🎧 A Party for One Can Still Be Fun

[logo] OVERTIME EPISODE 91 [hero-image] Art by [Meg Lewis]( Welcome back, friends! It’s me, your host Meg Lewis—welcome to [Overtime](. This is Dribbble’s weekly podcast where I give you design news and tips to help you create your very best work! This week on [Overtime](, I take a look to see where everybody is moving to because of COVID. Plus, important question: is anybody wearing vinyl pants anymore? We’ll see if this staying-home-all-the-time goofiness is changing the way we dress ourselves. Lastly, we’ll explore how a party for one can still be fun, with ideas on how to spend time with your own brain in an encouraging and exciting way. Whaddya say? Let’s go! [Listen to Overtime Episode 91 now](. Sponsored Hey, you! Want to get noticed? Looking to get more contact from your Dribbble posts? With a Dribbble Pro Business membership you can add a ‘Hire Me / Us’ button right to your Shot pages, so prospective clients can instantly get in touch. That’s just one of the must-have features that makes Dribbble Pro worth it—and [you can get it for less than a cup of coffee a month.]( Interested in sponsoring? [Contact us]( Past Episodes [Work Hard & Be Nuanced on the Internet This week on Overtime, we discuss why nuanced thinking is important in design and how to start eliminating binary thoughts from your head! Plus, wh...]( [The Star-Spangled Bojangles Logo Blues This week on Overtime, Art Director, Designer, and Letterer Adé Hogue joins Meg to discuss the new Bojangles’ logo, a Tesla engineer redesigning a ...]( [New Logo, Who Dis? This week on Overtime, the U.S gets a new independent military branch and debuts a new logo that designers hate! Plus, we also dig into Toyota's mo...]( Subscribe to the Overtime podcast [Apple Podcasts]( [Google Podcasts]( [Spotify]( [Spotify Podcasts]( as well as on [Simplecast](, [Overcast](, [Stitcher](, [Pocket Casts](, [TuneIn](, [Castbox](, [RadioPublic]( or via [RSS](. Other Happenings Staying creative during hard times “During times like these, when the change in the air is palpable, creativity can be expressed in plenty of different ways: through producing videos, painting murals, writing posts on Instagram—it’s still self-expression, it’s still valuable, and it’s still necessary.” It’s become an oft-repeated take at this point, but 2020 has been a markedly tough year—be it reeling with the effects of a global pandemic, or the world reckoning with issues of equality and subsequent unrest. Through this, though, art and design still remains a wellspring—in addition to being an outlet for a wide spectrum of creativity, art-making also can channel emotions both good and bad, quiet and resounding. [Art can be a bridge]( to unite folks, as well a courier for bringing important ideas to the forefront of public consciousness. [Together] Speaking to this idea, over on the Dribbble blog we were joined by photographer, artist, and writer Darya Jandossova Troncoso who [shares an insightful perspective]( on channeling creativity during difficult times, and why it matters now more than ever. But, if you find yourself having a tough time getting into a creative mindset, here’s a sampling of some of the things Darya suggests you can do: 🔎 🤝 Find someone who is also struggling “Connect with someone in your community and try working on something together. Collaborating with a peer can help tremendously when you don’t have the strength to create something on your own. You’ll inspire one another and push each other to create something meaningful together.” 🎨 ❤️ Create for yourself “For many, art is a support system when there’s no money, no prospects, and in some cases, no way out. The only way to survive is through art. It can sound extreme, but creating can often help us thrive amidst the worst of hardships. Regardless of the final output, create for the sake of yourself. Let it be your outlet.” 🚫 🛑 Don’t stop “Creativity has no limit. It can’t be taken away because it lives inside of us. It can be squashed, but not ripped out. When you feel the urge to create something, no matter what is it, what format or medium, just do it. Do it when you’re tired, in the morning, at night, on the street, with your friends and by yourself. Do it when you’re sad, in love, angry. Don’t let anything stop you from creating.” Designers, interested in learning more? Be sure to head on over to Darya’s [complete article]( on the Dribbble blog to dive deeper into this timely, important topic. ■You elected to receive these emails. No longer interested? [Unsubscribe]( or [manage your subscriptions](. Dribbble Holdings Ltd. [• 524 Yates St. • Victoria, BC V8W1K8, Canada]( [hero-image]