{"id":51,"date":"2021-02-15T20:23:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T20:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ladesignanddev.com\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2023-06-01T19:04:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T19:04:46","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ladesignanddev.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:56px;line-height:0.8\">\ud83d\udc4b\ud83d\udc4b\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\udc4b\ud83c\udfff <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:38px;line-height:1.1\"><strong>Welcome to LA! \u2600\ufe0f\ud83c\udf34<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.7\">Organized by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zendadddy\" target=\"_blank\">Frank Bach<\/a>, we&#8217;re a 4,000+ member Slack team of designers, engineers, and product people who meet up quarterly around LA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.7\">Make yourself at home, stay a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate?hosted_button_id=32K982WLW94T6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\ud83d\udc4b Let\u2019s move this to Slack! We\u2019ve got 2727 folks from the team there already. You can sign up here: https:\/\/join.slack.com\/t\/ladesignanddev\/shared_invite\/zt-7lu7sds6-Bg_WDCEoJKjLTPQ1WWw8qA noopener\">Join us on Slack \u2014 suggested $8 donation<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ladesignanddev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/D_V-6-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ladesignanddev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/D_V-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ladesignanddev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/D_V-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ladesignanddev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/D_V-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ladesignanddev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/D_V-6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ladesignanddev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/D_V-6-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.ladesignanddev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/D_V-6-1568x1046.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meetups \u2022&nbsp;Photo by Jo Ash Sakula<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>New to LA? Home to sunny blue skies, luscious palm trees and all-around great weather. Yeah, we love it too. We believe that with its diverse economy and incredible talent, Los Angeles is set to be the next great tech center of the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?lang=en&amp;q=%23LongLA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#LongLA<\/a> some might say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might be wondering where the designers, engineers and product folks hang out? If there&#8217;s an online community where you can start to network, get the lay of the land, and maybe even start your job hunt?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-extra-large-font-size\"><strong>Well, you&#8217;ve found the spot.<\/strong> \ud83d\udccd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LA Design &amp; Dev is a <strong>Slack community<\/strong> of over 3,000+ people offering <strong>networking<\/strong>, <strong>job postings<\/strong> and topical discussion. During non-COVID times, we host <strong>quarterly meetups<\/strong> around the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sound like fun? Well, head on over! But don&#8217;t forget to read our <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1sIckTlMuH6rw6t-5-JbFiwjtjABDaBhX9zAGMAcwaK8\/edit\">Code of Conduct<\/a> first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>You must live in Los Angeles County<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don&#8217;t spam or promote your project\/product<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communities are like gardens. You get what you put into them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate?hosted_button_id=32K982WLW94T6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\ud83d\udc4b Let\u2019s move this to Slack! We\u2019ve got 2727 folks from the team there already. You can sign up here: https:\/\/join.slack.com\/t\/ladesignanddev\/shared_invite\/zt-7lu7sds6-Bg_WDCEoJKjLTPQ1WWw8qA noopener\">Join us on Slack \u2014 suggested $8 donation<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-extra-small-font-size\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><em>After payment, your invite link will be emailed to you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><\/meta><em>If $8 is too much, please email us for a <a href=\"mailto:info@ladesignanddev.com\">free option<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What does $8 get you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Access to a Slack community of 3,000+<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Job postings almost every day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chat with people from top LA companies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invites to our quarterly meetups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why a donation?<\/strong> <br>Communities take time to build. There are also server costs, domain registration, organizational costs, moderation time, etc. We want to maintain a community with good conversation for people who want to be here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2615\ufe0f Consider it a cup of coffee in exchange for access to a community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/francois_bach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frank<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udc4b\ud83d\udc4b\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\udc4b\ud83c\udfff Welcome to LA! \u2600\ufe0f\ud83c\udf34 Organized by Frank Bach, we&#8217;re a 4,000+ member Slack team of designers, engineers, and product people who meet up quarterly around LA. Make yourself at home, stay a while. New to LA? Home to sunny blue skies, luscious palm trees and all-around great weather. Yeah, we love it too. 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