de·sign·er noun A person who plans the form, look, or workings of something before its being made or built, typically by drawing it in detail. This group is for all designers from analog to digital that want to share ideas, network, learn, and socialize. It's a meeting place where you can:   hear from industry professionals find out about valuable resources have your portfolio reviewed network with others to work together get introduced to new tools, techniques, and classes showcase your ow …

You're a graphic designer and you think in concepts, colors, layout, and texture. You're a web programmer and you dream in code. Sometimes we need to find our perfect match ... to work on that next project.

Our Group is designed to help business owners learn how to use the power of the internet to gain new customers and increase the bottom line. This group is for anyone who wants to learn about the latest technology designed to promote YOUR business on the web and understand consumer trends. We can show you how to increase traffic to your website (or show you how to create one if you don't have one) by using proven techniques.

This group is about digital creative expression in the San Gabriel Valley and nearby areas. Digital creative expression encompasses many different endeavors and art forms, including digital art, digital film making, digital photography, 3D modeling and animation, web design and development, software development, game development, desktop publishing, screenwriting, etc. The primary goal of the group is to bring digital artists and content creators together to network, share knowledge, collaborate …

This is a group of digital creatives in Southern California. This group includes digital artists, graphic designers, web designers, photographers, print makers and musicians. We will cover all aspects of digital art from production to marketing. Teach, learn, grow and make meaningful connections for the future!

We are a group of web designers and developers in the Los Angeles area who use and love the CMS ExpressionEngine. This group was started as an effort to become a valuable resource for both current and future area users of ExpressionEngine. ExpressionEngine is a powerful and extensible CMS that has an amazing developer community behind it. We want to share best practices, tips and tricks, and provide a long-lasting local resource for learning and community here in the Los Angeles area. Sharing c …

We are an LA based networking group dedicated to all professionals within the Interactive Space! We will have networking events for all who want to get together and discuss what is going on in the market, or just to meet new people with similar experience! This group is sponsored by the Aquent Los Angeles office and is open to all registered and Non-registered talent.

… SPACE is an inclusive organization which welcomes fiction writers of all genres, nonfiction writers, music composers and songwriters, screenwriters, and aspiring writers, as well as web designers, illustrators, and people with management and public relations experience. Join SPACE and start getting the best returns for your creative talent!

Huge Los Angeles events are open to anyone who has interest in technology, UX, design, agency life and more. Join us for a fun evening of refreshments, networking and presentations by industry experts.

A Beginners Guide to Adobe Photoshop for Graphic Design A lot of Photoshop classes are for.. well .. working on Photos. That's all fine and good; But we understand that Photoshop is a POWERFUL tool for Creating Graphics, and that's what we're going to use it for. Almost every Industry Professional uses Photoshop for Graphic Design, and so shal you! Photoshop and Soda Pop is about learning the Basics of Adobe Photoshop, in a fun, relaxed environment, and getting down to the matter at …

Artistsyard – a playground for designers, UI experts, UX dabblers, and Makers to collaborate and transform a vision or idea into something tangible.  Artistsyard is where entrepreneurs and creatives help each other build cool things. Artistsyard has partnered with StartEngine to provide the space to design and make.  StartEngine is a startup accelerator based in Westwood, CA - across the street from UCLA.  Their cutting edge technology combined with comfortable and tech forward facilities cr …

Meet other Los Angeles based Flash, Flex Developers, Animators, and Designers to network, socialize, and learn the latest tricks/tips and trends.

#OpenBeer is for the young internet professionals that want to exchange ideas and projects over beer. The idea of #OpenBeer is to bring together the web/geek culture in Fullerton and North Orange County. By coming together once a month or more often, we can exchange ideas, projects, work together and make friends. Growing business and getting results are not happening in your home or office, but when you are out, meeting people :-) This is a social event! The meetup is organized monthly in Fulle …

Boxaplex is a co-working space in West Hollywood, California. Tired of working alone, or in a crowded (and noisy) coffee shop? We have desks for rent in a bright and modern office, where you can network with like-minded professionals and get...stuff...done. Started by Boxador (www.boxador.com), an online technology incubator. We would like to meet and work with like-minded entrepreneurs, user experience designers, web developers, software engineers, information architects, idea incubators …

This is the west coast branch of the Web and Social Media Analytics group, the original started in 2008 in Chicago (http://www.meetup.com/chicagowebanalytics) Meet other professionals interested in all aspects of Web and Social Media Analytics. We gather 1-2 times a month to discuss key and upcoming web, search, BI, sentiment analysis, reporting and predictive analytics software (Web Trends, Google Analytics, Net Insight, BrandMeter, Radian6, SM2, ViralHeat, GeeYee, Omniture, etc.) Open to anyo …

The goal for Blacks In Technology Los Angeles (BIT-LA) is to create a vibrant community of like-minded African American technology professionals, innovators and enthusiasts who are working with or interested in Web-based and related technologies. We’re talking the whole techie gamut from bloggers, digital media specialists, community managers and web masters to web designers, social media strategists, PHP developers, online marketing experts, recruiters, software developers and project managers. …