BIG DESIGN
Your People Are Here.
A nonprofit UX community for the people shaping products, services, and organizations.
Our mission is to connect, learn, and grow together. We do that through conferences, meetups, educational scholarships, and a growing library of talks and conversations.
What we do
LEARN
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CONNECT
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GROW
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LEARN 〰️ CONNECT 〰️ GROW 〰️
CONFERENCE
Big Design 2027
April 26–29
Our annual flagship event in Grapevine, Texas: one day of workshops followed by three full days of talks from 30+ speakers, with plenty of time for community in between.
MEETUPS
Community Events
Gather with people across design, research, product, technology, and leadership at events throughout DFW and online. Come for a topic, a conversation, or a chance to meet someone new. Leave knowing a few more people and feeling more connected to the community.
RESOURCES
Talks, Articles, & Tools
Big ideas are only useful if you can take them with you. Explore full talks, practical takeaways, useful tools, and ideas from the Big Design community to help you think differently, make better things, and grow. There’s always something new to discover. Free. No paywall.
GET INVOLVED
Sponsor, Speak, or Volunteer
Share your experience, help bring an event to life, or support the programs that keep Big Design growing. Whether you want to speak, volunteer, sponsor, or contribute in another way, there’s a place for you to help shape what this community becomes next.
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About Big Design
Bringing the UX community together since 2006.
What began as a one-day, volunteer-run conference now includes year-round meetups, workshops, scholarship endowments, and more ways to learn between events. In 2026, we began sharing conference talks and new conversations through YouTube and our podcast.
People often tell us that Big Design feels different. The conversations are open, people make time for one another, and even a full room feels close-knit.
Big Design Over the Years:
2006
Year Founded
5,000+
Community Members
100+
Events
$65,000
Scholarship Funds
400+
Yearly Attendees
PARTNER WITH US
Connect with over 5,000 people in the Big Design community.
Meet designers, researchers, product teams, founders, and leaders through conferences, meetups, executive gatherings, and year-round content. Partnerships can support events, scholarships, our YouTube channel and podcast, or new programs we build together.
More than 40 organizations have sponsored Big Design.
Watch. Listen. Follow.
YouTube
Spotify
Podcasts
Meetup
Luna
LinkedIn