About r/product_design
Everything related to Product Design!
The community at a glance
r/product_design is a Subreddit for Product Designers with roughly 57K members. It has been around since 2010. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #7 in the Product Design communities list.
Roughly 6K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Design, Product Design, and Looking For. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Ideas. Product recommendations often mention colour packaging and instagram comment bots.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2024: 8K members
- 2025: 6K members
- 2026: 5K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 607 members
- Dec: 556 members
- Jan: 572 members
- Feb: 586 members
- Mar: 552 members
- Apr: 493 members
- May: 481 members
- Jun: 627 members
- Jul: 487 members
- Aug: 336 members
- Sep: 452 members
- Oct: 321 members
Themes
- Advice Requests9 posts in the past month
- I need feedback for my notebook design pls :)
- Made this salon advertising concept as a practice piece. Be honest — out of 10, what would you rate the design? 👀 And what’s the ONE thing you’d change to make it better?
- Any Product founders here who are developing home/commercial appliances, personal devices, medical equipment, etc? Need help and insights.
#19Advice RequestsI need feedback for my notebook design pls :) · Made this salon advertising concept as a practice piece. Be honest — out of 10, what would you rate the design? 👀 And what’s the ONE thing you’d change to make it better? · Any Product founders here who are developing home/commercial appliances, personal devices, medical equipment, etc? Need help and insights. - Ideas7 posts in the past month
- My product designs any suggestions to get through this job i want to be industrial designer
- Why IP68 Waterproofing Kills Repairable Product Design
- What’s one AI use in your product design workflow that’s actually worth it?
#27IdeasMy product designs any suggestions to get through this job i want to be industrial designer · Why IP68 Waterproofing Kills Repairable Product Design · What’s one AI use in your product design workflow that’s actually worth it? - Solution Requests5 posts in the past month
- Looking for someone to help us design new product
- ChatGPT plus or Claude Pro - which is best for product designers?
- Resume Rerun - Auto-format your resume and align it to any job description
#35Solution RequestsLooking for someone to help us design new product · ChatGPT plus or Claude Pro - which is best for product designers? · Resume Rerun - Auto-format your resume and align it to any job description - Self-Promotion4 posts in the past month
- I made a website that gives you your next TV show - looking for feedback
- 3D Twitter Bird (X) Logo Tray
- If you’re into custom hardware for AI, take a look at this
#44Self-PromotionI made a website that gives you your next TV show - looking for feedback · 3D Twitter Bird (X) Logo Tray · If you’re into custom hardware for AI, take a look at this
Topics
- Design44 posts in the past month
- My product designs any suggestions to get through this job i want to be industrial designer
- I need feedback for my notebook design pls :)
- Why Structural Adhesives Sabotage Circular Product Design
#144DesignMy product designs any suggestions to get through this job i want to be industrial designer · I need feedback for my notebook design pls :) · Why Structural Adhesives Sabotage Circular Product Design - Product Design19 posts in the past month
- Why Structural Adhesives Sabotage Circular Product Design
- Why IP68 Waterproofing Kills Repairable Product Design
- What’s your product design workflow?
#219Product DesignWhy Structural Adhesives Sabotage Circular Product Design · Why IP68 Waterproofing Kills Repairable Product Design · What’s your product design workflow? - Looking For16 posts in the past month#316Looking For
- Product16 posts in the past month
- I tried making a hardware product understandable without a physical prototype
- My product designs any suggestions to get through this job i want to be industrial designer
- Why Overmolded Elastomers Fail in Long-Life Product Design
#416ProductI tried making a hardware product understandable without a physical prototype · My product designs any suggestions to get through this job i want to be industrial designer · Why Overmolded Elastomers Fail in Long-Life Product Design - Ai5 posts in the past month
- This is going to change how we use AI agents in robotics
- What’s one AI use in your product design workflow that’s actually worth it?
- Has AI ever changed the actual product in your product photos?
#55AiThis is going to change how we use AI agents in robotics · What’s one AI use in your product design workflow that’s actually worth it? · Has AI ever changed the actual product in your product photos?
Product recommendations
- colour packaging5 posts in the past month
- What color packaging is the best?
- What color packaging is best?
- [Updated] Best Colour packaging is finally here!
#15colour packagingWhat color packaging is the best? · What color packaging is best? · [Updated] Best Colour packaging is finally here! - instagram comment bots2 posts in the past month
- Best Instagram Comment Bots To Grow Your Engagement and Followers
- Best Instagram Comment Bots To Grow Your Engagement and Followers
#22instagram comment botsBest Instagram Comment Bots To Grow Your Engagement and Followers · Best Instagram Comment Bots To Grow Your Engagement and Followers
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/product_design for?
- Best for Product Designers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/product_design 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/product_design have?
- Roughly 57K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/product_design on?
- r/product_design 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/product_design cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/product_design is organized under Product Designers.
- How do I join r/product_design?
- You can join r/product_design 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.
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