A curated list of standout product, brand, and digital designers from Scroll.gallery — people shaping modern UI/UX craft in 2026.
4 August 2026
10 Designers UI/UX Teams Should Follow in 2026
The best designers to follow in 2026 are not only the most viral. They are the ones consistently raising the bar for product UI, brand systems, interaction craft, and the way design teams ship.
This list is curated from designer profiles already featured on Scroll.gallery. It is built for UI/UX designers, product designers, and creative leads who want sharper references, better taste, and stronger signals for modern digital product work.
Here are 10 designers worth following in 2026.
1. Benji Taylor — Head of Design at X / SpaceXAI
Benji Taylor is one of the most influential product design leaders working at the intersection of consumer interfaces and high-ambition product systems. For UI/UX designers, his work is a reference for clarity, restraint, and design leadership at scale.
Best known for: product design leadership, high-signal interface taste
Follow for: how elite product teams think about craft and direction
2. Tran Mau Tri Tam — Product Designer, ex UI8, builder of Pixlo
Tran Mau Tri Tam brings a strong product design background with a builder mindset. From design leadership roots to shipping tools like Pixlo, he is a useful follow for designers who care about… both polished UI and making real products.
Best known for: product design, design leadership, indie product building
Follow for: practical UI craft with a maker edge
3. Tobias van Schneider — Designer and maker
Tobias van Schneider has long been a reference point for designers who want independence, taste, and a broader creative identity beyond a single product role. His work sits at the intersection of design, making, and personal creative practice.
Best known for: design craft, maker culture, creative independence
Follow for: perspective, taste, and long-term creative direction
4. Jakub Antalik — Lead Product Designer at fun
Jakub Antalik represents the kind of lead product designer many UI/UX teams study closely: strong visual judgment, product sense, and the ability to push interface quality without losing usability. A sharp follow for designers working inside modern product teams.
Best known for: lead product design, interface quality, product craft
Follow for: high-level UI decision-making in real product contexts
5. Giel — Design at Shopify
Giel’s work is grounded in design at Shopify, one of the most important product ecosystems for commerce and digital experience. For UI/UX designers, that means useful lessons in scalable product design, systems thinking, and commercially sharp interfaces.
Best known for: product design at Shopify, digital product craft
Follow for: design that has to work in real business products
6. Oliver — Co-founder and brand/design at Quartr
Oliver works at the intersection of brand and product design as a co-founder. That mix is increasingly valuable in 2026: designers who can shape identity, product feel, and company taste at the same time.
Best known for: brand/design leadership, founder-level creative direction
Follow for: how brand and product design reinforce each other
7. Marina Budarina — Founder of budarina.studio
Marina Budarina runs an all-in-one design practice for startups, which makes her especially relevant for UI/UX designers working with early products. Her profile is a strong reference for startup design execution across product and brand needs.
Best known for: startup design, studio practice, UI/UX solutions
Follow for: practical design support for early-stage products
8. Daryl Ginn — Designer, engineer, and perfectionist
Daryl Ginn sits in a growing category of hybrid designers who can think in both interface craft and implementation detail. For modern UI/UX teams, that designer-engineer mindset is one of the most useful skill combinations to study.
Best known for: design engineering, precision, prolific creative output
Follow for: craft that bridges design and build
9. Alexey — Builder, ex WeTransfer designer
Alexey’s path — from designing Joisoftware to WeTransfer and now building Askcomputer — is a strong example of the designer who ships. He is a useful follow for UI/UX designers who want to move from polished screens to real product creation.
Best known for: product design, builder trajectory, design-to-startup energy
Follow for: designers who turn craft into products
10. Solt Wagner — Designer and digital product creator
Solt Wagner represents the independent designer-creator path: making digital products, publishing work publicly, and building a recognizable personal design voice. In 2026, that model remains one of the strongest ways for designers to grow influence and opportunity.
Best known for: digital product creation, independent design practice
Follow for: personal brand, product taste, and maker momentum
How to use this list as a UI/UX designer
Do not just bookmark profiles. Study them with intent:
- Save UI patterns and product details that raise your taste
- Notice how brand and product design reinforce each other
- Follow designers who both craft and ship
- Build a reference library from people whose standards match the work you want to do
The best designers to follow in 2026 are the ones who sharpen your eye every week.
If you want a sharper design feed in 2026, follow a mix of product design leaders, studio founders, and designer-builders. Taste compounds when your references stay high.
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