Our city is developing an appreciation for high quality design and our design community is growing, fast.

Charlotte’s got design talent.

You can feel a certain creative buzz around the city that’s grounded in remarkable work (not fluff). Here’s a list of 31 designers that you need to know in Charlotte. You need to learn from them, hire them, work with them and pay attention to the breakthrough work they’ll continue to produce.

David Adams – LinkedIn

Josh Ashton – @joshua_ashton, LinkedIn

Carrie Barker – @Pink_Toast_Ink, LinkedIn

Christain Billings – @cbillins, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site

Jon Cain – @joncainecu, LinkedIn, Site

Racine Davis – @itsracine, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site

Ron Edelen – @ronedelen, LinkedIn, Site (+Myjive team)

Joey Ellis – @joeyellis, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site

Maria Frey – @mariafrey, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site

Joe Haubenhofer – LinkedIn

Addie Holby – @addiediller, LinkedIn

Adam Howell – @ahow, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site

Adam Iscrupe – @adamiscrupe, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site

Laura Knight – @lknight3, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site

Rob Luke – @RobLukeDesign, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site

Rachel Martin – @rachellmartin, LinkedIn, Site

Joshua Mauldin – @joshuamauldin, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site

Conor Merrigan – @plaidpenguin, LinkedIn, Site

Coard Miller – @coard, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site

Jeremy Olson – @jerols, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site

Bermon Painter – @bermonpainter, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site

John Pietrafesa – LinkedIn (+ MODE team)

Tim Rebich – @timrebich, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site

Eric (Eroch) Roch von Rochsburg – LinkedIn

Brandon Scharr – @d3dlaast, LinkedIn, Behance, Site

Teddy Shipley – @teddyshipley, LinkedIn, Site

Matt Stevens – @MattStevensCLT, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site

Brett Smith – @_brettsmith, LinkedIn, Dribbble, Site

Matt Taylor – @mattmade, LinkedIn, Site

Kyle Toukatly – @kyletoukatly, LinkedIn, Behance, Site

Derrek Turner – LinkedIn, Behance

Samantha White – @iamsamwhite, LinkedIn, Site

Mark Williams – @MarkDTN8, LinkedIn