Twitter is a platform for thousands of designers to showcase their ideas and daily routines with each other. From designing projects to inspirational quotes and sharing personal life experiences, everything is tweeted. Being a web designer, you should know who’s who on Twitter. There are so many experts available, but, hard to find. That said, here are 30 designers on Twitter you should definitely must follow. Sample tweet is also attached.
Twitter plays a fantastic role in the web industry by making a unique bond between designers, bloggers, magazine-addicted people and everyone who is a part of the Web. It is very helpful for those designers that have started their career and are looking for advice and tips regarding HTML, CSS3 and JavaScript etc.
1. @Abduzeedo
Abduzeedo means “abducted” in Portuguese. This is a blog run by Fabio Sasso, who is totally abducted by web and graphics designing.
The usual tweets:
About inspiration
About useful links from all over the designing world.
About different offers and valuable contents that are related to designing.
Canadian Olympic Committee Rebrand http://t.co/4bS9LoFRbt
— Abduzeedo (@abduzeedo) April 9, 2014
2. @AndrewKelsall
Andrew Kelsall is a genius web and graphics designer from England who creates unique logos and print designs. He also offers them through his website. Many designers follow him to get different logo ideas.
The usual tweets:
His tweets are mostly related to photography, inspiration, illustration and web designing, etc.
20 Tasty Website Designs from the Food Industry http://t.co/MfS4yMJ2jT
— Andrew Kelsall (@AndrewKelsall) April 8, 2014
3. @Amerz
Amy Mattingly is an English web designer who was a former freelancer, but, nowadays works at blubot, an e-Commerce agency.
The usual tweets:
Wireframe, design and code.
Inspiration from daily life and exciting web design examples with resources
The real reason I hate Illustrator: pic.twitter.com/16KcWwPwcP
— Amy Mattingly (@amerz) April 8, 2014
4. @Khoi
Khoi Vinh is the co-founder of Mixel.cc. He is a blogger and former design director at NYTimes.com.
The usual tweets:
Web designing
Interested topics related to WordPress and fonts
Inspiration and tips for new designers
Basic stuff but very useful for a lot of today's designers: Do’s and don’ts of using light fonts. http://t.co/oIopRHSjDP
— Khoi Vinh (@khoi) April 9, 2014
5. @Atsmith
Adam Smith is the founder of Advent Integrated. He is an award- winning web designer who is very passionate about the social media and typography.
The usual tweets:
New trends and stories from around the world, especially the ones focusing on typography and web designing.
13 Amazing Typography Apps For Your Smartphone | Free and Useful Online Resources for Designers and Developers http://t.co/XjrH35CWUO
— Adam Smith (@atsmith) March 9, 2014
6. @BazDeas
Baz Deas is a freelancer and UX designer who is passionate about creating unique, usable interfaces for web. He is also fond of photography. He very recently has started mountain biking.
The usual tweets:
Mostly about new design links and resources
About the daily life of web designers.
Oh iOS7, how I love and hate you all at once. Why do you have such deep flaws.
— Baz Deas (@BazDeas) November 26, 2013
7. @Simplebits
Simplebits is a creative studio run by Dan Cederholm. His work is focused towards CSS3 technology that web designers can use and how they can use it fully.
The usual tweets:
Mostly related to designing websites
Inspiration to other designers about using the right techniques.
Right field box. @ Fenway Park http://t.co/LY4zOxucpN
— Dan Cederholm (@simplebits) April 9, 2014
8. @Bluewavemedia
Kimberly Beaven is a web designer and creative director at BlueWave Media.
The usual tweets:
Web designing
Inspiration ideas for newcomers so that they can dream big
She also tweets about social media on a regular basis to her followers.
Mac tip: How to pause all your Notification Center alerts-
One of the best—and, potentially, most… http://t.co/g0OoP7jOcE
— Kimberly Beaven (@bluewavemedia) August 27, 2013
9. @AisleOne
Antonio Carusone is a great graphic designer who is obsessed with the grid system. He is a senior product designer at GroupMe. He is a great source provider for graphic designers.
The usual tweets:
Inspirational posts for new web designer
Most are related to graphic designing, typography, grid system, minimalism and modernism.
I really dig Carousel, the new app from @Dropbox, but so odd that you can’t delete. http://t.co/3LTRMEbcYh
— Antonio Carusone (@AisleOne) April 9, 2014
10. @Cameronolivier
Cam Oliver is a web designer who is also a UX fanatic and techno-libertarian. He is very enthusiastic about modern web design.
