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24 alternatives to Hey Designer

Curated articles for designers and front-end developers

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hey Designer launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Web Designer News▲108

   Curated stories for designers

   2015 · webdesignernews.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Designspiration▲135

   Discover and share design inspiration

   2014 · designspiration.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Frontends▲93

   A community for front-end developers

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sidebar▲248

   5 curated design links, every day

   2014 · sidebar.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Starter Kit▲206

   Curated resources for web developers and visual designers

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Designer Chat▲148

   The Designer News community in a private Slack chat.

   2014 · designerchat.co · its alternatives →

7. 7
   thenews.im▲116

   Designer News + Hacker News

   2014 · thenews.im · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Nicely Done▲126

   Curated showcase of the best digital products.

   2016 · nicelydone.club · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Bridge▲78

   Connecting designers with top startups

   2014 · designerfund.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Panda▲223

    Daily inspiration and news for designers.

    2014 · usepanda.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Bestfolios▲239

    Designer portfolio inspiration

    2017 · bestfolios.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Designer News Market▲229

    The best design resources for your next project

    2016 · designernews.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Agile Designers▲164

    Best Resources for Designers and Developers

    2014 · agiledesigners.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Designer News▲60

    Hacker News for designers

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Designers MX▲143

    Curated playlists by designers, for designers.

    2014 · designers.mx · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Juiiicy▲102

    Freelance design projects, curated by great designers

    2014 · juiiicy.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Scoop▲86

    HackerNews, DesignerNews, & ProductHunt in One Place

    2014 · thescoop.co · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Little Big Details▲119

    Your daily dose of design inspiration

    2014 · littlebigdetails.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    FreshDesign.io▲219

    A curation of beautiful websites and designer resources

    2016 · freshdesign.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Inventive▲94

    Beautiful portfolios for busy developers and designers

    2015 · inventive.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Oozled▲144

    Curated resources for everything design related

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    sortfolio▲96

    Find the right web designer for your next project.

    2014 · sortfolio.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Stylify Me▲118

    Helps designers gain an overview of a site's style guide

    2014 · stylifyme.com · its alternatives →

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    Researchers.io▲203

    Product Hunt for UX research

    2014 · researchers.io · 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 →