The 13 best social media platforms for artists and designers

A screenshot from Discord, one of the best social media platforms for artists and designers
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The best social media platforms for artists and designers can provide a place to showcase work and get discovered by more people. From TikTok to Twitch, they can be great places to promote yourself as a creative, whether you're looking to make sales or find potential clients or simply build your professional reputation.

But with an ever-increasing array of apps to choose from, which are the best social media platform for artists? We asked a range of creative professionals for their thoughts, including artists, photographers, designers and filmmakers. We asked what they like about each platform and what makes them useful for displaying elements of a creative portfolio (for portfolio inspiration, see our graphic design portfolio post), or anything else.

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Tom May

Tom May is an award-winning journalist and editor specialising in design, photography and technology. Author of the Amazon #1 bestseller Great TED Talks: Creativity, published by Pavilion Books, Tom was previously editor of Professional Photography magazine, associate editor at Creative Bloq, and deputy editor at net magazine. Today, he is a regular contributor to Creative Bloq and its sister sites Digital Camera World, T3.com and Tech Radar. He also writes for Creative Boom and works on content marketing projects. 

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