The usual tweets:
Focused on different inspirational links regarding web design, development and demonstration from all over Twitter for the new designers.
Different quotes and guides.
How to Get Out of Your Head and Start Something: http://t.co/aKsDFRWlpP via @ooomf pic.twitter.com/WCSrM6ij4X
— Cam (@cameronolivier) April 2, 2014
11. @Bokardo
Joshua Porter is the director of UX at Hubspot. He is the founder of Bokardo Design, a design consultancy focusing on social web application.
The usual tweets:
Different designs, both in-market and upcoming as well as the social media and the Web
Inspirational posts on his Twitter page.
Font War: Inside the Design World's $20 Million Divorce – Businessweek http://t.co/jMrhcBfbFH
— Joshua Porter (@bokardo) April 9, 2014
12. @Jophillips
Jon Phillips is a fantastic web designer who is addicted to typography. His creative things are very popular on the internet. He is basically a UX, web and graphic designer.
The usual tweets:
Typography
Web design
Useful resources related to photograph, designing, etc.
Lean UX – How to Apply Lean Principles to User Experience Design http://t.co/YpHk363MqZ via @DesignMagTweets
— Jon Phillips (@jophillips) April 9, 2014
13. @RussAdams
Russ Adams is a web designer and a very good blogger.
The usual tweets:
Web design
Inspirational quotes about designing, photography and Photoshop techniques
10 Key Lessons ALL Church Planters Need to Know http://t.co/5MKt7M94y7 #churchplanter
— Russ Adams (@RussAdams) March 12, 2014
14. @Joshsmithnyc
Josh Smith is a graphic designer, writer and currently working at Inhabitant of New York City. His tweets are very useful for designers who are interested in brand designing.
The usual tweets:
Brand design
Graphic design
Different parties and exciting news around the Web for web designers
"The best way to do anything is just, literally…to do it."
~ @glen_mtwtf
— Josh Smith (@joshsmithnyc) February 19, 2014
15. @Psahre
Paul Share is a graphic designer, illustrator, educator, and a lecturer.
The usual tweets:
Design
Graphics
Inspirational quotes for the designers to get new unique ideas
Birthplace of Whitman's 'Leaves Of Grass,' Is now a planter. http://t.co/1YKPAWdjtZ
— Paul Sahre (@psahre) March 29, 2014
16. @Sethjenks
Seth Jenks is an entrepreneur and web designer. He is the CEO at Duskinteractive. His tweets are very useful for new designers.
The usual tweets:
Different tutorial and resources to various links on his Twitter page
New designing ideas.
#Design better #products for #people with these #UX axioms. http://t.co/3p82E4sdjs
— Seth Jenks (@sethjenks) April 8, 2014
17. @Simonashley
Simon Ashley is a web designer and a developer. He is also a solution expert, system architect, technologist, web entrepreneur and a hard fan of coffee.
The usual tweets:
Related to designing
Different personal interest activities on his Twitter page for upcoming designers.
Screenhero | Screen sharing for collaboration in teams http://t.co/q4eTy8ZaVv
— Simon Ashley (@simonashley) April 3, 2014
18. @Arronlock
Arron Lock is a food lover and an independent graphic designer. He is also a blogger.
The usual tweets:
Topics related to designing, especially done offline
Useful stuff about designing with context to graphics.
Anonymous asks: "What's the deal with my mushrooms always being soggy when I cook them?"
The word of the day is… http://t.co/FVRXZjrAr9
— Arron Lock (@arronlock) March 8, 2014
19. @Behoff
Brian Hoff is the founder of Brianhoffdesign. He is a graphic designer, artist and a blogger.
The usual tweets:
High quality design resources for the new designers and artist
Inspirational tweets about daily personal life as well as related to the designing.
All this beer talk makes me thirsty
— Brian Hoff (@behoff) April 3, 2014
20. @Thelogosmith
Graham Smith is a logo and graphic designer. Designers should follow him for new ideas.
The usual tweets:
Professional designs
Brand identities
Guidelines
Icons for software and apps
Expert advice for WordPress installation, theme customization and web hosting
Advice for Clients: Looking to Hire a Logo Designer on Google? http://t.co/OsYEp9gOzY
— Graham 'Logo' Smith (@thelogosmith) April 9, 2014
21. @Dburka
Daniel Burka is a design partner at Google Ventures. He is also the co-founder of Milk Inc. and an ex-creative director at Digg. Designers can find plenty of design resources for web and other mediums through his Twitter page.
