85 Best Design communities to join in 2024 (2024)

Online Communities for Designers

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#1Web Dev and Web Design on discordWeb 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 membersChatEventsJobs
#2Design Talks on slackWe talk about UI/UX Design, Web Design, Illustrations, freelancing, Design critiques, give each other feedbacks. Learn from others, teach others what you already know.ChatApply
#3Design Buddies on discordDesign 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 membersChatPerksEventsNewsletterJobs
#5Floxies on discordFloxies 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 membersChatApplyEventsNewsletterJobs
#6Design Twitter on twitterWelcome to Design Twitter, where designers from around the world showcase their work, share feedback, and collaborate on fresh ideas.61K membersForum
#7Friends of Figma on discordFind 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 membersChatEvents
#8Buildergroop on discordA 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 membersChatPairingPerksEventsJobs
#9Stark Community on slackStark 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 membersChatEventsJobs
#10Creative Huddle on slackCreative 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 membersChatPairingEventsJobs
ProtoPie on discordA Discord server where UX/UI designers can improve their ProtoPie skills together and discuss anything prototyping and motion design. 1K membersChatEventsJobs
Designer Hangout on slackDesigner 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 membersChatEvents
SuperHi on discordWe make online courses that help creative people stand out. Our global community is a great place to meet like-minded people, get feedback on your portfolio and resume, find new jobs, and more.3K membersChatEventsNewsletterJobsCoursesTools
Supernoobs Creative Club on discordJoin our Discord server and connect with thousands of creative people from around the world. Whether you’re into art, design, literature, music, photography or anything else, you’ll find a supportive community where you can share your work, learn new skills and collaborate with others.We also provide a marketplace for clients, freelancers and commission artists to buy, sell and promote their services.13K membersForumChatPerksEventsJobs
Designed on slackJoin 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 membersChat
Designshot on discordDesignshot 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 membersChatPerksNewsletterJobsCourses
Naomi Animation Nation on discordA space for all artists and creators enthusiastic about 3D art, animations, and AR. Naomi app for iPad.96 membersForumChatPerksEventsNewsletterCourses
Design Education on slackWelcome 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 membersChatEvents
r/userexperience on redditUser 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 membersForum
Design Thinking Group on linkedinThe goal of this group is to enable all members to grow. To remain in this group each member must contribute tangible value to the group. Members who join this group to promote their business and to scrape sales contacts and who do not contribute will be removed and blocked. You can contribute by asking your relevant contacts to join and grow the group, by contributing useful comments and posts to the discussion, and by financially sponsoring group activities that tangibly benefit all group members.68K membersForumEvents
Humanitarian Designers on slackHumanitarian Designers is an NGO and a community that bridges the gap between the design and the humanitarian sectors.530 membersChatApplyPairingEventsNewsletterJobsCoursesTools
Hexagon UX on slackHexagon is a non-profit aimed to empower and support womxn and non-binary folx in UX through community, events, and mentorship.8K membersChatApplyPairingEvents
DesignerUpThe 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.ChatEventsPaidCourses
Bay Area Black DesignersBABD exists to provide meaningful community to Black design professionals who want to support each other’s growth and development. We provide this via exclusive access to intimate groups called Squads which are the core BABD experience. Squads are intimate groups of 4-5 members representing a range of experience and design roles. Squad members share their goals, challenges, and intentions, and they commit to helping each other thrive. It’s not about networking and hustle — it’s about growth that unfolds in balanced and focused ways, and creating true friendships within reciprocal community. Each Squad is together for one quarter (three months) and they meet twice-monthly.ApplyPairingEvents
Latinx Who Design on slackLatinxs Who Design is a living directory of thriving Latinxs in the design industry. Our mission is to provide a space to find outstanding people to follow, look for a mentor, make new friends, or discover talented individuals to join your team.500 membersChatTools
Get Started in UX Design on discordGSIUXD 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 membersChat
We Entertainment Worldwide on linkedinThe best place on LinkedIn for Multimedia entertainment professionals. You can join here if you are into CGI CG 3D Animation Stereoscopic VFX Special Effects Visual Effects Graphics Fantasy Science Fiction Immersive Art lovers Painting 3d Game Art Video Games Game Designers Design Game Programmers Programming Films Media Artificial intelligence or Advertising.64K membersForum
Seoul Startups on slackSeoul 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 membersChatPairingEventsNewsletterJobs
Path Unbound on discordPath Unbound is a design school democratizing creative education. We have a growing, active and vibrant Discord community for all design students who want to connect, get feedback on projects, stay updated to the latest design events, software discounts and job posts.421 membersChatPairingEventsJobs
Delta CX on slackThe 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 membersForumEventsJobs
CRO Geeks on slackCRO 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 membersChatApplyJobs
United Designers on slackWe 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 membersChatApply
Visualize Value on mighty-networksVisualize Value is a family-owned and operated business, located in Nashville, Tennessee. This community uses Mighty Networks platform and offers graphic design and visualization courses, merch, blog and various tools.25K membersForumChatJobsPaidCourses
Queer Design on slackWe 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 membersChatNewsletterTools

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