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Interaction Design Foundation (IDF) - Online meetup groups, mentors, and literature resources
r/UserExperience Subreddit - Joinable by anyone with a Reddit account. Anonymous discussions, feedback, tips and tricks, anything related to UX. Frequent posts, with 64.0k members
South Bay UX - Infrequent meetings. Slack Channel here
Thinkful - Frequent events, More on the techy-side
UX Eye - Major events are speaker events, infrequent meetings, about once a month. Connects UX Designers with developers in the bay
UX Wizards of the South Bay - Good community with welcoming people. Meets up roughly once a week over zoom to work on personal projects and chat
Most of these groups aren’t posted in frequently, but most have posts every couple of hours.
Design Thinking Group - Curated content, discussions
Interaction Design Association - first global professional organization devoted exclusively to the needs of interaction design practitioners and the growing discipline of interaction design. UX industry tips and news
UI/UX User Experience Interactive Designer / Wireframes - Job postings, discussion, frequent posts
User Experience - for UX Designers to expand their network of people and ideas, posts infrequently
User Experience Design (UX) - UX Designers, Product Designers, Interaction Designers, Usability Specialists, UX Researchers and other professionals can share links, discussions and job opportunities
Bridgegood Portfolio Creator - Join here. Nonprofit organization that prepares Designers of Color for tech jobs and meaningful design careers. Supported by Google.org, Golden State Warriors, and Twilio.org. 9,000+ student Creatives created a free portfolio on bridgegood.com; allows students to receive donations and attend exclusive design/tech events through their platform.
DesignBuddies Discord Server - Join here. For creatives from all walks of design. Meet new design friends, socialize, discuss design topics, attend occasional lecture events, join the book club! Demographic: younger people (but very accepting for anyone)
Design X Slack Group - Join here. Over 5000+ designers & leaders. Global community, conference talks, and reports
Designers Guild Facebook Group - more serious advice, job postings, feedback. Demographic: Older, seasoned professionals
Designerslack Community Community Finder - Find design communities in your area!
Hexagon UX Slack group - Join here. non-profit aimed to empower and support womxn and non-binary folx in UX. Created to combat gender gap in UX
ACN: UX Facebook Group - Demographic: Asian creatives currently (or wanting to) work with UX design
Asian Creative Network Facebook Groups - created by Asian Creatives, but open to everyone. People share lots of their own work (good for inspiration and for following new creatives). Demographic: primarily asian creatives, young adults to middle aged
Although many groups may cater to certain demographics, all listed groups are welcoming of everyone.