Stories—the Design Blog by Dribbble

Nov 18, 2024

5 creative effects to upgrade your animated portfolio

If you’re a creative professional working in a visual medium like web design, photography, illustration, or motion graphics, it’s important to put effort into your craft. But even if you’re great at what you do, if you don’t have a well-designed portfolio, you’re missing out on getting your artistry out in front of a bigger audience.

Nov 12, 2024

Valuable Tips for Engaging with Tech Users

Creating effective designs for tech-savvy audiences, such as data scientists and software engineers, requires a careful balance between visual clarity, functionality, and creativity.

Oct 10, 2024

Don’t be mistaken. Imposter Syndrome can be a good thing!

If you’ve ever reached a point in your life when a voice in your head starts telling you that you’re not good enough, not experienced enough, not smart enough, not _____ enough; pay attention. It’s telling you more than you think.

Aug 28, 2024

4 ways to diversify your income stream as a freelancer or agency

For many, freelancing and running a creative agency can feel like a rollercoaster—exciting but full of twists and turns. One minute, you’re flooded with projects, clients, and opportunities — and the next, you’re wondering where your next client will come from.

Jun 24, 2024

How to use localization and internationalization to expand your global customer base

As your business enters international markets, it’ll need to meet the unique needs and demands of each locale. Internationalization and localization strategy help you overcome this challenge by tailoring your digital content to resonate with international audiences.

May 29, 2024

LLC or S Corp: Choosing the right structure for designers

As a freelance designer, you’ve probably come across the terms LLC and S Corp, but deciding between the two can be overwhelming.

May 17, 2024

8 Tips For Developing Motion Design Principles

The digital world is rich with images– we see website banners, product photos, icons, diagrams, and maps on a daily basis. But motion can truly bring these images to life.

Apr 23, 2024

Freelancers: Should You Show Up as You or a Company?

What to call your design business is one of the biggest questions freelance designers face. As a designer you are running a business, whether you have an LLC that clients write checks out to or not. But you are also a person who designs, and your reputation is likely tied to your first and last name. (Unless you’re so famous people only refer to you by one of them.)

Apr 8, 2024

5 Key Development Approaches for Designers

In a world of rapid technological advancement, where new devices emerge every month and web browsers are constantly being improved, it’s easy to overlook some fundamental questions.

Mar 21, 2024

Is Your Brand Due for a Refresh? Here’s the Essential Checklist to Follow

No matter if you’re spicing up your personal brand, carving out your freelancer identity, or revamping the face of your studio or agency—the core tenets of brand development and refresh hold true across the board.

Mar 18, 2024

Crafting a Narrative: Mastering Storytelling in Your Design Portfolio

Ah, the art of storytelling—it’s not just for books and movies, folks. In the design world, your portfolio is your storybook, a curated collection of your best work that reveals your skills, process, and personality. But how do you turn this collection into a compelling narrative that captivates clients and employers alike?

Mar 11, 2024

How to Make Animated Social Media Graphics – as a Designer

As a graphic designer, you know just how difficult it is to make a splash in the hyper-competitive arena of today’s social media marketing. If you’re responsible for designing for social media, it’s your job to figure out how to make your assets stand out from the crowd, and that’s not easy.

Mar 4, 2024

Stop worrying. Love the AI bomb. But make sure you know how it works.

AI. AI. AI AI AI. Bored yet? Well at least Google’s crawlers are paying attention. But maybe they - and maybe you too - should read on, as all is not how it seems…

Feb 29, 2024

Why An Evolving Design System Is Foundational For Today’s Websites

From how designers, developers, and their colleagues in marketing come together to how businesses can deliver better digital experiences to their end users, let’s take a look at how design systems offer a solution for website owners’ critical business concerns.

Feb 26, 2024

How To Use AI To Build Websites Without Code: A Guide From Tilda

AI tools can become a personal assistant in a web designer’s work and save time on routine tasks. Together with professional designers who build websites on Tilda, we gathered some ideas on how AI can come in handy in the website creation process.

Dec 19, 2023

4 Web Design Trends to Watch in 2024

Gone are the days of aesthetics trumping experience. Today, web design is all about crafting immersive experiences that connect, captivate, motivate, and delight.

Nov 21, 2023

From Figma to SwiftUI: Designers, Here’s Your Technical Lowdown

As designers traverse the ever-evolving digital landscape, there’s an increasingly unspoken expectation: get technical or get left behind. Understanding the technical constraints of the platform you are designing for not only makes you a better designer, it has a significant impact on your team’s workflow.

Nov 14, 2023