, work-from-home marketplace that grew out of the covid economy. HostJane uses Trello-style work boards to pair designers with clients in a trust-driven work space, to collaborate and seek better work outcomes.
But since HostJane is not vetting freelancers, what makes a top graphic designer? Imagination? Technical mastery of color theory? The most talented graphic designers aren’t necessarily people hired from top design schools like London’s Royal College of Art, Politecnico di Milano and Parsons in NYC. They can come from any walk of life. To prove this, HostJane lets users come from any country, and any skill level, from graduates of ELISAVA Barcelona to self-taught designers. Allowing anyone to showcase their whole portfolio unhindered from restrictions on HostJane's design category, https://www.hostjane.com/marketplace/categories/design-art-video-voice/graphic-design-logos, elevating people on merit who apply a working knowledge of visual communication the best. Graphic designers who cut their teeth in the field, who understand the foundations of Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premiere Pro, and 3D Modeling software to convey message, form, and audience.
HostJane is a resource for businesses to hire design talent that can tell a story through visuals. Graphic designers who take color theory and insight into curves, lines, and shapes to make objects, far beyond typography and composition. Critical thinkers who go through a process of ideation and prototyping and actually solve spatial problems.
This is the basis of this design inspired by HostJane’s desire to incorporate graphic design, logo, illustration, multimedia design, and package design into a powerful category. All influential movements including Constructivism, De Stijl, Bauhaus, Neue Grafik and even DIY Punk began with people with real-world skills and portfolio assets. Today’s digital landscape will be shaped by those same skills, those who have the industry standard for print and webpages, and those who can eloquently apply them to animation, enhancement of presentation, video production, and digital photography.
HostJane’s marketplace is located here: https://www.hostjane.com