About r/IndustrialDesign
A community for Industrial Design students and professionals. Discussing projects, school advice, sketches, portfolios and career help.
The community at a glance
r/IndustrialDesign is a Subreddit for Product Designers with roughly 172K members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #2 in the Product Design communities list.
Roughly 20K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Design, Industrial Design, and Product. Product recommendations often mention laptop and computer.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 2K members
- 2014: 2K members
- 2015: 2K members
- 2016: 2K members
- 2017: 2K members
- 2018: 4K members
- 2019: 8K members
- 2020: 12K members
- 2021: 9K members
- 2023: 78K members
- 2024: 14K members
- 2025: 19K members
- 2026: 15K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 2K members
- Dec: 2K members
- Jan: 2K members
- Feb: 1K members
- Mar: 1K members
- Apr: 2K members
- May: 2K members
- Jun: 1K members
- Jul: 2K members
- Aug: 2K members
- Sep: 2K members
- Oct: 290 members
Topics
- Design194 posts in the past month#1194Design
- Industrial Design70 posts in the past month#270Industrial Design
- Product46 posts in the past month#346Product
- Industrial32 posts in the past month#432Industrial
- Feedback30 posts in the past month#530Feedback
Flair
- Discussion23 posts in the past month
- I found these Mylar drawings apparently from early attempts at designing an initial digital Singer sewing machine. Does anyone have any background information? Signed Art Steele from the early 1970s. 17”x22”.
- Almost 30 years later, the tiny pen still writes—and I’m still discovering how this was designed.
- The old beauty. Keyn chair from Herman Miller, designed by forpeople.
#123DiscussionI found these Mylar drawings apparently from early attempts at designing an initial digital Singer sewing machine. Does anyone have any background information? Signed Art Steele from the early 1970s. 17”x22”. · Almost 30 years later, the tiny pen still writes—and I’m still discovering how this was designed. · The old beauty. Keyn chair from Herman Miller, designed by forpeople. - Creative16 posts in the past month
- Designed a raw 4mm aluminium homeware series focused on simple fabrication to keep good design under £50
- OTTO – a tabletop sidekick I've been designing as a side project
- I Built a Space Age Lamp Plant Thingy
#216CreativeDesigned a raw 4mm aluminium homeware series focused on simple fabrication to keep good design under £50 · OTTO – a tabletop sidekick I've been designing as a side project · I Built a Space Age Lamp Plant Thingy - Project12 posts in the past month
- Aesthetics focused project -critique
- I designed a 12-piece desk organizer collection as an industrial design student
- Silly Bluetooth Speaker for class
#312ProjectAesthetics focused project -critique · I designed a 12-piece desk organizer collection as an industrial design student · Silly Bluetooth Speaker for class - School12 posts in the past month
- Doing an ID masters at 27 to get into furniture design. Good idea?
- Masters in Asia
- Best resources for improving perspective drawing?
#412SchoolDoing an ID masters at 27 to get into furniture design. Good idea? · Masters in Asia · Best resources for improving perspective drawing? - Career8 posts in the past month
- Industrial Design degree → Engineering career. Looking for perspectives and experiences
- Am I just stuck?
- is it a realistic goal to open my own practice?
#58CareerIndustrial Design degree → Engineering career. Looking for perspectives and experiences · Am I just stuck? · is it a realistic goal to open my own practice?
Product recommendations
- laptop11 posts in the past month
- Best laptop option for industrial design undergrad
- Student looking for the best laptop for Solidworks
- best laptops/computers for a broke ID major + gaming laptops??!? pcs??!? HELPPP
#111laptopBest laptop option for industrial design undergrad · Student looking for the best laptop for Solidworks · best laptops/computers for a broke ID major + gaming laptops??!? pcs??!? HELPPP - computer7 posts in the past month
- What are the best computers for industrial design?
- What are the best computers for industrial design?
- Best Computer for Starting an Industrial Design Program?
#27computerWhat are the best computers for industrial design? · What are the best computers for industrial design? · Best Computer for Starting an Industrial Design Program?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/IndustrialDesign for?
- Best for Product Designers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/IndustrialDesign free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/IndustrialDesign have?
- Roughly 172K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/IndustrialDesign on?
- r/IndustrialDesign runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/IndustrialDesign cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/IndustrialDesign is organized under Product Designers.
- How do I join r/IndustrialDesign?
- You can join r/IndustrialDesign by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Product Design communities like?
- Communities for industrial designers, UX designers, and product design professionals. You will find communities for critique and feedback, job hunting, and tool discussion across Discord and Slack, with some long-running independent forums serving the industrial design side of the profession.
Monthly Stats
- 27
- Views /mo (+238%)
- 26
- Visitors /mo (+225%)
- 3
- Referrals /mo (+50%)
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