Design Communities

Online Communities for Designers

84

Updated 2023-11-19

#1
Design Buddies
on discord
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
30K members
Chat
Perks
Events
Newsletter
Jobs
#2
Web Dev and Web Design
on discord
Web Dev and Web Design is a Discord server for developers and designers. It has almost 30,000 members and plenty of channels to discuss programming, accessibility, and ask your specific questions. As a member, you will find channels with job opportunities, and spaces to request feedback and improve your work. But also, the community meets in online events to discuss the challenges of the industry and explore how to balance life and work.
30K members
Chat
Events
Jobs
#3
Design Talks
on slack
We talk about UI/UX Design, Web Design, Illustrations, freelancing, Design critiques, give each other feedbacks. Learn from others, teach others what you already know.
Chat
Apply
#4
Buildergroop
on discord
A home for young developers, designers, and entrepreneurs. We offer mentorship, podcast episodes, hackathons, free access to $500k in discounts to software and co-working spaces, and more.
4K members
Chat
Pairing
Perks
Events
Jobs
#5
1228 Studios: Art & Design Hub
on discord
1228 Studios is a community-driven platform that helps independent artists and designers succeed in the competitive world of art. Our platform is designed to provide a safe and supportive environment for artists to engage with each other, share their work, create, and most importantly — unlock their creative potential.
71 members
Chat
Apply
Events
Newsletter
#6
Creative Huddle
on slack
Creative Huddle is a free, inclusive community for creatives. You can join no matter your industry, expertise, background, or skill level. The community's online group gathers over 2,300 members from all over the world. It works on Slack, and it has every channel imaginable to get advice, expand your professional network, get resources, or simply make friends and share personal interests.
2K members
Chat
Pairing
Events
Jobs
#7
Floxies
on discord
Floxies is a free community for women UX/UI designers and developers. nside, you will find spaces to ask for support, network, and channels to share and apply for exclusive job opportunities.
1K members
Chat
Apply
Events
Newsletter
Jobs
#8
Design Twitter
on twitter
Welcome to Design Twitter, where designers from around the world showcase their work, share feedback, and collaborate on fresh ideas.
61K members
Forum
#9
Designer Hangout
on slack
Designer Hangout is a dedicated, invite-only network of UX designers and researchers who discuss trends, give advice, share stories, uncover insights, surface opportunities, and connect in-person. As a UX practitioner, Designer Hangout is your "secret weapon" to progressing your career and accomplishing your life goals. Together, we’re creating the World's most reliable brain trust for UX designers in a fast-paced age.
18K members
Chat
Events
#10
SuperHi
on discord
We make online courses that help creative people stand out. Learn how to code, design, and manage projects among our global community!
1K members
Chat
Events
Newsletter
Jobs
Courses
Tools
Friends of Figma
on discord
Find the group for you and gain access to online meetups, group chats, and a great community. Friends of Figma and many of its groups have their own Slack channel.
4K members
Chat
Events
Delta CX
on slack
The Delta CX "Low Ego Action Heroes" community is all about free peer and expert help, support, and advice. We focus on CX and UX research, content, information architecture, interaction design, prototyping, testing, and visual design. We also have channels for service design, strategy, leadership, DEI, and accessibility. DeltaCX also has a discord server found at https://deltacx.link/discord.
3K members
Forum
Events
Jobs
r/userexperience
on reddit
User experience design is the process of enhancing user satisfaction by improving the usability, ease of use, and pleasure provided in the interaction between the user and the product. User experience design encompasses traditional human–computer interaction (HCI) design, and extends it by addressing all aspects of a product or service as perceived by users.
70K members
Forum
Stark Community
on slack
Stark is a free, online community for developers and designers that want to make their projects accessible for everyone. It works mainly in a Slack group where members share knowledge and experiences about creating accessible UX projects. The Slack group also offers a useful job board, where members can find new opportunities specially targeted for their roles. On the other hand, Stark hosts meetups and webinars to further learn about accessibility.
3K members
Chat
Events
Jobs
Hexagon UX
on slack
Hexagon is a non-profit aimed to empower and support womxn and non-binary folx in UX through community, events, and mentorship.
8K members
Chat
Apply
Pairing
Events
DesignerUp
The community where mindful UX/UI and product designers come to grow, share and connect. Have meaningful conversations with other intentional and mindful designers working to integrate their authentic selves into their work and make better products for others.
Chat
Events
Paid
Courses
Daily Dev Links
on slack
dailydevlinks is a curated resource for developers & designers to find interesting articles around the things they love to read on a daily basis. In addition, it has a community of like-minded people that have a passion for development, design & growth. A place people can learn, help, share ideas & connect. 🧑‍💻 Connect with like-minded people 💡 Share your ideas 🧠 Learn new things from the community 🚀 Find people to collaborate with ❓ Easily find help from other members
136 members
Chat
Newsletter
Tools
ProtoPie
on discord
A Discord server where UX/UI designers can improve their ProtoPie skills together and discuss anything prototyping and motion design.
1K members
Chat
Events
Jobs
Designed
on slack
Join the Designed Slack discussion, the first global design education nonprofit platform and community. Discuss current design trends, chat about your upcoming interview, or simply build your tribe of designer friends. After signing up for a free Designed.org account, you will gain access to our Slack community, and join our 3,732 users around the world!
