🐰 Join our design advent calendar (Design Buddies x Replit)!
Happy December, buddies! We teamed up with Replit to launch the Design Advent Calendar:
24 bite-sized design + build prompts to help you learn how to vibe code and ship products all month.
Here’s how it works:
Every card unlocks a new challenge on
https://design-challenge.com/ (I made this in replit too :D )
You vibe code your idea in Replit (+ their new design mode)
Share what you made in our Design Buddies Discord channel and on socials tagging Design Buddies and Replit and #Replit and #CareersBuddies and #24daysofdesign
You do not have to post each challenge on the exact day. You just need to finish and submit at least 14 out of 24 challenges by Dec 24, 2025 to qualify for a special prize from Replit.
Use it to:
• Practice UX and product thinking
• Learn to ship fast using Replit
• Treat every prompt like a mini portfolio piece
• Write an engaging breakdown of what you built, what you learned, and what you’d ship next
If you finish 14 challenges, submit in both Discord and on the site, and you could win 1 month of Replit Core plus a shoutouts on design buddies & replit social media + potentially more surprise prizes coming your way
Links!!
Design Advent Calendar:
Submit on Design Buddies Discord 🎁advent-calendar ar channel: https://discord.gg/designbuddies
Get $10 more free replit credit if you run out: https://replit.com/refer/candyleaf
Nominate Design Buddies for CMX Community Awards!
Thank you all for nominating us for the CMX community awards! We made it on the final list
Got a quick 1 minute favor: Can you please vote for Design Buddies as the Most Engaged Community category? here: https://www.cmxhub.com/awards
Thanks and I appreciate you all!!
Resources!
Online: Design feedback Fridays, every friday at 11 am pacific time on our Discord: https://discord.gg/designbuddies
We are co-hosting LA Creator Week, Jun 28 - Jul 3, 2026 in-person in Los Angeles! Email Grace Ling, grace@designbuddies.community if you’d like to host events here and/or sponsor
If you’re a new designer serious about building these kinds of concrete skills to land your dream job, our Cohort 22 10-week advanced internship is accepting applications on a rolling basis. (online, remote)
20% off for Mobbin, the world’s largest library of real-world design inspiration! https://mobbin.com/designbuddies
Podcast: How Creators Make Money and also our new newsletter, diving into creator economy & business!
$10 free Replit credits for you to build + new designer mode launched
🐰 About Design Buddies
Design Buddies is a community where you level up your design career. Land jobs, improve your design skills, and make friends. We have resources, events, design challenges, job boards, fun perks, and more.
👋 Visit our website and hop into our Discord community.
💖 Partner with us, or share your resources in our newsletter (email grace@designbuddies.community)
🌟 Watch our past events and connect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn for more fun!
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Got anything else you’d like to see in our newsletter and community? Please email grace@designbuddies.community