r/Design
4.5M members
r/Design is a subreddit with 4.5M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses design, struggling, worst, ai, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review photoshop alternative, prototyping tool, and no-code platform.
Design
Popular Themes in r/Design
#1
Advice Requests
: "Need advice gng! How do i start creating stuff to actually build a career out of it"
4 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Can anyone help me with a hoodie design?"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "After 14 years of Graphic/web designing I got laid off in a rush way. I tried to apply but all responds are from scammers who wants to do test projects and wants to have the file after."
3 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Ideas to design"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Design
#1
Design
46 posts
#2
Struggling
18 posts
#3
Worst
11 posts
#4
Ai
6 posts
#5
Hate
5 posts
#6
Ui
4 posts
#7
Career
4 posts
#8
Tired
3 posts
#9
Poster
2 posts
#10
Feedback
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/Design
Photoshop Alternative
13 reviews
#1
Photopea
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#2
Affinity
5.0★ from 4 reviews
#3
GIMP
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Prototyping Tool
10 reviews
#1
Balsamiq
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#2
Sketch
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Figma
4.5★ from 2 reviews
No-code Platform
7 reviews
#1
Squarespace
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Semplice
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Wordpress
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Design
#1
Asking Question (Rule 4)
: "Does anyone else wish they could go back to art school with the skills they have now?"
26 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Most violent year"
17 posts
#3
Other Post Type
: "I turned 12 of my favourite 35mm landscape photos into a mini calendar for 2027"
7 posts
#4
Someone Else's Work (Rule 2)
: "Ideas to design"
3 posts
#5
My Own Work (Rule 3)
: "What do you think? "The heavy lift- Bear strength" Follow me please. Thank you"
3 posts
#6
Sharing Resources
: "Extinct Media Museum Tokyo"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/Design
Yearly
+72k members(1.6%)
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Last updated: October 16, 2026