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 #5 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 Self-Promotion. 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)
- 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: 521 members
- Nov: 130 members
Themes
- Advice Requests18 posts in the past month
- Is there any good community for product designers?
- Recent CS grad building a product design portfolio: where do you find flows and case studies?
- How do you learn product thinking without working alongside other designers?
#118Advice RequestsIs there any good community for product designers? · Recent CS grad building a product design portfolio: where do you find flows and case studies? · How do you learn product thinking without working alongside other designers? - Self-Promotion4 posts in the past month
- 3D Twitter Bird (X) Logo Tray
- If you’re into custom hardware for AI, take a look at this
- I’m opening my design calendar for 30 days — no charge.
#24Self-Promotion3D Twitter Bird (X) Logo Tray · If you’re into custom hardware for AI, take a look at this · I’m opening my design calendar for 30 days — no charge. - Solution Requests4 posts in the past month
- Help with a project
- What is the fastest way to get custom packaging for a product launch?
- Loookg for a nerdy product designer
#34Solution RequestsHelp with a project · What is the fastest way to get custom packaging for a product launch? · Loookg for a nerdy product designer - Ideas3 posts in the past month
- My product designs any suggestions to get through this job i want to be industrial designer
- Pazaak Cards from kotor
- Hardware-in-the-loop for Claude: AI builds the PCB, firmware, picks the sensors, SoCs; designs the CAD, and then iterates the designs against a virtual twin (Isaac Sim / Unreal)
#43IdeasMy product designs any suggestions to get through this job i want to be industrial designer · Pazaak Cards from kotor · Hardware-in-the-loop for Claude: AI builds the PCB, firmware, picks the sensors, SoCs; designs the CAD, and then iterates the designs against a virtual twin (Isaac Sim / Unreal) - Money Talk2 posts in the past month
- Hi! was wondering what are the charges for designing souvenir products?
- Hi! was wondering what are the charges for designing souvenir products?
#52Money TalkHi! was wondering what are the charges for designing souvenir products? · Hi! was wondering what are the charges for designing souvenir products?
Topics
- Design45 posts in the past month
- My product designs any suggestions to get through this job i want to be industrial designer
- How do you learn product thinking without working alongside other designers?
- Managing Design System complexity is hard. Convincing Marketing that brand colors aren't carved in stone is harder. Hope this helps!
#145DesignMy product designs any suggestions to get through this job i want to be industrial designer · How do you learn product thinking without working alongside other designers? · Managing Design System complexity is hard. Convincing Marketing that brand colors aren't carved in stone is harder. Hope this helps! - Product Design20 posts in the past month
- Why Structural Adhesives Sabotage Circular Product Design
- How Drop-Test Requirements Break Modular Product Design
- After 15 years in product design, I’ve finally identified our most important user. The CEO.
#220Product DesignWhy Structural Adhesives Sabotage Circular Product Design · How Drop-Test Requirements Break Modular Product Design · After 15 years in product design, I’ve finally identified our most important user. The CEO. - Looking For16 posts in the past month#316Looking For
- Product8 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
#48ProductI 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 - Designers5 posts in the past month
- Is there any good community for product designers?
- How do you learn product thinking without working alongside other designers?
- open source agentic development environment for engineers and designers
#55DesignersIs there any good community for product designers? · How do you learn product thinking without working alongside other designers? · open source agentic development environment for engineers and designers
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.
Monthly Stats
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- 11
- Visitors /mo (-15%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo
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