Twitter may be a social networking site, but it also is a resource for professional creative types who want to grow a business or build a brand. If, for example, you are designing a site for an e-commerce client, your goal is to develop a design that attracts leads. Your design lures in visitors, and the client can learn even more about its customers using various software tools. Think of Twitter as your tool for learning all you can about the latest and greatest in Web and graphic design and user experience.

Check out and follow the Twitter accounts of 6 of the best Social Media zealots and user experience experts:

Terra Walker Mrkulić @TerraIncognita

Social media manager, Red Sox fan and foodie, Terra offers her followers live support at LivePerson.com and somehow manages to be light and witty while responding to tweets that come in from customers and venders around the clock. She is an extremely attentive and creative social media guru. #keepitup!

Tim Van Damme @maxvoltar

Tim Van Damme is the creative mastermind behind photo app Instagram’s interface. Van Damme is “responsible for mobile design for both Android and iOS,” according to theindustry.cc. Catch up with Van Damme’s witty, inspirational Tweets and industry discussions by following him on Twitter.

Jason Santa Maria @jasonsantamaria

Brooklyn-based graphic designer Jason Santa Maria is featured in “Insites The Book” as one of 20 of the biggest names in the Web design industry. As he describes on his website, he has held myriad titles including “the founder and principal of the design studio Mighty,” “creative director for Typekit,” and “creative director for A List Apart.” He recently started a new venture, called “Editorially.”

Joshua Porter @bokardo

Director of UX at HubSpot, Joshua Porter shares insider secrets about interface design and social interaction on his blog Bokardo. Porter also serves the user experience community with his blog 52 Weeks of UX: A discourse on the process of designing for real people. Follow his Twitter and never miss a Bokardo posts on topics such as “What it’s really like working with Steve Jobs” and “Everything you need to know about SaaS.”

Alex Morris @aexmo

The self-proclaimed “obsessive tinkerer” Alex Morris is the user experience director for Mark Boulton Design. Morris has written a custom e-commerce platform and released a plethora of iOS applications. As described by CreativeBloq.com, “his very honest and opinionated Twitter feed” contains extensive Web design knowledge.

Paul Boag @boagworld

Paul Boag is the founder of Web design agency Headscape and host for Web design podcast BoagWorld.com. This talented user experience strategist engages followers on his Twitter feed by Tweeting about industry insights and creating dialogue with other Web design and digital leaders.