A short, curated guide — not an automatic related dump. Figures come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory when we have them.
r/Design (about 4.5M members, directory rank #207) is a general design discussion room with rules against homework dumps and uncredited work. Graphic-design education and deliberately bad-design critique each have clearer homes.
See also graphic-design vs design on SubMouse.
Stay on Design for broad design discussion. Use graphic_design for education and mentorship in graphic design, CrappyDesign for unintentionally bad design, and assholedesign for hostile or deceptive design patterns.
r/Design — design
Design
Graphic Design
When to choose it: Graphic-design learning, mentorship and portfolio-oriented talk.
Why it is here: Paired on graphic-design vs design; listed as related. Public description: collaborative learning community for graphic designers at any stage (about 2.9M members, rank #375).
How it differs from r/Design: Discipline-specific education focus versus broad Design discussion.
COMIC SANS GALORE
When to choose it: You want to roast unintentionally bad design.
Why it is here: Listed as related to r/Design. Public description frames comic-sans / lens-flare style crappy design (about 6.2M members, rank #129).
How it differs from r/Design: Bad-design showcase versus constructive design discussion.
When Assholes Design Things
When to choose it: Design that seems hostile or deliberately user-hostile.
Why it is here: Listed as related to r/Design (about 3.1M members, rank #340).
How it differs from r/Design: Hostile-design critique versus general or accidental crappy design.
Run the automatic finder for r/Design (results are matched from our directory; that page is not indexed): Find related to r/Design.
Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and culture claims appear only when we have them — missing fields stay n/a. Directory rank is listing order. Communities outside the published Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page. Guide updated 2026-11-07.