The usual tweets:
CSS
Designing
UX
Personal life experiences
Crazy mirror box art installation at Google SF. Sooper zany. @ Google San Francisco http://t.co/f6fNI5qSTz
— Daniel Burka (@dburka) April 7, 2014
22. @Flyosity
Mike Rundle is a creative designer and software engineer. Creating beautiful products for the web is one of his many skills. He is a consultant for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Designers can utilize his resources for their projects.
The usual tweets:
Animation
CSS3
Graphic designing
So who's planning to demo their new product at WWDC looking like this? http://t.co/AW2paduqYR
— Mike Rundle (@flyosity) April 8, 2014
23. @Andybudd
Andy Budd is a user experience designer and partner at Clearleft. He is very passionate about promoting the new talent in designers, which is why his most of the tweets are for them. He is always available for new designers who want to achieve their dreams.
The usual tweets:
Promotion of new talents
It's Saturday morning in Brooklyn and I'm reading a copy of tomorrow's Sunday New York Times. Very confused!
— Andy Budd (@andybudd) April 5, 2014
24. @Gracesmith
Grace Smith is a freelancer who is attached to web and graphic designing. She is very fond of social media and web standards.
The usual tweets:
Mostly focused on the topics that are related with graphic designing and web development
Useful online tools and resources.
10 yrs ago IE accounted for 84% browser usage, now it's just 10% (according to W3Schools). Incredible to think about the webs advancement!
— Grace Smith (@gracesmith) February 17, 2014
25. @Hicksdesign
Jon Hicks is a creative designer for web sites, user interface, branding and icons. He also designs for prints.
The usual tweets:
Topics related to publishing, designing
Plenty of inspirational links and resources for the designers
Different daily routine design works.
For the last few months I’ve been working on the new iconset for @spotify’s redesign, and it’s finally out!
http://t.co/VEqYUfBs2J
— Jon Hicks (@Hicksdesign) April 2, 2014
26. @Jcroft
Jeff Croft is a product designer who works in Seattle. He is a co-founder of Lendle and author of two books on the web.
The usual tweets:
Related to web designing including HTML, and CSS3
Inspirational resources that are very helpful for the web designers.
From where I stand, "I have never seen a therapist" is a WAY bigger dating red flag than "I regularly see a therapist."
— Jeff Croft (@jcroft) April 10, 2014
27. @Feather
Derek Featherstone is a web designer. He is a world-known speaker and web developer. He is also the member of Simply Accessible Inc. Designers who are starting professional career can find his tweets very useful.
The usual tweets:
About consultation regarding organizations, institutions, public utilities and government agencies, etc.
You'll only succeed with accessibility as a program if you ask the right questions *every time* not just "this time" #a11y
— Derek Featherstone (@feather) March 19, 2014
28. @Elliotjaystocks
Elliot Jay Stocks is a creative director of Adobe Typekit. He is also the founder of 8faces and the co-founder of viewportind. He is a designer, speaker and author.
The usual tweets:
Topics related to responsive web typography
Designing
Music
Just posted the 4th (and final, for now) post in my ‘advanced web typography’ series: ‘Responsive Web Typography’ — http://t.co/B2xUHFOdn7
— Elliot Jay Stocks (@elliotjaystocks) April 9, 2014
29. @Jessicawalsh
Jessicawalsh is a designer and art director, partner at NYC design studio. She is an award winning designer. She is a very lively person. She is always available for consultation to new designers on her Twitter handle. Designers can follow her as a role model to achieve their dreams.
The usual tweets:
Print
Design
Graphic
Beautiful installation made with repurposed books http://t.co/LZRvQ8fUCr
— jessicawalsh (@jessicawalsh) March 22, 2014
30. @SkinnyShips
Richard Perez is a designer, illustrator and the captain of Skinny Ships. He has worked with many big brands on the web. New designers should follow him in order to have the latest ideas about designing.
The usual tweets:
Mostly focused on freelance graphic designing, illustration, lettering and typography.
Pirate doodles for some pirate related business. @ RJBT HQ http://t.co/TM3OKZLeRP
— Richard Perez (@SkinnyShips) April 8, 2014
You can surely keep up with the latest trend in designing by following these designers. You can also let us know who your favorite designer is and who else you follow on the twitter, so that advice seeking designers can be assisted.