How to get design feedback on r/design_critiques
TL;DR
r/design_critiques is a free subreddit with about 135,000 members (GummySearch, 26 October 2026) where people post websites, logos, portfolios and app screens and ask for critique. It suits founders who want frank feedback on a landing page, logo or product screen before launch. Come for the review and keep the sales talk out, since the audience is designers judging design.
How we checked: we read these rules through public subreddit trackers in October 2026. Read the sidebar and the pinned posts before you post, since moderators update the rules.
What is r/design_critiques?
A design critique is a structured review of a visual design: layout, hierarchy, typography, colour and readability. r/design_critiques was created in April 2010 and states its mission in its description: "Help new and amateur designers improve their designs through reviews and critiques."
GummySearch counted about 19,000 new members in the year to October 2026. In its topic sample, the biggest themes were design (327 posts), feedback (231), portfolios (76), websites (74), logos (61) and UI, meaning app and web screens (54). A founder's homepage or app screen sits right in the middle of what members review.
Who should post on r/design_critiques?
Good fit:
- Founders without a designer who built their landing page themselves in Webflow, Framer, Canva or a template.
- Teams testing a new logo or brand mark before printing it or launching.
- Makers who want a second opinion on an app screen, a pricing page or a pitch deck slide.
Skip it:
- Anyone looking for customers: members comment on the design and do not shop for products here.
- Founders who take blunt comments personally.
- SEO hunters: links in Reddit posts carry nofollow, and the DA 92 belongs to reddit.com, so your site gets no ranking credit.
How much does r/design_critiques cost?
Posting is free, and so is every critique you receive. The subreddit has no paid tier or featured slot. Reddit Ads runs separately from the community.
How do you share your startup on r/design_critiques?
- Open r/design_critiques, join, and read the sidebar rules and pinned posts first. ThreadFox found no written rules on the community's rules page on 5 October 2026 and no rule about promotion, so the sidebar and the moderators decide what stays up.
- Put the design first: a screenshot at the top of the post or a direct link to the page you want reviewed. Add two or three lines of context: who the product is for, what the page should make visitors do, and what you already changed.
- Ask two or three precise questions, such as "Is the headline readable on mobile?" or "Does the pricing table make the cheapest plan look like the default?". Reply to every critique and share the revised version in the comments.
Tips to get more out of r/design_critiques
- Show the before and after when you come back with a revision. Visible progress gets a second round of comments.
- Crop to what matters: one screen per post gets sharper answers than a 20-image album.
- Mention your limits (a template, fixed brand colours, no budget for custom illustration), so the advice stays practical.
- Say that it is your product, and link only to the page under review.
- Return the favour by critiquing other posts in your field, from logos to landing pages.
Our verdict
r/design_critiques gives founders free, frank design reviews from a community of about 135,000 people. Use it to fix a landing page, logo or app screen before launch, and look for customers in other subreddits.
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