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24 alternatives to Founders & Friends: Jeff Smith of Facebook

Giving back to the design community

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Founders & Friends: Jeff Smith of Facebook launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Dwell▲267

   A social network for the design-obsessed

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Facebook Design▲814

   Articles, videos, & resources made by designers at Facebook.

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Ocean▲208

   A Community of designers sharing feedback

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Facebook Design Resources▲788

   A collection of free resources made by designers at Facebook

   2015 · meta.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Canvas by Facebook▲342

   A new space for big ideas on Facebook

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Design Details Podcast▲258

   A show about the people who design our favorite products.

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Facebook Creator▲208

   Video tools for influencers

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Crew 2.0▲293

   The future of creative work

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Help Me Build▲107

   Discover high quality tools to build awesome things

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Best Designs▲264

    Featuring the best of web design.

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Build It With Me▲179

    Connecting you with like-minded designers & developers

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Designspiration▲135

    Discover and share design inspiration

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Maker Hunt▲268

    The knowledge-sharing community for Product Hunt makers

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    VR Resources — Facebook Design▲215

    Stories and resources from the VR design team at Facebook.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Web Designer News▲108

    Curated stories for designers

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Design Hunt for Web▲339

    Daily curated inspiration for everyone

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Facebook Desktop Kit▲28

    a GUI for building web and desktop applications

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Designer Chat▲148

    The Designer News community in a private Slack chat.

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Relate▲199

    Free social UI kit for Sketch and Photoshop

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    QritiQ.me▲120

    A community for designers to share and learn

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Digital Design Talks▲177

    Learn from design leaders from around the world

    2021 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    FreshDesign.io▲219

    A curation of beautiful websites and designer resources

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Bestfolios▲239

    Designer portfolio inspiration

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Digital and Computer Arts▲122

    Stories behind your favorite projects and designers

    2017 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →