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How to market on r/graphic_design

r/graphic_design has 2.7M members and about 40 new posts a day, mostly graphic designers learning, sharing work and finding mentors. Self-promotion isn't allowed.
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Members
2.7M
Since 2008
Posts per day
40
Average over 4 weeks
Self-promotion
Not allowed
Banned by the rules

Can you promote on r/graphic_design?

No. The rules ban self-promotion, and posts that sell get removed. What the rules say:

“This community is not for self-promotion - social media pushing, contests, surveys, or advertising.”

“Sharing work is for the design discussion, not self promotion.”

Rule 1: No promotional/commercial activities.

The rules

As the moderators wrote them, shortened where they run long.

  1. No promotional/commercial activities.This community is not for self-promotion - social media pushing, contests, surveys, or advertising. It’s not for jobs or recruitment: please use r/designjobs, r/forhire, r/jobs, or r/picrequests. You cannot publicly…
  2. Graphic design only.This community is solely for graphic design, this means no purely illustration posts. Graphic design is the process of visual communication and problem-solving. Any content which does not have a defined message to…
  3. Shared work must have a comment for context and use the green "Sharing Work" flair.This includes posting work for critique, discussion or inspiration. Question, inspiration and discussion flair tags are not for sharing your own work. You must write a comment explaining any work that you post. The…
  4. Include basic information when asking for hardware adviceWhen asking for advice or suggestions for hardware such as tablets and laptops, please give basic information such as location, budget and usage. This information will allow people to give more accurate and more helpful…
  5. Low effort posts, what style is this, AI-farming and memesMemes will be removed Low effort posts will be removed Obvious AI-generated posts will be removed and will result in a ban. This also relates to low-effort 'What Style is This' posts that are clearly based for AI prompts
  6. No basic/repeated questions. Critique requests go under shared work.Have you done a Google search for your question? It might be faster than posting. Have you checked our wiki page for FAQ's and Portfolio Advice? Have you searched this sub for similar questions? This also applies to…
  7. This is not a “homework” forum.This is not a place to pick the brains of other designers to do your job for you. You can ask questions, or post asking for inspiration, but please don’t cross the line to getting other users to do your work for you. No…
  8. No off-topic/non-civil discussion.We recognise that design can be political and controversial. We welcome that content here, but please keep all discussion in the comments civil and focussed on the design. This rule also applies to responding to those…
  9. Credit others appropriately.If posting someone else's work, use the Inspiration flair. If posting your own work but it's been heavily inspired by, or has drawn on, elements of another person's design, you must credit them. Claiming someone else's…
  10. No illegal activityWe do not allow discussion of illegal activity. This includes piracy of paid software/resources, as well as illegal requests (eg questions about forging documents) and visual/text content which is illegal.
  11. No flair abuseYou must use the appropriate flair for your work. See rule 2/3 for further details. 'Inspiration' flair is for sharing others' design work. 'Discussion' is for sharing multiples' design work or discussing general…
  12. No Candid / Non-Consenting Explicit / Sensitive ContentAny candid, non-consenting, overly explicit/sensitive imagery or videos of any persons uploaded to the r/graphic_design subreddit will result in an immediate ban without recourse. The moderators of r/graphic_design will…
  13. Contact / Engage Moderators AppropriatelyFor modding decisions, modmail is the only accepted way to get in touch with the sub moderators. Any mod call-outs or tags in threads regardless of context can be handled as User-targeting/harassment. Meta-threads about…

Full text on Reddit: r/graphic_design rules.

What people asked this week

62 of the last 190 posts on r/graphic_design (the past 5 days) asked a question or for a recommendation. Here are 12, starting with people asking for a tool, a service or someone to hire.

How to show up here without getting banned

  • Don't post about your product. Answer questions in the comments with real expertise instead. People who find your answers useful check your profile, so say what you do there.
  • Flair your post. The rules ask for it: “You must use the appropriate flair for your work.”
  • Mind the AI rule. The rules cover AI-written posts: “Obvious AI-generated posts will be removed and will result in a ban.”
  • Skip the surveys. They're not allowed: “No surveys, users' privacy cannot be guaranteed.”

More on how this works across Reddit: Reddit's self-promotion rules, explained and the full Reddit marketing playbook.

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Questions

Can I post my startup on r/graphic_design?+

No. The rules ban self-promotion, and posts that sell get removed. Rule 1 says: “Sharing work is for the design discussion, not self promotion.” Answer questions in the comments instead, and let people find your product from your profile.

How active is r/graphic_design?+

r/graphic_design has about 2.7M members and averaged 40 new posts a day over the last four weeks. Of its latest 190 posts, 62 asked a question or for a recommendation.

Does r/graphic_design allow links?+

The rules don't ban links, but a link to your own product still counts as self-promotion, so the self-promotion rules apply.

What do people ask about on r/graphic_design?+

Recent examples: “Have to create an art exhibition catalogue but have never seen one. Can you recommend a…”, “No matter what anyone says, there is no alternative to the Adobe Suite.” and “Would any experienced designers be willing to give me feedback on my portfolio?”. The full list of this week's questions is on this page and refreshes daily.