February Meetup Wrap-up

February saw 16 Dribbble meetups in 9 countries. More than 1,000 of you attended — wow! There are still 13 meetups left this month. Go to Dribbble.com/meetups and find out if there’s one in your neighborhood. If not, organize one!

Lyon, France @ Le Café Cousu

Inaugural Lyon Meetup! Hardcore Lyon braved the snow to gather around a cozy little table during happy hour at Le Café Cousu. Organizer and meetup shot designer Ev Henke is already brainstorming about the next event, so keep your eyes on the meetup calendar.

Sofia, Bulgaria @ Betacafe

Thanks to Martin Bonov and Kickflip for bringing Sofia Dribbblers together for what might be the first-ever traveling meetup. The group first gathered at Betacafe for some brainstorming about future events, then moved to a nearby restaurant for dinner and socializing. Next up for Sofia? Meetup at Eleven on March 17. RSVP.

Washington, DC @ Canvas Co/work

“The greatest creative minds in DC … at it again!” So tweeted DC Dribbble organizer Martin Ringlein re: the February Meetup. DC Dribbblers are making this a regular thing! The folks from Gannett Digital shared what they’ve been designing and developing for Oculus, and everyone else enjoyed the space (thanks, Canvas!), the snacks, the swill, the swag, and the music. Photo credits, L-R: Martin Ringlein, Erich Rainville, Nick Whitmoyer.

Atlanta, Georgia @ Campus Bubble

Repeat meetup host Campus Bubble invited Atlanta Dribbblers into its HQ for beer, pizza and Ping-pong. Super-sketchers competed in an Analog Playoff, drawing inspiration from Valentine’s Day. Thanks to Liz Lara for organizing and to Julian Strayhorn II for the meetup shot.

Melbourne, Australia @ Redbubble

Redbubble has done it again! Hosted another great Dribbble meetup. So many to thank: Organizer Shaun Byrne; speaker Kai Brach; sponsors Campaign Monitor, Temple Brewing, and Vino Mofo. Want more? Keep your eyes on the Redbubble blog for a full recap.

Palo Alto, California @ Houzz

Dribbble in the Houzz! Thank you, thank you Houzz for welcoming us into yours, to Jenny Hong for organizing, and to Andrew Lee for the chairy lovely meetup shot. Per Dave Anderson (via the Houzz blog), “It was fun to meet other members of the design community and to welcome new friends to our home.”

New York, New York @ General Assembly

Dribbblers, Assemble! Thank you, General Assembly, for inviting us into your NYC West campus for a temporary respite from all the shoveling. From organizer E. James McLaughlin: “We really enjoyed hosting the Dribbble community at our General Assembly NYC West campus. We met talented designers working on everything from independent games to smart watches. I’m looking forward to keeping in touch!” Thank you James, as well as Lena Xiao. Next up for NYC? Meetup at Hook and Loop on March 26. RSVP.

Dublin, Ireland @ Against the Grain

Dublin Dribbblers gave new meaning to “good times” when they raised more than 100 Euros for the Irish Cancer Society. Teams paid a small fee to compete in the inaugural Dribbble Dublin charity table quiz. Sample questions: Who designed the old Irish 10-pound note? In “The Wire,” what band was playing as McNulty crashed his car? Visit shanemoloney.ie for answers, plus the full quiz. Congratulations to the winning team, Tragic Sans. Thanks to the quiz masters Caitriona Dwyer, Stephanie Francis (also for photos!), Mike McHugh, Shane Moloney, Ray O’Neill, and Tady Walsh; as well as A Book Apart and Engine Yard for providing prizes. Next Dublin Meetup happening next Thursday!! RSVP.

Lviv, Ukraine @ SoftServe

Inaugural Lviv Meetup! First-ever Dribbble cookies! So much fun, so many thank yous! To organizer Alexandra Moroz, to host SoftServe, and to superstar speakers Olia Gozha, Sementiy Lobach, Ivan Pashko, Aleksandr Samochernyi, Taras Shypka, and Sergey Valiukh.

