UXperience Seattle

Note: We expect to host 1 or 2 casual weekend coffee gatherings all around Seattle, Eastside, and north/south of Lake Washington each month. As we jumpstart this community, however, we're upping the cadence to weekly until April. Pick one, pick several... just come out and make new friends!

Based on attendee feedback, we've moved the start time to late morning!

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Welcome to the new UXperience Seattle, co-led by Helen Lin (UXR) and Brian Reyes (PD)!

We have exciting plans for 2026 to get the community out and about in Seattle metro, connect with new friends, and grow ourselves professionally with speakers and workshops. Our first speaker event is happening April 29th!

But first: who are we? And who are you? What can we create for UXperience Seattle this year to best serve this community's current needs, and provide additional value on top of Seattle's multiple other fantastic UX/Tech/Design communities?

Let's get together for a casual meet-and-greet in a beautiful space with Vietnamese coffee + original drinks and snacks, to chat more about you and what you're looking for in 2026!

See you there!

Pre-Beta Design Crit is a UXperience virtual gathering for anyone building early-stage software... whether it's a website, an app, an AI tool, or something still sketched on paper.
This isn't about polished launches or pitch decks. It's a design crit focused on the messy, curious "what if?" stage where your software idea is still taking shape. We'll share work-in-progress, give and receive real feedback, and learn from one another along the way.
If you've been working on a digital product and want honest critique from peers who get it—this is the place for you.

📅 HOW IT WORKS
We'll gather virtually bi-weekly for focused design crits:

• Three 20-minute presentation slots — builders share their software work-in-progress
• Structured feedback — I'll guide how we give and receive critique
• Open conversation — reflect on the work, celebrate progress, and spot next steps

Every session will feel a little different, but the core is the same: a supportive space to strengthen your software product through peer feedback.

🧰 WHAT TO BRING

• Your work-in-progress software (sketches, prototypes, early builds—whatever stage you're at)
• A specific question or area where you'd like feedback
• Openness to critique and curiosity about others' work

✨ WHY JOIN?
Your software product benefits from real feedback early and often. You'll get honest critique from builders who understand the craft, momentum from working alongside others, and the accountability that comes from sharing your work.

👋 WHO'S YOUR HOST?
I'm Marc, a designer and facilitator who's spent two decades helping software ideas take shape—at startups, inside tech companies, and now alongside founders and makers at the earliest stages.
What I've learned: building something new is rarely straightforward.

Pre-Beta Design Crit is my way of creating a consistent space where we can develop our software products together—giving honest feedback on half-formed ideas, learning from experiments that don't land, and spotting the sparks that lead to the next iteration.

Pre-Beta Design Crit is a UXperience virtual gathering for anyone building early-stage software... whether it's a website, an app, an AI tool, or something still sketched on paper.
This isn't about polished launches or pitch decks. It's a design crit focused on the messy, curious "what if?" stage where your software idea is still taking shape. We'll share work-in-progress, give and receive real feedback, and learn from one another along the way.
If you've been working on a digital product and want honest critique from peers who get it—this is the place for you.

📅 HOW IT WORKS
We'll gather virtually bi-weekly for focused design crits:

• Three 20-minute presentation slots — builders share their software work-in-progress
• Structured feedback — I'll guide how we give and receive critique
• Open conversation — reflect on the work, celebrate progress, and spot next steps

Every session will feel a little different, but the core is the same: a supportive space to strengthen your software product through peer feedback.

🧰 WHAT TO BRING

• Your work-in-progress software (sketches, prototypes, early builds—whatever stage you're at)
• A specific question or area where you'd like feedback
• Openness to critique and curiosity about others' work

✨ WHY JOIN?
Your software product benefits from real feedback early and often. You'll get honest critique from builders who understand the craft, momentum from working alongside others, and the accountability that comes from sharing your work.

👋 WHO'S YOUR HOST?
I'm Marc, a designer and facilitator who's spent two decades helping software ideas take shape—at startups, inside tech companies, and now alongside founders and makers at the earliest stages.
What I've learned: building something new is rarely straightforward.

Pre-Beta Design Crit is my way of creating a consistent space where we can develop our software products together—giving honest feedback on half-formed ideas, learning from experiments that don't land, and spotting the sparks that lead to the next iteration.