A recurring happy hour for New York's UX, UI, product, and graphic designers — Make friends, find collaborators, and expand your network ... all over a glass of wine or coffee in the heart of New York City.
Design Lounge is a New York meetup for all designers — UX, UI, product, graphic, and every other corner of digital design. We're 1,300 members strong!
We believe the best career moves start as casual conversations. So we create a space that's warm, unhurried, and a little bit fancy.
Our happy hour runs roughly monthly at Bar Hugo. New dates land on Meetup first — RSVP there, or join the list below and we'll nudge you when the next one's set.
A few snapshots from recent evenings around the city.
From 117 reviews and counting — here's what keeps the room full.
Walk in not knowing a soul, leave with a handful of new contacts — the ice breakers do the quiet work for you.
Drinks & Designers · Bar HugoSunset over the city, a fresh cocktail, and a room full of designers who actually want to talk shop.
Golden hour · Hudson SquareNo name-tag energy, no hard sells. Just easy conversation that tends to go somewhere good.
The Design Lounge wayJust as good a night for the introverts as it is for the social butterflies — that's the whole point.
Everyone's welcomeWalk in not knowing a soul, leave with a handful of new contacts — the ice breakers do the quiet work for you.
Drinks & Designers · Bar HugoSunset over the city, a fresh cocktail, and a room full of designers who actually want to talk shop.
Golden hour · Hudson SquareNo name-tag energy, no hard sells. Just easy conversation that tends to go somewhere good.
The Design Lounge wayJust as good a night for the introverts as it is for the social butterflies — that's the whole point.
Everyone's welcomeUX, UI, product and graphic folks all in one place — early-career to lead, plus a few friendly recruiters.
Who's in the roomRoughly monthly at Bar Hugo. Regulars and first-timers, every single time.
A standing dateThe first hello is the hard part — so we make that the easy part and let the night take care of the rest.
Low pressure, high warmth1,300+ designers and a 4.7-star average. Turns out a good cocktail and good company go a long way.
Rated on MeetupUX, UI, product and graphic folks all in one place — early-career to lead, plus a few friendly recruiters.
Who's in the roomRoughly monthly at Bar Hugo. Regulars and first-timers, every single time.
A standing dateThe first hello is the hard part — so we make that the easy part and let the night take care of the rest.
Low pressure, high warmth1,300+ designers and a 4.7-star average. Turns out a good cocktail and good company go a long way.
Rated on MeetupOur happy hours fill up fast. Drop your email and we'll send the next invite the moment it's set — before it hits Meetup.
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