Phoenix, Arizona @ Lab

What better way to say “hi” than a poster show? So reasoned Phoenix Dribbble Meetup host Lab. The cowork space added food, beverages, Ping-pong, designers and a Fire Lord to the mix to make for a wonderful meetup. Thanks to host and meetup shot designer Robert Renteria.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada @ The Konrad Group

100 Dribbblers in one space = good times. Good times = swag, beer, presentations, foosball, conversation, competition and more. Thanks to the Konrad Group, in particular Gevi Marotz and Jo Vos, for taking care of Toronto! Thanks due as well to sponsors Brain Station and Steam Whistle Brewing.

Barcelona, Spain @ Garage Beer Co.

Sevkan Ariburnu organized a Barcelona Dribbble Party for the locals as well as designers in town for Awwwards. Thanks much to everyone who turned out, and especially to Sevkan for not only organizing the meetup, but creating the shot as well. Thanks, too, to Alexey Chistyakov for animating.

Columbus, Ohio @ 16-bit

Inaugural Columbus Meetup! Arcade games, beer and designers made for a perfect first-ever Columbus, Ohio, meetup! Thank you, meetup shot designer and organizer Katie Kovalcin! From Adam Simpson, via Twitter: “So @katiekovalcin put together a hell of a first @dribbble meetup in Columbus tonight. Super excited to see it grow.” So are we! Thanks to sponsor Build Right. Photo credits: left, Zach Blevins; right, Katie Kovalcin.

Scottsdale, Arizona @ GoDaddy

GoDaddy invited designers into its Scottsdale office for a chance to “get together, have some drinks, and be awesome.” Ryan Michael Murphy created the meetup shot and the event. (Thank you!) Drawbackwards and Kydak helped sponsor the event. (Thank you, thank you!) Drawbackwards founder Ward Andrews, writer Brian Dunn and Wayne Neale of Kydak spoke. (Thank you, thank you, thank you!). Photo Credits: left, Josh Rossman; right, Joe Veltcamp.

San Francisco, California @ Adobe

Excited and honored to have had the chance to meetup with Susan Kare, the legendary iconographer and artist behind the original Macintosh icons and fonts. She regaled us with her tales of design and life, and then we all partied in the usual Dribbble way (swill, swag, good talk, big fun). Thank you Susan and the Photoshop crew! Photo credit: left, Heidi Nilsen; right, Roxane Clediere. Next San Francisco Meetup happening at Instacart March 26!! RSVP.

Lahore, Pakistan @ Cafe Mocca

Inaugural Lahore Meetup! Big thank you Abdus Salam for gathering the Lahore Dribbble community. From Abdus: “Khurram Siddiqi, Creative Director at Shopistan, shared some of the design processes involved at Shopistan and Woop.pk. Ujala Qasim, Lead Product Designer at PakWheels and previously Web UI/UX Designer for Olaround, shared some tips and tricks from her expertise for the web and mobile components of PakWheels. I, Abdus Salam, highlighted some of the design processes and challenges I faced while setting up the online presence for Information Technology University!” The group is already working on the next meetup, so keep your eyes on the meetup calendar.

Upcoming Meetups

The following Dribbble Meetups are happening soon. For the full list of upcoming meetups, visit: dribbble.com/meetups

	Stockholm Dribbble Meetup @ Bontouch Mar 12, 2015	Stockholm
	Dribbble SXSW '15 Mar 15, 2015	Austin
	Sofia Dribbble UX Meetup Mar 17, 2015	Sofia
	Samara Dribbble Meetup Mar 19, 2015	Samara
	Designer and Developer Dribbble Hangout Amsterdam Mar 19, 2015	Amsterdam
	Dublin Dribbble Meetup Mar 19, 2015	Dublin
	Refresh Boston + Dribbble Mar 19, 2015	Boston (Watertown)
	Singapore Dribbble Meetup Mar 19, 2015	Singapore
	Dallas Dribbble Meetup Mar 20, 2015	Dallas
	Dayton Dribbble Meetup @ Sparkbox Mar 20, 2015	Dayton
	Charleston Dribbble Meetup Mar 25, 2015	Charleston
	Bekasi, Indonesia Dribbble Meetup Mar 26, 2015	Bekasi, Indonesia
	San Francisco Dribbble Meetup Mar 26, 2015	San Francisco
	New York Dribbble Meetup @ Hook and Loop Mar 26, 2015	New York
	They All Ask'd For You New Orleans Dribbble Meetup Apr 8, 2015	New Orleans
	Islamabad Dribbble Meetup Apr 15, 2015	Islamabad
	Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India Dribbble Meetup Apr 26, 2015	Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

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