The best design/UX writers to follow on Medium
Here’s our selection with the best UX & Design authors to follow on Medium.

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Medium has become our favorite destination to read online. Designers all over the world are using the platform to discover content about Design, User Experience, Usability and other topics related to creating and building digital projects.
It’s a pretty democratic platform, with a variety of authors that range from ambitious new grads to well-known design figures. Here is uxdesign.cc’s selection with the best authors to follow on Medium.
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Top design authors to follow
Design and UX authors with some of the biggest number of followers and frequency of stories. Definitely worth the “follow”.
Julie Zhuo - Profile
Product design VP @ Facebook. Self-professed tyro and lover of food, games, words. Follow me as @joulee or on www…medium.com
Jared M. Spool - Profile
Thank you for encouraging my behavior! Founder of @UIE. Co-Founder of @CenterCentre. Exploring great user experiences …medium.com
Khoi Vinh - Profile
VP UX at Trywildcard.com, blogger at Subtraction.com, former design director at NYTimes.com.medium.com
Brian Chesky - Profile
Co-founder, CEO of Airbnbmedium.com
Mike Monteiro - Profile
English is my second language. You were my first.medium.com
Chris Messina - Profile
Developer Experience Lead at @Uber, inventor of the hashtag (http://nyti.ms/lJ6Kdj), former Googler, and friend to…medium.com
Joel Gascoigne - Profile
Buffer has recently grown to almost 50 people, our fastest 2 months of growth ever. I've found that a lot changes when…medium.com
Daniel Burka - Profile
I really appreciate the response. And, there have been a few people who've made the same suggestion - that it's unfair…medium.com
Andy Budd - Profile
User Experience Designer, partner at @clearleft and curator of @dconstruct and @uxlondonmedium.com
Jake Knapp - Profile
Design partner at GV and author of http://thesprintbook.commedium.com
Addy Osmani - Profile
Raymond Camden Thanks for the input. I'm unsure if you read through the notes section, but the 6th paragraph calls out…medium.com
Samuel Hulick - Profile
I was flying to Europe when I noticed something strange and seemingly inconsequential. The seatback in front of me had…medium.com
Nathan Curtis - Profile
Founder of UX firm @eightshapes. Speaker. Writer. Fan of Arsenal, Hokies. Cyclist & runner. Father & husband. VT &…medium.com
Patrick Neeman - Profile
Interaction Designer and World Citizen. Runs uxdrinkinggame.com and usabilitycounts.com. The opinions here are my own…medium.com
Jesse James Garrett - Profile
User experience designer. Co-founded Adaptive Path. Wrote The Elements of User Experience. Blogged before blogging…medium.com
Joshua Porter - Profile
At HubSpot, we recently did a product design sprint with the Google Ventures Design Studio. It was a great experience…medium.com
A new generation of authors
One of the most exciting aspects of Medium is that it surfaces a new generation of professionals that are writing about UX and Design on a regular basis.
Andrew Coyle
Product Design Lead @Flexport | Find more of my work at http://andrewcoyle.com/uxdesign.cc
Jessie Chen
Be curious, and learn constantly. I'm a UI/UX designer based in San Francisco.uxdesign.cc
Sacha Greif - Profile
Designer from Paris, now living in Osaka. Creator of Sidebar, Folyo, and co-author of Discover Meteor.medium.com
Chantal Jandard - Profile
Designer with a background in psychology and front-end development. The pixel is mightier than the sword.medium.com
Michael Abehsera - Profile
UI designer & Front End Developer michaelabehsera.commedium.com
Joe Toscano⚡️ - Medium
Read writing from Joe Toscano⚡️ on Medium. Experience Designer-R/GA at Google. Guest blogger-InVision, uxdesign.cc, …medium.com
Gabriel Tomescu - Profile
Product designer.medium.com
Jon H. Pittman
Jon is interested in the intersection of design, technology, and business. In his spare time, he works at Autodesk.uxdesign.cc
Joanna Ngai
UX Designer at Microsoft, illustrator, green tea drinker http://dribbble.com/joannan | https://tofusan.threadless.com/uxdesign.cc
César Bejarano - Profile
I'm a product designer and architect with a knack for psychology. Please visit my blog for similar articles: http:…medium.com
Caio Braga - Profile
ux designer ❤ https://www.linkedin.com/in/caioabmedium.com
Kristof Orts - Profile
For designers it can sometimes be a struggle to keep coming up with great ideas and creative solutions. The truth is…medium.com
John Saito - Profile
Wow, that's an amazing process that you've developed! Do you find that it's easy to maintain that spreadsheet? I'm also…medium.com
Laura Klein - Profile
This post originally appeared on Rosenfeld Media . Product managers and UX designers understand the need for user…medium.com
Amber Cartwright - Profile
Design Manager @ Airbnb. Life explorer. Knowledge seeker.medium.com
Sagi Shrieber - Profile
Designer, Writer, and Entrepreneur. Co-founder of @hackingUI, Founder of @pixelperfectmag, and a UX Mentor for startups…medium.com
Mikael Cho - Profile
Founder at Crew, @mikaelchomedium.com
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