Let's build a community for designers to talk weekly or whenever you want!

Date and time: Sat, Dec 2, 2023; 18:00 – 19:00 UTC
Location: Online

About the Meetup

Olá!

Não sei se conhecem alguma comunidade em Portugal para designers, mas infelizemente até agora não conheço. Por isso, porque não criar uma?

Há uma comunidade de Product Managers que tem tido bastante sucesso até agora: https://www.impostor.pm/

E a minha ideia é copiar a ideia deles, tal e qual um verdadeiro artista.

Algumas ideias para começar:

Precisamente porque somos todos designers, não quero chegar aqui com a idea já toda definida, por isso esta comunidade será construída por todos.
Para já, seria uma hora semanal aos Sábados às 18H. Não precisam de aparecer todas semanas, só as que vos apetecerem.
“Akwards silences” e do que é que vamos falar, certo? Todas as semanas partilho um link com uma poll para sugerirem temas e falamos sobre os mais votados.
A ideia é que esta comunidade seja exclusiva também (ter a certeza que somos todos designers com interesses alinhados), por isso se gostavam de participar e também já a começar a contribuir com as vossas ideias registam-se por favor aqui: https://forms.gle/WpRptkTjpeJbWCx28

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Mosteiró, Vila do Conde, Portugal

Luisa Maria Mesquita

UX Researcher and Designer

Why Join

Meet people who love design as much as you do. Together we learn new skills, grow our networks, and discover new job opportunities.

Questions? We've Got Answers

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. As an IxDF member, you can also plan and create your own meetups. 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.

Yes, absolutely!

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.