4K members
Chat
Design Leadership Community
on mighty-networks
The Design Leadership Community exists for people who work in design with leadership roles. It has over 1000 members from around the globe. Since it was born in Sweden, the online Mighty Networks group (where community members mainly interact) has threads both in English and Swedish. This online group is a great space for you to exchange experiences, feedback, and advice with lots of other professional designers.
1K members
Forum
Chat
Events
Newsletter
Paid
United Designers
on slack
We are United Designers, a not-for-profit global community of over four hundred designers and developers who share a passion for creating. We have a mix of channels geared towards serious design discussion and professional help as well as channels for day-to-day chatting and inspiration.
400 members
Chat
Apply
Product Development and UX Leaders
on linkedin
The Product Development and UX Leaders group is focused on bringing valuable resources, expert content, best practices & networking to the leaders in the industry. In the group you'll have access to exclusive content and the opportunity to connect with the top minds in the field. Who should be joining this group? Anyone who is sick and tired of all the fluff out there and interested in the real talk about the current trends and future of UX - this includes product developers and managers, engineers, designers, entrepreneurs or anything of the sort. Basically, if you are interested in staying ahead of the curve and connecting with other movers and shakers in the industry, then this is definitely the group for you. Join in the conversation today and get to know your fellow group members by posting to the discussion board!
8K members
Forum
Humanitarian Designers
on slack
Humanitarian Designers is an NGO and a community that bridges the gap between the design and the humanitarian sectors.
530 members
Chat
Apply
Pairing
Events
Newsletter
Jobs
Courses
Tools
Queer Design
on slack
We are building a community where LGBTQ+ designers can celebrate queer contributions to the design industry and visual culture, share their work, and connect with each other.
1K members
Chat
Newsletter
Tools
CRO Geeks
on slack
CRO Geeks is the exclusive community for conversion-obsessed professionals to talk shop. Members of CRO Geeks share best practices for building high-converting sites, request feedback on their latest experiments, and network to drive the art and practice of CRO forward together—regardless of what company they work at.
325 members
Chat
Apply
Jobs
Design Education
on slack
Welcome to a new international design community. Design Education is a safe space to swap and share knowledge, experiences, research, ideas and insights – in order to improve the conditions for learning design at school, university and at work. The basic rule of thumb is that everyone interested and working with design education is welcome. You don’t need to have the title, but instead are interested in learning and contributing within the area of education in the context of design. Please share the community with others you think would like it.
600 members
Chat
Events
Get Started in UX Design
on discord
GSIUXD is the most dynamic and vibrant UX discord community of Indian UXers having more than 17000+ highly engaged members including ux designers, professors, developers, graphic designers, engineers, ui designers, product managers, and students to learn, interact, or mentor in the field of user experience design. In the lost world of UX out there, this community will keep you on track. Your questions won’t go unanswered. Your doubts won’t go unresolved. It’s a place where UX designers and leaders hangout together. Join our instant ux chat group by using the self sign up aka invite.
1K members
Chat
Naomi Animation Nation
on discord
A space for all artists and creators enthusiastic about 3D art, animations, and AR. Naomi app for iPad.
96 members
Forum
Chat
Perks
Events
Newsletter
Courses
Seoul Startups
on slack
Seoul Startups is an English-speaking startup community for expats and Koreans in Seoul. We are a community of designers, developers, marketers and entrepreneurs in Korea. Besides sharing and discussing ideas, work, culture, language and integration to the market and life in Korea, we also regularly hold community events and activities to create a stronger entrepreneurial ecosystem.
3K members
Chat
Pairing
Events
Newsletter
Jobs
Designshot
on discord
Designshot has an active and engaged Discord community that is always looking for new members! Discord is a great platform for designers of all levels to connect, from everywhere, with each other, share resources, and give and receive feedback. Our Discord community is a safe and supportive space for designers to chat, collaborate, and learn from each other. If you're not already a member, we invite you to join us! We hope to see you there!
470 members
Chat
Perks
Newsletter
Jobs
Courses
SOCON
on discord
At SoCon, we are on a mission to revolutionize the way you connect and engage with others. Our social media super app is designed to enhance your digital journey, providing a seamless platform where friendships thrive, captivating content awaits, and effortless communication is at your fingertips.
24 members
Chat
Pairing
Perks
Events
Newsletter
Content + UX
on slack
Content + UX is a community of professionals celebrating content strategy, content itself, and its role in the user experience. We'd love for you to join us.
Chat
Apply
Courses
WATBD: Where Are the Black Designers
on slack
WATBD: Where are the black designers? We are an initiative, platform, and community by and for Black Designers.
2K members
Chat
Newsletter
Jobs
Design JobCaster
on telegram
Matchmaking Designers to their dream jobs. We're like Tinder but with SuperHeroes and we send mad port-folios instead of n*des. Folios are always nice.
3K members
Chat
Events
Jobs
User Experience Design
on linkedin
A place for Designers, Usability Specialists, Visual Designers, Product Designers, Interaction Designers, UX Researchers, and other professionals to share links, discussions, and job opportunities.
107K members
Forum
Jobs

49 more communities →

Related Topics

Professional communities →

Monthly Stats

527
Visitors: 918
Pageviews