About Design Buddies
Design Buddies is an inclusive design community where all designers belong. We have online workshops, talks with industry leaders, mentors, clubs, portfolio reviews, resource sharing, meetups, and more. Learn more: https://designbuddies.community
The community at a glance
Design Buddies is a Discord Server for Designers and Product Designers with roughly 98K members. It has been around since 2020. It has a live chat communication style. It also includes events or meetups, member perks or discounts, job listings or career networking, and an email newsletter. On the Hive Index it ranks #1 in the Product Design communities list and #9 in the Design communities list.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a realtime chat
Events
Only 11% of Product Design communities have eventsThis community hosts offline events and meetups
Perks
Only 8% of Design communities have member perksThis community has discounts and perks for its members (potentially for a cost)
This community has a job board or provides career networking opportunities
This community has an email newsletter of related content
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Design Buddies for?
- Best for Designers and Product Designers enthusiasts looking for a Discord-based community with live chat, events or meetups.
- Is Design Buddies free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does Design Buddies have?
- Roughly 98K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is Design Buddies on?
- Design Buddies runs on Discord. Discord is an American VoIP, instant messaging and digital distribution platform designed for creating communities. Users communicate with voice calls, video calls, text messaging, media and files in private chats or as part of communities called "servers". Discord originally became popular in the gaming communities, but now has spread to software developers, crypto, and beyond.
- What topics does Design Buddies cover?
- On the Hive Index, Design Buddies is organized under Designers, Product Designers.
- How do I join Design Buddies?
- You can join Design Buddies by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Design communities like?
- A broad topic spanning UX, product design, brand identity, motion graphics, and graphic design. Slack and Discord host large practitioner communities for feedback and job hunting, while independent forums and professional organizations serve more niche corners of the field. Good for portfolio reviews, tool discussions, and finding freelance work.
Added 12/3/2021
Monthly Stats
- 39
- Views /mo (+34%)
- 33
- Visitors /mo (+57%)
- 13
- Referrals /mo (+44%)
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