Sharper craft, the next morning
Designers, researchers, and writers come for tactics they can use right away. The Workshop Studio is built for them: small rooms, real critique, and sessions you do rather than watch.
About
A conference for a city that ships.
UXAUSTIN is a community-run design conference, built by and for the people shaping product in Austin and beyond. Three days, two stages, and one throughline: design that actually ships.
The throughline
No keynote theater. Real work.
Austin builds. From garage startups to platform teams, the city ships product at a tempo the rest of the country is still catching up to. UXAUSTIN is where the people doing that work compare notes in the open, without the keynote theater that makes so many conferences forgettable.
That means honest, specific talks over vendor pitches, small rooms for real craft, and the hallway moments that change how you work on Monday. It also means the after-hours matter. Rainey Street is a short walk away, and the evening mixers are where a lot of the real conference happens.
The lineup is people who build, not just talk. The program is designed so you leave with something you can use, not a tote bag of slides.
Who it's for
Three paths, one room.
Direction, influence, and the table
Heads of design, product, and research come to compare notes on building teams and earning a seat where decisions get made. The Main Stage and the Leadership Lounge are theirs.
Craft as a competitive edge
Operators and design-led founders come to treat design as a moat, not a finishing layer. The founder track is candid about what that costs and what it returns.
The organizer
The Austin Design Collective.
UXAUSTIN is organized by the Austin Design Collective, a community group of designers, researchers, and design-led founders. We started the conference because the city needed one that matched how fast it ships. It is run by volunteers, for the community, and every edition is shaped by the people who show up.
Get involvedBy the numbers
- 1,800+
- Attendees
- 48
- Speakers
- 60
- Sessions
- 3
- Days
About the conference
The basics.
Who runs UXAUSTIN?
UXAUSTIN is organized by the Austin Design Collective, a community group of designers, researchers, and design-led founders who wanted a conference that matched how fast the city ships.
Who is it for?
Three audiences in one room: practitioners who want sharper craft, leaders setting direction, and founders betting on design. The program is built so each path has a full track and they all overlap in the hallway.
How do I reach the team?
Use the contact form and choose the topic that fits. The team answers registration, speaking, sponsorship, and press inquiries within two business days.
UXAUSTIN 2026
Come build with us.
Austin Convention Center, March 11–13, 2026. Three days in one room with the people shaping product in Austin.
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