Dribbble is a site described as a 'Show and Tell' for designers.
I only heard about it late into this year and was invited to come along to Leeds first dribbble meet up to network with other designers, illustrators and coders and make a few contacts. There were also guest speakers talking through their practice.
It was a really interesting evening, I spent most of my time talking to a freelance web designer named Craig, who patiently answered all my questions about freelance work, how to get into it and the benefits of freelance over studio. I also made a few extra contacts with the speakers- a man from a company named Mercht gave a talk about what they do and how they do it. It appears they are mostly product makers who print up things, however they use screen printing and traditional print techniques alongside digital ones so it will certainly be worth emailing him asking about potential work placements or even work over the summer.
But the most important thing I gained out of this evening was an invite to dribbble. You can just sign up, you have to be invited and from talking to a few people (including Sam, who hosted the event) I was able to guarantee my invite to dribbble, one which I will take up once I'm out of deadline mania. So good networking event, look forwards to more in the future.
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