Top 12 communities for UX/UI designers and developers

Staying on top of trends seems impossible in the rapidly changing design world. However, one effective way to do so is to visit popular design communities or forums to see what’s trendy. Online communities are also great places to ask for possible solutions, search for scripts, and look for design feedback as well.

The following are some design and development communities or forums to go to when you need guidance from fellow designers and developers.

1. Dribbble

With a goal to help designers build their team and brand, Dribbble is a vibrant community and social network for anyone who cares for design. Its homepage is essentially a repository of the most popular images.

On the site, there is a tremendous number of web designers, logo designers, graphic designers, typographers, and illustrators exchanging their creative work.

2. Mockplus Community

Mockplus recently announced its release of Discussion Community, a platform for all members and anyone interested in the industry to post and share their design resources and concerns.

There is a ranking system for those who contribute a topic or help resolve a problem, making it a great place to establish prestige and keep relationships.

3. UX Mastery Community

An industry leader in design communities, it aims to help UX professionals get started and improve on their designs. The platform is open to anyone that loves UX and those seeking and sharing advice. If you are looking for a mentor, searching for career advice, networking with peers, or want your portfolio reviewed, then look no further.

4. UX Design Community

5.User Experience Stack Exchange

6. Web Designer Forum

7. Graphic Design Forum (GDF)

8. Sitepoint Forum

9. Designer News

10. Hacker News

11. How Design

12. Designers Talk Forum

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