I’ve been using Dribbble (see, check me out) since almost the beginning. It took me awhile to weasel my way into getting an invite so I could post my work (thanks Rich) but I remember trolling the early players way back when it first launched. Back in 2009 Dribbble was much more about UI and web design than illustrations. The tide has turned in the past couple of years and it’s much more heavy in illustrations. Take a look at the Popular Page at any given time and you’ll see what I mean. I don’t know what happened.

Nonetheless, Dribbble has had a huge influence on UI design since it’s inception, so I want to specifically talk about how UI design has evolved over the years as reflected on Dribbble shots.

Pro Tip: Want to see the first players and shots on Dribbble? Try these URLs 1st Player: https://dribbble.com/1 1st Shot: https://dribbble.com/shots/1

2nd Shot: https://dribbble.com/shots/2

And so on…