Designer News, a once thriving community for product designers, has met its demise. The site was once known as the go-to destination for discussing software design and development, but it has recently been sold to WeWorkRemotely and is no longer being supported. Today, the site has officially shut down. What made Designer News unique was its focus on text-based discussions, delving into the more nuanced aspects of product design that other visually-oriented forums didn’t offer. However, over the years, the quality of posts declined, and spam became prevalent. The site’s decline was gradual, with contributors and regulars dwindling, eventually turning it into a ghost town. As the community saying goes, “It’s kind of sad, but not unexpected.” Now, the question remains: where can product designers have meaningful discussions online?
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