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 55K members. It has been around since 2010. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #2 in the Product Design communities list.
Roughly 7K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Design, Product, and Product Design. 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: 3K members
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 477 members
- Aug: 669 members
- 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: 390 members
Themes
- Advice Requests34 posts in the past month
- Which should I pick?
- Personal project seeking feedback
- Tips and tricks for designing a mold for sunglases made with unwanted fabric pieces
#134Advice RequestsWhich should I pick? · Personal project seeking feedback · Tips and tricks for designing a mold for sunglases made with unwanted fabric pieces - Ideas23 posts in the past month
- What I learned designing a TV mount that installs in 5 minutes with just nails
- Designed a magnetic bottle!
- Designing a salon chair that doubled as a workstation changed how a lash studio operated
#223IdeasWhat I learned designing a TV mount that installs in 5 minutes with just nails · Designed a magnetic bottle! · Designing a salon chair that doubled as a workstation changed how a lash studio operated - Solution Requests17 posts in the past month
- We designed a custom hip brace for dogs with joint pain
- Product design company recommendations for early-stage prototypes
- Looking for recommendations on physical product development
#317Solution RequestsWe designed a custom hip brace for dogs with joint pain · Product design company recommendations for early-stage prototypes · Looking for recommendations on physical product development - Self-Promotion10 posts in the past month
- Made some new product renders for my portfolio.
- I’ve created a Stamp Kit for Map Making [OC]
- Built a todo board for the wall that can disappear in 2 seconds. What do you think?
#410Self-PromotionMade some new product renders for my portfolio. · I’ve created a Stamp Kit for Map Making [OC] · Built a todo board for the wall that can disappear in 2 seconds. What do you think? - Pain & Anger6 posts in the past month
- ai is killing design exploration (and making us worse designers)
- So discouraging out there
- Feeling stuck and not good enough in product design
#56Pain & Angerai is killing design exploration (and making us worse designers) · So discouraging out there · Feeling stuck and not good enough in product design
Topics
- Design171 posts in the past month
- ai is killing design exploration (and making us worse designers)
- We designed a custom hip brace for dogs with joint pain
- The biggest design mistakes we see in early product ideas and how they quietly ruin launches
#1171Designai is killing design exploration (and making us worse designers) · We designed a custom hip brace for dogs with joint pain · The biggest design mistakes we see in early product ideas and how they quietly ruin launches - Product78 posts in the past month
- The biggest design mistakes we see in early product ideas and how they quietly ruin launches
- Made some new product renders for my portfolio.
- Looking for recommendations on physical product development
#278ProductThe biggest design mistakes we see in early product ideas and how they quietly ruin launches · Made some new product renders for my portfolio. · Looking for recommendations on physical product development - Product Design46 posts in the past month
- Product design company recommendations for early-stage prototypes
- 5 Deadly Mistakes That Make Your Product Design Look Cheap
- Best course/s for product design
#346Product DesignProduct design company recommendations for early-stage prototypes · 5 Deadly Mistakes That Make Your Product Design Look Cheap · Best course/s for product design - Ux21 posts in the past month
- Looking for a true advanced course in UX/UI
- [FOR HIRE] Senior Visual Designer looking to collaborate on Product/UI UX projects (free or low-cost)
- [Hiring] Product Design/UX Expert - Remote - $50-$125 / hr
#421UxLooking for a true advanced course in UX/UI · [FOR HIRE] Senior Visual Designer looking to collaborate on Product/UI UX projects (free or low-cost) · [Hiring] Product Design/UX Expert - Remote - $50-$125 / hr - Ai19 posts in the past month
- ai is killing design exploration (and making us worse designers)
- Is AI just helping us build the wrong things, faster?
- AI for Product Design Suggestions for Integration
#519Aiai is killing design exploration (and making us worse designers) · Is AI just helping us build the wrong things, faster? · AI for Product Design Suggestions for Integration
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 55K 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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