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Top 25

Announcing the first UX List Awards: celebrating the world’s top 25 designers and design leaders.

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Great designers aren’t hard to find. They’re hard to recognize.

LinkedIn gives you volume. UX List gives you taste. You don’t need more designers–you need the right ones. UX List is curated by product designers who know great work when they see it: top-1 % talent, period. Real products shipped—zero keyword noise.

Less scrolling. More signal.

  • UX List is a curated network of top-tier product designers, hand-selected by experienced design leaders.

    We believe great design talent is not found through keywords or volume, but through judgment, taste, and a deep understanding of craft, systems, and people.

    This is not a marketplace. It is a short list.

    Signal over noise. Craft over hype. People over process.

  • We do not scale by adding more people. We scale by raising the bar.

    UX List is built on a simple belief: the best designers are recognized by designers. We look beyond titles and tools to understand how people think, collaborate, and deliver.

    Every designer on UX List is carefully vetted for craft, systems thinking, industry experience, and EQ, so hiring leaders can move with greater confidence.

    No algorithms. Just trusted judgment, applied with care.

  • UX List is for founders, product leaders, and Heads of Design who value quality and have no time for noise.

    We support teams of all sizes, from early startups to global companies, looking for designers who can step in, think clearly, collaborate well, and ship meaningful work. At the same time, we proudly recognize and honor top designers and design leaders across Silicon Valley and around the world.

    If you are done with keyword searches, agency fees, and endless filtering, UX List offers a short list of designers you would actually want to hire.