I love Reddit. I mean I really love Reddit. I’m in awe of the power that this tiny little text-based website holds. It’s my source for inspiration, for critique, for news, for humor and yes – occasionally to rant and rave. I surf the top rated posts to stay up to date, and the newest “underdog” posts to offer advice and network. Here’s my personal curated list of the best subreddits for UX designers, freelancers, and general nerds.
1) /r/Apps 8,629 subscribers, a community for 5 years http://www.reddit.com/r/apps
2) /r/Business 197,783 subscribers, a community for 7 years http://www.reddit.com/r/business
3) /r/BusinessHub 6,471 subscribers, a community for 2 years http://www.reddit.com/r/BusinessHub
4) /r/CareerSuccess 2,890 subscribers, a community for 3 months http://www.reddit.com/r/CareerSuccess
5) /r/CHI All about Computer-Human Interaction 1,458 subscribers, a community for 6 years http://www.reddit.com/r/chi
6) /r/Confidence Confidence: The Key to Success! 18,991 subscribers, a community for 5 years http://www.reddit.com/r/confidence
7) /r/CriticalDesign A critical theory based approach to design. 2,018 subscribers, a community for 3 years http://www.reddit.com/r/criticaldesign
8) /r/DataIsBeautiful A place for visual representations of data: Graphs, charts, maps, etc. 4,047,340 subscribers, a community for 3 years http://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful
9) /r/Design 123,373 subscribers, a community for 7 years http://www.reddit.com/r/Design
10) /r/DesignAssets (Fair disclosure, I’m the creator and admin of this one, but I do genuinely visit this one pretty regularly as a designer!) Sharing links to assets, resources and other freebies for designers and developers. http://www.reddit.com/r/designassets
11) /r/Design_Critiques Help new and amateur designers improve their designs 20,622 subscribers, a community for 5 years http://www.reddit.com/r/design_critiques
12) /r/DesignThought A community for sharing deep stories behind design process and craft. 14,053 subscribers, a community for 6 years http://www.reddit.com/r/designthought
13) r/Entrepreneur This subreddit is for entrepreneurs, wantrepreneurs, and anyone who just wants to put their mark on the world and make it a little more awesome. 156,941 subscribers, a community for 7 years http://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur
14) /r/Freelance Articles of interest for freelancers and freelance hopefuls. 25,537 subscribers, a community for 7 years http://www.reddit.com/r/freelance
15) /r/Frontend 13,134 subscribers, a community for 4 years http://www.reddit.com/r/frontend
16) /r/HCI For sharing and discussing all things related to Human-Computer Interaction. 1,107 subscribers, a community for 6 years http://www.reddit.com/r/hci
17) /r/Infographics 49,605 subscribers, a community for 6 years http://www.reddit.com/r/Infographics
18) /r/InternetIsBeautiful Based around sharing awesome, usually minimal and single-purpose websites and webtools. 4,145,990 subscribers, a community for 3 years http://www.reddit.com/r/InternetIsBeautiful
19) /r/iOS 20,674 subscribers, a community for 5 years http://www.reddit.com/r/ios
20) /r/IWantToLearn Connecting people who want to learn with people that can teach. 161,700 subscribers, a community for 5 years http://www.reddit.com/r/IWantToLearn
21) /r/LadyBusiness A place to discuss, celebrate and encourage women in the business world. 2,343 subscribers, a community for 2 years http://www.reddit.com/r/ladybusiness
22) /r/Mentors For people seeking mentorship, offering mentorship, and other specific exchanges. 3,131 subscribers, a community for 5 years http://www.reddit.com/r/mentors
23) /r/Mobile 3,538 subscribers, a community for 7 years http://www.reddit.com/r/mobile
24) /r/MobileApps 25 subscribers, a community for 7 years http://www.reddit.com/r/mobileapps
25) /r/MobileUI 174 subscribers, a community for 2 years http://www.reddit.com/r/MobileUI
26) /r/Organization Organizational ideas for keeping your life tidy 2,385 subscribers, a community for 4 years http://www.reddit.com/r/organization
27) /r/Product_Design 8,668 subscribers, a community for 5 years http://www.reddit.com/r/product_design
28) /r/Productivity Tips and tricks for being more productive. 90,381 subscribers, a community for 7 years http://www.reddit.com/r/productivity
29) /r/ProjectManagement Dedicated to project management with a focus on the software development area. 4,801 subscribers, a community for 6 years http://www.reddit.com/r/projectmanagement
30) /r/SmallBusiness Questions and answers about starting, owning, and growing a small business. 38,259 subscribers, a community for 6 years http://www.reddit.com/r/smallbusiness
31) /r/Startups The place to discus startup problems and solutions. 90,379 subscribers, a community for 7 years http://www.reddit.com/r/startups
32) /r/Tech About technological innovations and changes. News articles about technology ad informative and thought provoking self posts. 80,284 subscribers, a community for 7 years http://www.reddit.com/r/tech
33) /r/Technology 5,173,686 subscribers, a community for 7 years http://www.reddit.com/r/technology
34) /r/TED Dedicated to spreading, discussing and implementing the ideas espoused by the worldwide TED conferences. 35,975 subscribers, a community for 7 years http://www.reddit.com/r/ted
35) /r/UI_Design Topics related to UI design, mobile UI design, mobile app design, etc. 3,064 subscribers, a community for 2 years http://www.reddit.com/r/UI_Design
36) /r/UnstirredPaint This is kind of a funny one, and not at all related to UI or UX, but it’s a great place for some lighthearted artistic inspiration! Yes, it’s literally photos of unstirred paint. 6,868 subscribers, a community for 2 years http://www.reddit.com/r/unstirredpaint
37) /r/Usability Subreddit about UX matters spanning usability, user-centered design, accessibility, and related web topics. 4,313 subscribers, a community for 7 years http://www.reddit.com/r/usability
38) /r/UserExperience 10,989 subscribers, a community for 7 years http://www.reddit.com/r/userexperience
39) /r/UserExperienceDesign For thoughts Thoughts and resources about User Experience (UX), Information Architecture (IA) or Interaction Design (ID). 568 subscribers, a community for 3 years http://www.reddit.com/r/UserExperienceDesign
40) /r/User_Interface A place for UI/UX design discussions and articles. 236 subscribers, a community for 4 years http://www.reddit.com/r/user_interface
41) /r/VentureCapital Venture capital news and articles, for the VC industry and startups. 3,316 subscribers, a community for 5 years http://www.reddit.com/r/venturecapital
42) /r/Web_Design Topics related to web design: HTML, CSS, JS, layout, UI, graphics, etc. 142,119 subscribers, a community for 7 years http://www.reddit.com/r/web_design
43) /r/WebDev 100,146 subscribers, a community for 6 years http://www.reddit.com/r/webdev
Did I miss anything? Comment and let me know what other subreddits you subscribe to!
– – – The full multireddit: http://www.reddit.com/user/aporciuncula/m/uxdesign