Our mission is simple.
We empower the designers of tomorrow through educational tools and mentoring. We are the only 501(c)(3) non-profit building a career growth platform focused on designers.
Our Vision
Be the global career growth platform for designers and design leadership.
Our Values
Educate
We prioritize opportunities to teach and grow.
Empathize
We approach every interaction with empathy and humility.
Empower
We recognize that we all have the capacity to motivate and inspire.
Equip
We develop and provide the most relevant and innovative tools and resources.
Evolve
We will responsibly prepare the next generation of design leaders.
Our network of mentors come from some of the top design teams around the world!
Below is a small list of the incredible companies that are represented by our global community of design mentors, they work in virtually all industries at companies big and small. If you are interested in design or want help growing your career, don’t hesitate to join for free.
Our Board of Directors
We are a group of long time designers that are passionate about helping grow and educate the design community. It is our goal to make this community-based platform a premiere educational resource for designers to network and have a central repository of career opportunities, events and much more.
Todd Zaki Warfel
Leadership Coach @ ZWASan Mateo, California
Author, design executive, father, disciple, adventurous foodie, wine and scotch enthusiast, amateur furniture maker.
Join Our Board
We’re looking to add more members to our board. Reach out and we’ll get in touch!
Get in TouchOur Contributors
A non-profit organization is only as good as the volunteers it is able to recruit to donate their time to help build our vision. We have been incredibly fortunate to find volunteers all over the world that want to support the mission and vision of Designed. Below are some of the integral members that have made significant contributions to our platform!
Founders Club
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Interested to Volunteer?
Are you passionate about helping grow and educate the design community, but haven’t been able to find a way to get involved? Look no further, we are looking for passionate people to volunteer time to help in the areas listed below! Whether you can contribute one hour a week, or 10+ you play a pivotal part in helping us turn Designed.org into a vital resource for the future of design.
- Web Designers
- Identity/Brand Designers
- UX & Product Designers
- Art Directors
- Researchers
- Marketing / Social Media Managers
- Community Managers
- Full-stack Engineers