Dribbble

Dribbble
Web address	www.dribbble.com
Commercial?	Yes
Registration	Optional
Available in	English
Alexa rank	1130 (April 2015)[1]

Dribbble is an online community for showcasing user-made artwork. It functions as a self-promotion and networking platform for graphic design, web design, illustration, photography, and other creative areas. It was founded in 2009 by Dan Cederholm and Rich Thornett, becoming publicly available in 2010. It is one of the largest platforms for designers to share their work online, with an estimated 460,000 users,^[2] competing directly with Adobe-owned Behance — the latter being the largest.^[3] The company is located in Salem, Massachusetts.^[4]

Accounts and Membership

Dribble has an invite-only membership system, where a number of invitations are handed out to artists and designers to freely distribute them amongst their peers. There is also a Pro subscription service with added features.^[5]

Controversy

There have been discussions around their invite-only membership system, which has caused some controversy. The system has been used as a way to control the growth of the platform. Upon joining the website the user is first listed as a Prospect, only being able to effectively post work once he gets an invitation from another user. This has provoked debate amongst the design community, often describing it as a form of elitism.^[6][7][8]

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