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 56K members. It has been around since 2010. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #3 in the Product Design communities list.
Roughly 7K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Design, Looking For, and Product Design. Common discussion themes are Self-Promotion and Solution Requests. 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: 4K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 537 members
- Oct: 529 members
- 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: 14 members
Themes
- Self-Promotion5 posts in the past month
- Designer here. I built the ad creative tool I always wished existed
- I built warmpdf.com — a free, browser-based PDF reader that's EASY ON THE EYES!
- I built warmpdf.com — a free, browser-based PDF reader that's EASY ON THE EYES!
#15Self-PromotionDesigner here. I built the ad creative tool I always wished existed · I built warmpdf.com — a free, browser-based PDF reader that's EASY ON THE EYES! · I built warmpdf.com — a free, browser-based PDF reader that's EASY ON THE EYES! - Solution Requests4 posts in the past month
- Reorienting Imported Files in SolidWorks | Establish New Coordinate System in Imported Files
- I built a free platform to help entry level, career movers with people from non- traditional career paths find the information to choose the right career path and give them the resources to pursue it. Looking for testers
- Hello everyone, I am an independent developer. I have developed many products before, but I feel that none of them have captured the actual needs, and very few people use them. I would like to ask how you discover the needs?
#24Solution RequestsReorienting Imported Files in SolidWorks | Establish New Coordinate System in Imported Files · I built a free platform to help entry level, career movers with people from non- traditional career paths find the information to choose the right career path and give them the resources to pursue it. Looking for testers · Hello everyone, I am an independent developer. I have developed many products before, but I feel that none of them have captured the actual needs, and very few people use them. I would like to ask how you discover the needs? - Pain & Anger3 posts in the past month
- Freelance Designers: What's the most annoying non-design part of your work?
- Pain points
- Reverse engineer sunglasses... Worth it or not?
#33Pain & AngerFreelance Designers: What's the most annoying non-design part of your work? · Pain points · Reverse engineer sunglasses... Worth it or not? - Ideas3 posts in the past month
- I built a tool to catch figure issues before peer review — is this a real pain point?
- What’s the biggest challenge you’ve faced when building a hardware product?
- What if Spotify built its own headphones? 🎧 Not just a concept—but a product designed from strategy, not assumptions.
#43IdeasI built a tool to catch figure issues before peer review — is this a real pain point? · What’s the biggest challenge you’ve faced when building a hardware product? · What if Spotify built its own headphones? 🎧 Not just a concept—but a product designed from strategy, not assumptions. - Advice Requests3 posts in the past month
- Solidworks Part Configuration | How to Create Part Configurations in Solidworks | Part Configuration
- [Portfolio Review] Finished my Digital Product Design Portfolio. Looking for Feedback.
- Feedback on my coffee packaging needed
#53Advice RequestsSolidworks Part Configuration | How to Create Part Configurations in Solidworks | Part Configuration · [Portfolio Review] Finished my Digital Product Design Portfolio. Looking for Feedback. · Feedback on my coffee packaging needed
Topics
- Design30 posts in the past month
- 3D Artist Looking to Pivot into Physical Product Design – Where Should I Start?
- Are designers relying too much on output, and not enough on attention?
- Freelance Designers: What's the most annoying non-design part of your work?
#130Design3D Artist Looking to Pivot into Physical Product Design – Where Should I Start? · Are designers relying too much on output, and not enough on attention? · Freelance Designers: What's the most annoying non-design part of your work? - Looking For16 posts in the past month#216Looking For
- Product Design8 posts in the past month
- 3D Artist Looking to Pivot into Physical Product Design – Where Should I Start?
- 3D Artist Looking to Pivot into Physical Product Design – Where Should I Start?
#38Product Design3D Artist Looking to Pivot into Physical Product Design – Where Should I Start? · 3D Artist Looking to Pivot into Physical Product Design – Where Should I Start? - Struggling With6 posts in the past month#46Struggling With
- Career5 posts in the past month
- I built a free platform to help entry level, career movers with people from non- traditional career paths find the information to choose the right career path and give them the resources to pursue it. Looking for testers
#55CareerI built a free platform to help entry level, career movers with people from non- traditional career paths find the information to choose the right career path and give them the resources to pursue it. Looking for testers
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 56K 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.
Monthly Stats
- 9
- Views /mo (+80%)
- 6
- Visitors /mo (+20%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo (-67%)
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