UX Speakeasy — a 501(c)3 Nonprofit

Southern California's largest UX design community.

Whoever you are in UX, you'll find yourself here — free monthly events, an open member directory, and a movement run entirely by volunteers.

We champion UX in SoCal to shape a better future — we connect people, share knowledge, and amplify local voices. More about us →

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Upcoming events

Always worth showing up for.

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Double Click! UX Speed Networking
San Diego  •  Jul 16, 6:30pm
Double Click! UX Speed Networking San Diego
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San Diego Service Jam 2026
San Diego  •  Sep 11–13, 2026
San Diego Service Jam San Diego
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How TurboTax reimagined the future of tax help, hosted by Intuit
Hosted by Intuit  •  Aug 19, 5–7pm
How TurboTax Reimagined the Future of Tax Help San Diego Ticketed
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Recent events

A look back at recent events.

Member directory

Find your people.

A few of the designers, researchers, and companies already in the directory.

Jamie Diaz
Jamie Diaz
Product Designer
Member · San Diego · Member since 2016
Mentoring
Reyna Torres
Reyna Torres
UX Researcher
Member · Orange County · Member since 2021
MentoringSpeaking
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Coastline Studio Hiring
Company
San Diego · Product design agency · Member since 2019
Video library

Talks worth watching.

As the official IxDA chapter for Orange County and San Diego, our members get access to IxDA's full video library — talks from Interaction conferences and community events worldwide.

Jason Edward Lewis — Future Imaginaries of Abundant Intelligences, Interaction 23
25 Apr 2023  •  60 min  •  Interaction 23
Future Imaginaries of Abundant Intelligences
A talk from IxDA's Interaction 23 conference in Zurich, on ethics, epistemology, and AI.
In their words

Real people, real outcomes.

"It's the people. I've made close friends here—spent holidays, gone on vacations, and shared plenty of beers. Every event feels like social hour with old and new friends alike."

Jason Fardo
Jason Fardo
San Diego

"Hosting the AI Conversations series with UX Speakeasy was time well spent. It gave us some quality time with San Diego's UX leaders, and we all left feeling energized."

Slalom Consulting
Slalom Consulting
Hosting partner · San Diego

"Today's co-working session was percolating with coffee, talks of AI, and the design practice of little to no interface as an interface solution."

Laura Silva
Laura Silva
San Diego
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Volunteers

No staff, no HQ — planned and run entirely by volunteers.

Hosts

We bring the crowd. You bring the space.

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Speakers

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