How to publish with the UX Collective?

Publishing your story with the largest design publication on Medium and speaking to an audience of more than 500,000 designers worldwide.

What is the UX Collective?

We are an independent design publication made by designers for designers. We believe designers are thinkers as much as they are makers, so we’ve decided to curate the UX, Product, and Visual Design stories we’ve always wanted to read. Make sure to check out our newsletter as well.

Why should I publish with UX Collective?

We have been editing and curating content for 15+ years and we truly believe that knowledge sharing can make our design community stronger. If you decide to publish your article with us, you will:

• Publish with the largest design publication on Medium, reaching an audience of 500,000+ followers. We define our audience as ‘people who make products’ (designers, researchers, developers, and product managers), not Startup entrepreneurs or businesspeople.
• Be seen by our Twitter and Linkedin followers (400,000), and Newsletter subscribers (180,000).
• Top stories are featured on our Homepage, which gets high exposure.
• As official Medium partners, stories published on the UX Collective are automatically distributed across Medium’s properties (website, app, newsletters) to people who don’t necessarily follow the author or our publication.
• As official Medium partners, we are also able to boost the reach of our best stories, so they’re distributed to even more folks across Medium’s properties.
• Your story can be seen by senior designers/hiring managers of major tech companies, as well as product makers all over the world.
• Be part of a community that values purpose and impartiality.

You will remain the only owner of your work and will be able to edit or delete your story at any moment, even after published.

What type of content does UX Collective publish?

• Stories that aim to provoke change — in topics like Design, User Experience, Usability, UI Design, Branding, Visual Design, Motion Design, UX Research, Prototyping, Product Design, Diversity in Design, Design Thinking, Design for Social Change, and other topics that relate to designing and building digital products.
• In-depth stories with references and links supported by existing research. Pieces that are purely based on opinion or personal experience are published on our secondary publication Bootcamp.
• Stories focused on broader transformations happening in our industry. Is your topic something that would interest a designer with 8+ years of experience? Tips and tricks are published in our secondary publication Bootcamp.
• Posts that are not trying to sell anything — whether it’s a tool, a book, a training course, tickets to an event, an app, a design studio, a website that profits from views and ads, or your professional services. For this reason, we also do not publish articles coming from brands or business profiles.
• Only stories written by humans. We will not accept content generated by Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT and the likes. If part of the story was generated by AI, a disclaimer is required at the top of the story.
• We also deprioritize stories that could have been easily written by an AI. Is the author balancing factual (wikipedia-like) information with their own personal insights, anecdotes, learnings and personality while sharing their expertise? If someone asked ChatGPT to write about the same topic, would they get additional value from reading the version written by a human?

How do I submit my article?

1. Check this guide on how to structure a great article.
2. Google the topic you’re writing about. Find references. Respect the work of other authors who have been writing about that topic for years. Link to them. Give them credit. This will only make your argument stronger and will help build a community where we are all celebrating each other’s work and ideas.
3. Email hello@uxdesign.cc a link to your Medium draft or published article with a one-sentence description. We don’t accept submissions in other formats or through other channels.
4. We will review all submissions and if your article is a good fit for our publication, we will get back to you within two business days. We rarely take longer than that to respond, but if we do, please forgive us — we’re just having a hectic week. The best articles are not time-sensitive, so this shouldn’t be an issue.
5. After being accepted and reviewed, your article is added to the queue to be published. Once your article is published with us, we ask you to keep it in our publication for at least 1 year.

What will you edit before publishing my article?

• The title, lede, and cover image to match our editorial style guide.
• Typos, formatting style, and minor copy edits.
• In case we want to propose more structural changes to your article, we will leave private notes.
• We will remove any affiliate program links or promotional links.

My article has been featured by Medium. Can I add it to the UX Collective as well?

Absolutely yes. When you add your story to a publication, you are adding a whole new audience to it (that publication’s followers). Your story will still be promoted by Medium on its homepage and topic pages, in addition to the publication and the publication’s social channels.

Can I add my article to two publications?

Medium only allows articles to be published to one publication at a time. If your article has been published by a different publication, we are not allowed to accept it.

I have an idea, but it’s not exactly an article…

We love experimenting with different mediums and formats, like longer-form essays, special series, or reports. Maybe your content is made of several short videos. Maybe you are creating a satirical piece. Or writing an open letter. Share it with us: we are always open to different formats, channels, and styles.

Is my article going to sit behind a paywall?

Medium has a Partner Program that authors can join if they are interested in earning money from their content. That’s optional. You can continue to publish your content for free, for everyone to access for free. Ultimately, this decision is made by you, the author, and as editors, we are not allowed to change your settings.

My company has recently started to post content about design, and I think your readers would really benefit from it — can we publish our articles with you?

We do not publish stories by companies, nor let companies influence our editorial choices. We do offer sponsored links in our weekly newsletter + distribution to other channels, though, in case you’re interesting in promoting your brand/product/service to our readership. You can learn more, pick your slot, and submit your link here: https://tinyurl.com/uxsponsor

Who’s behind the UX Collective?

Fabricio Teixeira and Caio Braga. A big part of what we learned in UX comes from online reading: articles, tutorials, resources, blogs. It’s all available out there — but there’s a lot. The UX Collective is our attempt at curating some of that content and giving it back to the community in a more structured and digestible way.

What with this polar bear?!

The polar bear illustration is a reference to “Information Architecture for the World Wide Web”, one of the most famous books on UX.