Best Subreddits for UX/UI Designers (2026)

UX/UI designers shape how digital products look, feel, and function for end users.

3 communities

r/UXDesign ↗High activity

User experience process, research methods, and career discussion.

r/userexperience ↗High activity

Broader UX discussion across research, strategy, and design.

r/UI_Design ↗Medium activity

Visual interface design discussion and portfolio feedback.

Example of what a scan can surface

Illustrative example

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r/UXDesign

Stakeholders override user research with personal preference

Designers describe research findings being dismissed in favor of an executive's gut opinion during final review.

Severity

“We tested five users, all preferred option A. Leadership shipped option B because they liked it more.”

“Why do we run research at all if it gets ignored the moment someone senior disagrees?”

Mentioned in similar form across roughly 31 posts in example data.

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