Design strategist

UX Designer

Product designer

UI Designer

UI Designer

Product designer

UX Designer

Design Manager

Design researcher

Don't miss our upcoming events.

Join the Discord

Hey everyone, we've found discord to be the best way to reach people, please make sure you join the channel to receive updates on new events. We'll still send out emails but have found that do to the size of the list, they sometimes get blocked.


That being said, we are discontinuing this website. It's a pain to update and I don't know if anyone's even checking it haha.

Don't miss our upcoming events.

Join the Discord

Hey everyone, we've found discord to be the best way to reach people, please make sure you join the channel to receive updates on new events. We'll still send out emails but have found that do to the size of the list, they sometimes get blocked.


That being said, we are discontinuing this website. It's a pain to update and I don't know if anyone's even checking it haha.

Past events

October 17th, 2024

UX Haunted House

UX Haunted House

UX Haunted House

Happy Hour at Time Out Market

August 8th, 2024

Summer Happy Hour on the River

Summer Happy Hour on the River

Summer Happy Hour on the River

June 10th, 2024

Designing the Future with McDonalds

Designing the Future with McDonalds

Designing the Future with McDonalds

April 25th, 2024

Happy Hour
at the Old Post Office

Happy Hour
at the Old Post Office

Happy Hour
at the Old Post Office

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Who we are

Design on the Rocks was created by 2 designers who felt like the design community in Chicago was really lacking post-pandemic.

Our goal is to build meaningful connections by creating a space that you can share your expertise, insights, and struggles with other people who actually know wtf you’re talking about 🥰.

Our plan is to host events every few months that range from casual happy hours to company sponsored events. We hope you’ll join us in building a stronger design community in Chicago.

Who we are

Design on the Rocks was created by 2 designers who felt like the design community in Chicago was really lacking post-pandemic.

Our goal is to build meaningful connections by creating a space that you can share your expertise, insights, and struggles with other people who actually know wtf you’re talking about 🥰.

Our plan is to host events every few months that range from casual happy hours to company sponsored events. We hope you’ll join us in building a stronger design community in Chicago.

Who should attend?

This meetup is for any and all design professionals in a product design-related field such as:

UX Designers

UI Designers

Product Designers

UX Researchers

Interaction Designers

Design strategists

Visual Designers

Design Managers

Who should attend?

This meetup is for any and all design professionals in a product design-related field such as:

UX Designers

UI Designers

Product Designers

UX Researchers

Interaction Designers

Design strategists

Visual Designers

Design Managers