🎤 Find your (design) voice

[logo] How to develop your own design style, tips for staying inspired, and the latest news in the community! [hero-image] Art by [Spencer Gabor]( [5 steps to developing your unique design style]( Designers, do you have a [signature style](? Do you feel like you’ve found a confident design voice to call your own? It’s an ongoing process, but if you’re still trying to find that voice—or just want to [hone your personal aesthetic]( a bit more—we’ve got some tips to help. Over on the blog, we’re sharing a [5-step process to uncovering your personal style]( as a designer. Head over to the [complete post]( for insights on how to dial-in the design spirit that sets you apart. Ready? [Let’s go.]( ■Sponsored Join Us for a Webinar on 6/10 Georgetown University’s online Master’s in Design Management & Communications helps you cultivate the design thinking and business skills you need to level up your creative career. [Join us]( on 6/10 to learn more. [Join Us for a Webinar on 6/10]( [Get a free sticker pack when you complete Dribbble's community survey]( Dribbblers! [We want to hear from you.]( Help us understand the design community at large and make Dribbble even better by [completing our 2021 community survey](. As a thank you, we’ll send everyone who [fills out the survey]( an exclusive, Dribbble-themed sticker pack courtesy of our friends at Stickermule. Because who doesn’t love stickers, right?! [Complete the survey today :)]( ■[Demystifying Inspiration: Four Ways to Spark Creativity]( “Don’t be scared to diversify away from what you thought you liked. It’s the only way you can be sure of what lights you up and what truly doesn’t speak to you.” As a creative, you know that inspiration ebbs and flows. So how do you stay energized and invigorated to deliver unique, show-stopping work—especially when feeling particularly uninspired? Over on the blog, our friends at [noissue]( tapped their own creative community for some invaluable [insights on keeping creativity levels high]( despite feeling blocked. If you want to learn a few new [techniques to help spark your own creativity](, head on over to the complete blog post to learn more. [Let’s go!]( ■[Accelerate your workflow with Creative Market's new Figma plugin!]( If you love Figma and rely on Creative Market for unique design assets, we’ve got some exciting news to share. Our buddies at Creative Market recently announced their brand [new Figma plugin]( that lets you [sample and source handpicked creative assets]( without leaving Figma. Pretty rad, right? Learn more and [take the new plugin for a spin]( to start supercharging your workflow. [Let’s go!]( ■What else we’re reading - [Being a freelance designer has never been easy and never been harder](: Fiverr’s acquisition of Working Not Working is making designers ask what quality freelance work really looks like. - A guide to writing a killer design brief: [Learn how to create a design brief]( that’s straightforward, efficient, concise, and guarantees results. - In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Lee-Sean Huang looks to Isamu Noguchi’s story for [lessons on how to navigate working within harmful systems](. - [New research out of MIT]( could change the way we look at color forever. See how [their new color-changing paint]( could have huge implications for gadgets and fashion. - Drawing people is hard. Check out this incredibly handy tutorial that shows you [how to draw a human face]( in only a few simple steps. ■You elected to receive Courtside emails. No longer interested? [Unsubscribe]( or [manage your subscriptions](. Dribbble Holdings Ltd. [• 524 Yates St. • Victoria, BC V8W1K8, Canada]( [hero-image]