Many designers use platforms like Dribbble to showcase their work, but the growing popularity of "100-day UI challenges"—where creators post daily design exercises—has made it harder for professionals to find polished portfolios or trend research. These challenge posts can clutter the feed, forcing users to manually sift through content. A potential solution could be to add a filter allowing users to hide or exclusively view challenge-related posts.
One way to address this could be by introducing a simple toggle or checkbox in the platform's search and discovery interface. For example, there could be an option to "Exclude 100-day challenges." This could work in a few ways:
This would cater to different groups:
A minimal implementation could start with a manual tagging system, using hashtags or an optional field when posting. If successful, automated detection could be introduced to improve accuracy. One challenge might be ensuring creators consistently tag their challenge posts, but reminders or small incentives (like increased visibility for compliant posts) could help. The feature could later expand into more advanced filtering, such as hiding posts from specific users or challenge types—potentially as a premium feature.
Design platforms like Behance and Instagram offer broad filtering options (e.g., by design category or hashtag), but none allow users to explicitly exclude certain types of content, like challenge posts. Implementing this could give Dribbble a competitive edge by offering more control over what appears in searches and feeds. Unlike algorithmic feeds (like Pinterest’s), this approach puts the decision in the hands of users rather than the platform.
This idea wouldn’t disrupt existing content creators—those participating in challenges would still reach their intended audience—but it would improve usability for professionals by letting them declutter their browsing experience. Small adjustments like this could significantly enhance how people use the platform.
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