Design Communities
A curated collection of resources for discovering and engaging with design communities across the industry. Explore online communities, meetups, events, networks, and platforms supporting designers to grow professionally at different career stages.
Online Design Communities
Online design communities, Slack groups and forums where designers share work, discuss craft, find mentors and connect with peers.
Design Buddies
Improve your design craft, land jobs, and make friends.Free
Designer Slack Communities
A collection of Slack communities for designers around the world.Free
Designed
A diverse design community and platform of educational tools and mentoring.Free
Reddit
Explore various design communities on Reddit.Free
DesignX
A Community for designers by designers.Free + Paid
Muzli Me
A place to showcase your identity, share your work, and gain the recognition you deserve.Free
10x Designers
Expand your design skillset.Paid
Thousand Faces Club
A community to empower creators to make a living out of their passion.Free
Glass
Photo sharing app and community for professionals and amateurs alike.Free
todays.design
A space where designers can showcase their work, engage in conversations, and connect with their peers.Free
Graphic Design Forum
A place for graphic designers to discuss work and life.Free
Drr.
Community to develop innovative solutions that enable companies and governments to adopt sustainable practices.Free
Meet Your Legend
Expert mentorship and consulting in VFX, Animation and video game.Free + Paid
Designshot
A (not so) secret society of design-driven transformation.Free
CreativePro
A trusted resource for graphic design professionals.Free
MakerThrive
A vibrant community for creators & makers to connect, share projects, and grow together.Free
ArtNetwork
Leading social network for artists and art collectors.Free
Backyard Designers
Browser game where you draft a fantasy team of designers.Free
The Figma Store
The official Figma shop for artist designed merch.Paid
ADPList
Mentorship community for booking one-on-one video sessions with design and product mentors.Free + Paid
Designer Meetups (offline)
In-person designer meetups and local creative gatherings for networking, talks and meeting other designers face to face.
Creative Mornings
The world’s largest face-to-face creative community.Free
IxDF Community MeetupsAffiliate Partner
A community with heart and soul, so you never have to face the job market alone.Free
Creative Lunch Club
Meet other creatives for lunch.Free
Meetup
All designers groups on Meetup.Free
Friends of Figma
Community-run Figma user groups that host local and virtual design meetups.Free
Design Conferences & Events
Design conferences and design events directories listing UX, UI, motion, graphic and architecture events worldwide.
Neon Moiré
The best online design conferences and events on our digitalized world.Free
Design Events Guide
The best UX/UI, motion, and graphic design events around the world.Free
Dezeen Events Guide
The leading architecture, interior and design events around the world.Free
Berlin Design Conferences
A non-profit association and Design unity to create a shared culture for exchange and collaboration.Free
Config
Figma's annual conference on product design.Free + Paid
OFFF
International festival of art, creativity and digital design held yearly in Barcelona.Paid
Design Awards & Recognition
Awards and competitions that recognize outstanding product design, communication design, web design and digital work.
iF Design Award
One of the most important and prestigious design awards in the world.Paid
Red Dot Award
An international design competition for product design, communication design and design concepts.Paid
The Webby Awards
Honoring the best of the internet since ©1997.Paid
Awwwards
Recognizing the talent and effort of the best designers, web developers and digital agencies.Paid
European Design Awards
Celebrating design: A european community of excellence.Paid
The FWA Awards
Showcasing web innovation every day since 2000.Paid
D&AD
Creative charity running the D&AD Awards with Pencils, an online annual and courses.Free + Paid
Jobs Boards for Designers
Job boards for UX, UI, product design and design engineering roles, from large design job boards to hand-picked listings and entry-level positions.
Dribbble Job Board
The #1 job board for graphic design jobs.Free + Paid
Design Jobs Board
Connecting the best creative talent with the most respected agencies.Free + Paid
Behance Creative Jobs
Browse and discover your next opportunity.Free + Paid
AIGA Design Jobs
The first place AIGA members turn to find their next job.Free + Paid
If You Could Jobs
The place to find jobs in the creative industry.Free + Paid
Authentic Jobs
The leading job board for designers, developers, and creative pros.Free + Paid
UI/UX Jobs Board
Find design jobs at startups and large companies.Free + Paid
Open Doors
Discover the best entry-level design jobs all in one place.Free
UI & UX Designer Jobs
Browse hand-picked designer job listings lead straight to the company website.Free
Design Jobs
Find your dream design job and browse thousands of opportunities.Free
WeLoveProduct
Find your next dream job in product.Freemium
Mockin
An AI toolkit helping designers get clarity, feedback, and interview confidence.Freemium
Design Engineer IO
Job board dedicated to design engineering positions.Free
UX Gigs
UK-focused job board for UX, UI, and product design roles.Free
Woody
Handpicked job board for product design and creative roles.Freemium
Job Networks for Design Professionals
Professional networks and freelance platforms for designers to showcase work, find clients and access freelance and full-time opportunities.
LinkedIn
Manage your professional identity.FreemiumDribbble
Build your brand, grow your skills, and land your dream projects.Free + Paid
Fiverr
Professional freelancer platform.PaidBehance
A comprehensive community to share work and connect with one another.Free + Paid
99designs
Find awesome clients and become a part of a global community of talented designers.Free + Paid
Upwork
Find the right work for you, with great clients, at the world’s work marketplace.Free + Paid
Freelancer
Find freelance jobs online.Free + Paid
Malt
Everything you need to run your freelance business.Free + Paid
Contra
A new professional network for your independent journey.Free
Academy
A UX talent network for flexible work, amazing freelance and full-time job opportunities and free UX resources.Free