Welcome to IxDF Irvine!
We’re a community of designers, researchers, students, career changers, and curious minds across Orange County who believe learning is better together. Whether you're exploring design for the first time or already practicing, you’ll find a welcoming space here to share stories, exchange ideas, and grow in community.
Our meetups range from career conversations and recruiter insights to casual coffee chats and in-person gatherings. Events are friendly, relaxed, and intentionally inclusive, all designed to help you learn and connect.
Who You’ll Meet
Our members come from UX, product, research, psychology, engineering, marketing, public health, education, and more. What unites us is curiosity, generosity, and the belief that we grow faster when we grow together.
Why Join Us
By joining IxDF Irvine, you’ll gain a welcoming local network, thoughtful guidance, and a supportive space to learn, practice, and grow alongside others. Every event is an invitation to show up as you are and take your next step.
Getting Started
We’d love to get to know you and help you plug into the community:
The job market is fragile. Our community isn't. Here in IxDF Irvine, we open doors for each other so you never face the job market alone. See the latest jobs from IxDF Irvine:
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Members-only online conversations where you get answers to UX/UI questions and career advice from designers worldwide in a supportive atmosphere.
In a world that's getting more artificial and competitive, IxDF brings the heart back, so you never have to face the job market alone.
Learn together, get mentored, find your next job, and build friendships that grow your career.
An IxDF Local Group connects you with people in your city who are building and applying design skills in their work. Together, you'll strengthen your craft, expand your network, and put theory into practice.
IxDF Local Groups meet regularly in person at cafés, company offices, or creative spaces to share ideas, give feedback, run workshops, and learn from each other. Many groups also organize IxDF Design Dinners, where the conversation goes deeper over a meal. These aren't just social events. Members find collaborators, clients, job leads, and future teammates through them.
You'll also have access to a private online forum where you can get career advice, honest feedback, and support from people who understand the work.
You don't need to have a "designer" title to join. If you care about how design shapes products, careers, and organizations, you belong here.
Join and you'll discover new skills, explore job opportunities, and build relationships with people who understand the power of great design.
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Your IxDF Local Leader organizes meetups based on what members want most. Sessions range from hands-on and structured to relaxed and informal.
Some examples of what you'll find:
Presentations from local designers, followed by Q&A
Lightning talks where members share lessons learned from real projects
Workshops where you work through a real design challenge together
Portfolio reviews where you get honest, practical feedback
Coffee meetups and design dinners with open conversations about where the industry is heading
Any member can propose, organize and post a meetup. You don't have to wait for your Local Leader to take the initiative.
What stays consistent is the people. You'll find designers and professionals who ask good questions, share what they know, and show up for each other between meetups too.
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Design skills make you more effective in any role. Product managers, developers, marketers, researchers, and founders all work better when they understand how to think like a designer.
IxDF Local Groups reflect that. Members come from all kinds of professional backgrounds, not just design. What they share is an interest in how design shapes products, decisions, and careers.
You'll fit right in regardless of your background.
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