Incredible Web Designers You Should Follow on Twitter
April 23, 2012
Twitter is a killer resource for finding highly targeted influencers in a given industry. These influencers have the power to start a trend, connect buyers with a product, or even destroy a brand.
Twitter provides everyday people a way to communicate with otherwise inaccessible experts, brands, or celebrities. As a web designer and developer, I frequently look for web designers to follow on twitter. I find that it keeps me up to date with the latest trends, technologies, and best practices. It’s also really nice to connect with some of the people in your industry who have achieved the things that you aspire to accomplish.
Celebrity Web Designers to Follow on Twitter
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Jeffrey Zeldman @zeldman
This guy is a huge name in the web design industry. He’s credited as the grandfather of the web standards movement, and is the owner and founder of top notch, award winning, design agency Happy Cog.
- Following: 1,535
- Followers: 272,439
- Website: http://www.zeldman.com/
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Jason Santa Maria @jasonsantamaria
Jason is the founder and principal of the design studio Mighty, creative director for Typekit, a faculty member in the MFA Interaction Design program at SVA, co-founder of A Book Apart, former vice president of AIGA/NY, founder of Typedia, a shared encyclopedia of typefaces online, and creative director for A List Apart, a magazine for people who make websites.
He works with big name clients like AIGA, The Chicago Tribune, Housing Works, Miramax Films, The New York Stock Exchange, PBS, The United Nations, and WordPress focusing on designing websites that maintain a balance of beauty and usability.
- Following: 291
- Followers: 289,629
- Website: http://jasonsantamaria.com/
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Dan Cederholm @simplebits
A recognized expert in the field of standards-based web design, Dan has worked with YouTube, Microsoft, Google, MTV, ESPN, Electronic Arts, Blogger, Fast Company, Inc. Magazine, and others. He also received a TechFellow award for Product Design & Marketing in early 2012.
Dan is co-founder and designer of Dribbble, a vibrant community for sharing screenshots of your work. Dribble is also a great source for finding top web designers to follow on Twitter.
- Following: 359
- Followers: 47,042
- Website: http://simplebits.com/
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Doug Bowman @stop
Doug is currently the Creative Director at Twitter and runs a small consulting firm called Stopdesign. Under Stopdesign, he designed sites and applications for Google, Capgemini, Blogger, Cathay Pacific Airways, Adaptive Path, and Mighty Goods.
In 2006, he put work for Stopdesign on hold to join Google as Visual Design Lead. In 2009, Bowman left Google to join Twitter as its Creative Director.
- Following: 487
- Followers: 219,706
- Website: http://stopdesign.com
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Veerle Pieters @vpieters
Veerle is a belgian graphic & web designer with a unique artistic style. She authors a top industry blog, Veerle’s blog, and is also founder of Duoh! and design lead at Fab.
- Following: 269
- Followers: 193,122
- Website: http://veerle.duoh.com/
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Cameron Moll @cameronmoll
Cameron is the founder of Authentic Jobs and a well renowned freelance web designer, author, and speaker. His work has been featured in HOW, Print, Communication Arts, Forrester Research publications, National Public Radio (NPR), and .net magazine and is a highly recommended web designer to follow on Twitter.
- Following: 642
- Followers: 35,232
- Website: http://www.cameronmoll.com/
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John Gruber @daringfireball
John Gruber is a Apple commentator and tech blogger. I’ve been reading his site for years. He’s been a pioneer in the web design world, and always provides interesting, bleeding edge tech articles.
- Following: 0
- Followers: 43,827
- Website: http://daringfireball.net/
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Ethan Marcotte @beep
Ethan is a popular and experienced speaker, having been featured at An Event Apart, Carsonified Workshop, and SXSW. He co-hosts the Handcrafted CSS seminar series with Dan Cederholm.
- Following: 394
- Followers: 26,943
- Website: http://ethanmarcotte.com/
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Brian Hoff @behoff
Brian is a graphic designer from Philadelphia who pumps out beautiful web design and brand identity work. He’s a well known blogger, and his blog The Design Cubicle has been recognized as one of the best in the web design industry.
- Following: 489
- Followers: 29,501
- Website: http://www.thedesigncubicle.com/
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Dave Shea @mezzoblue
Dave is a well known designer, speaker, and influencer in the web design world. He operates a one-man studio called Bright Creative and has created designs for Joyent, Apple, and New York University.
- Following: 294
- Followers: 150,681
- Website: http://www.mezzoblue.com/
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Wilson Miner @wilsonminer
Wilson is currently working on Rdio, a digital music service. He’s the original designer of EveryBlock and was previously an interactive designer for Apple.
- Following: 237
- Followers: 8,465
- Website: http://wilsonminer.com/
If you’re looking for web design inspiration, or to connect with some top dogs in the industry, this list should be a good start.
There are many more out there, and I may extend this list in the future.
Did I miss anyone?
Let me know if there’s someone I missed who deserves a spot on this top web designers to follow on Twitter list.