Product Design Communities

FAQ

What are product design communities?

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.

How many Product Design communities are listed on Hive Index?

Hive Index lists 9 Product Design communities on this page. Most listings with size data are huge (44%) or large (22%). We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional.

Which platforms host the most product design communities?

Reddit (5), Independent Platforms (1), and Discord (1) are the most common here. Click a platform icon above the list to open a filtered view.

What features do these communities offer?

Forum is the most common (78%). Others that show up often include job board and live chat. Use the feature filters above the list to narrow results.

Are product design communities free to join?

All 9 listings on this page are free to join (no paid membership or application gate listed). Access rules can still change on the community side.

Which product design communities are most popular on Hive Index?

On Hive Index, the default Popular sort surfaces Design Buddies, Core77, Product Therapy, and r/product_design first. Popularity reflects visitor interest in communities on the site, not a universal quality score. Use the sort menu for Ratings, Largest, or Newest.

How does Hive Index collect and rank listings?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for topic relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available. Member counts are approximate. Popular reflects visitor interest in communities on the site, with richer profiles breaking ties. Ratings, Largest, and Newest use review scores, reported member counts, and listing age instead.

When was this list last updated?

This page was last updated 7/19/2023, based on the most recent change to the topic or its listings. We refresh entries when communities are submitted, claimed, or reviewed, and we update member counts, features, and traffic data on an ongoing basis.