Layers leans into being a true design community, not just a gallery, which makes it compelling if Dribbble feels too broadcast-oriented for your goals. It’s designed to help you share work, connect with other designers, and build a portfolio that reads more like a home base than a stream of standalone posts.
If you care about ongoing feedback loops, relationships, and conversation around work, a community-first network can feel more motivating than optimizing for likes on polished shots. That orientation can be especially useful earlier in your career or when you’re iterating publicly and want peers to follow your progress.
Layers also aims to cover the practical side of being a working designer—supporting portfolio organization, discovery via tags/feeds, and career adjacency (like jobs). In practice, it’s a strong alternative when you want Dribbble-like inspiration plus a more networked, community-driven experience.