About

State Design Collective

A critique platform built by and for early-career designers.

Our Mission

STATE was born as a resource for young designers. Din Cohen, an early-career industrial designer, found it hard to find real projects to work on and real feedback to grow from. He built STATE to fill that gap.

STATE's mission is to empower recent grads, early-career designers, and anyone who wants help improving their work, by creating a space where design critique is just as valuable as the work itself.

The Team

Din Cohen

Founder

Early-career industrial designer turned UI/UX designer. Handles the website, product, marketing, and everything in between.

To see more of his work, check out his personal portfolio.

FAQ

How is STATE different from Behance, Instagram, Reddit, or other social platforms?

STATE is dedicated to project sharing and design critique. Unlike Behance, it incentivizes commenting over sharing. Unlike Instagram, TikTok, or Reddit, it's built for professional growth, not likes. STATE also lets you respond with sketches and images, so you can help others understand concepts visually unlike other social platforms.

I have a complex project. Will STATE let me upload it?

Yes. STATE supports most industry-standard file types and is always adding more. Images, PDFs, videos, 3D models, Figma links. Show us what you've got.

How much does it cost to post?

Completely free. STATE believes all designers should be able to share their work without a paywall. Hosting is crowd-sourced and privately funded so donations are accepted but never required.