As every organization rushes to create and update slick apps and websites for their users and customers, designers have become one of the highly sought after professions for technical recruiters.
But designers are a breed apart. Finding them and assessing their skills and experience takes more than just a quick LinkedIn search or resume scan. In reality, you want to see examples of their work and analyze their design skills. And that’s where sites like Dribbble and Behance come in handy.
So what exactly are Dribbble and Behance? In short, they are both online communities where designers showcase their work. Think of them as almost like visual resumes. And while many designers use both sites, but that doesn’t mean they’re interchangeable. In fact there are subtle differences and learning how to use both is in the interest of every savvy recruiter.
What you need to know about Dribbble: Dribbble is a community of designers, illustrators, typographers, and other artists showcasing their work, creative process and other projects. It was founded in 2009 and based in Salem, Massachusetts. It has around 3 million monthly active users. While anyone can sign up to find, follow or hire designers at Dribbble, to share work or comment on other’s work, an invitation from a member is required. Zendesk, ESPN, Box, AngelList, HelloSign and more have used Dribbble to hire designers.
What are Dribbble and Behance really good for?
Things to remember when assessing designers on Dribbble:
Things to remember when assessing designers on Behance:
When you’re navigating either network, be sure to ask yourself if the designer matches your client’s point of view or your organization’s branding and design vision. Are you looking for a sleek and modern design someone with new, funky and unique ideas? Either way, be sure to hone in on designer’s whose work and experience aligns with the vision of your organization. The good thing is that Dribbble and Behance are such valuable resources that once you get going, you’ll have no shortage of strong candidates to choose from.
If you’d like to learn even more about Dribbble and Behance, including sample Boolean search strings, useful terminology, and other valuable intel to help you find and hire the best possible designers, check out our webinar on recruiting UI/UX designer’s using Dribbble and Behance or check out a demo of the Entelo product.