A top designer was banned from Dribbble. Now he's building his own competitor.

A top designer was banned from Dribbble. Now he’s building his own competitor.

Dribbble has permanently banned dozens of designers from its platform following a new effort to pivot to a marketplace and chase monetization. This includes one of the platform’s most well known designers, Gleb Kuznetsov, founder of the San Francisco-based design studio Milkinside. Dribbble deleted his account with its over 210 million followers because he shared his contact information with prospective clients through the platform in violation …

A top designer was banned from Dribbble. Now he's building his own competitor.

Dribbble is enforcing its terms of service that lets it take a cut of designers' work, and kicking out those who don't comply. One top designer has had enough, and is building his own startup instead.

Designer Banned from Dribbble Launches Rival Canvas Collective

In the competitive world of digital design platforms, a recent upheaval at Dribbble has sent ripples through the creative community, highlighting tensions between platform policies and user autonomy. A prominent designer, whose identity remains under wraps amid ongoing developments, was abruptly banned from the site after allegedly violating its updated terms of service. These terms, revised in March 2025, mandate that designers and clients hand…

A top designer was banned from Dribbble. Now he’s building his own competitor

Dribbble is enforcing its terms of service that lets it take a cut of designers' work, and kicking out those who don't comply. One top designer has had enough, and is building his own startup instead.