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r/graphic_design rules: what actually gets removed

Each rule below is paired with the way it is most likely enforced. Where the rules state a number, we quote it. Where they do not, we say so instead of guessing.

1. 1.No job posts or self-promotion.

   Enforcement varies

   Do NOT hire designers or promote your services here. Requests for unpaid work → instant ban. For jobs/recruitment, check the pinned job board or try r/designjobs, r/forhire, or r/jobs. No surveys, polls, or social media accounts. If you're sharing your own app, platform, resources, or plugins, they must be free, high-quality and relevant to design. Remember: It is okay to be a Reddit account with a website, it is NOT okay to be a website with a Reddit account.

2. 2.Graphic design only.

   Enforcement varies

   This community is ONLY for graphic design. This means no photography or illustration/art that don't include some design elements. Graphic design is the process of visual communication and problem-solving, and any content without a defined objective, message to communicate, or problem to solve will be removed.

3. 3.Work must be posted with the green "Sharing Work" flair and include relevant context..

   Enforced automatically

   Any work shared to the sub must be accompanied with relevant context — the work's objective/purpose, audience, your design decisions, etc. Posts with the incorrect flair and work shared without context will be removed.

4. 4.No AI or low effort/low quality posts

   Enforcement varies

   Low-effort/low-quality posts that add nothing to the sub will be removed. Design-related memes and shitposts are only allowed on Fridays. AI-generated content or design that heavily relies on AI imagery is not allowed. (This applies to GPT-generated descriptions of your work.) Prompt-farming requests asking "what style is this" will get removed.

5. 5.No basic/repeated questions, doom-posting, or font identification requests.

   Enforcement varies

   Before posting, please do a basic Google search for your question or [check the wiki](https://www.reddit.com/r/graphic_design/wiki/index/). Then do a subreddit search for your question – it's probably been asked before. This includes repetitive doom-posting — "Is AI going to destroy graphic design?", "Is the industry dying?", "Is a degree still worth it?", "Should I leave the field?", and general state-of-the-job-market venting. For font ID help, post to r/identifythisfont.

6. 6.This is not a “homework” forum.

   Enforcement varies

   This is a great space for getting feedback on your work, but this is not a place to pick the brains of other designers to do your job *for* you. You can ask specific strategic questions, or ask for inspiration if you're stuck, but please don’t cross the line to getting other users to do your work for you. Absolutely no surveys/polls allowed, ever.

7. 7.No off-topic/non-civil discussion.

   Enforcement varies

   Be civil with each other — especially when giving and receiving critical feedback. Keep it professional and constructive. Antagonistic, aggressive feedback, personal attacks, and heated off-topic comments will get removed and may result in a ban. When discussing design with political/controversial themes, please stay focused on the design. Off-topic arguments about politics may lead to a ban.

8. 8.Credit others appropriately.

   Enforced automatically

   If posting someone else's work, use the Inspiration flair and credit the artist/designer. When posting your own work that's been heavily inspired by, or has drawn on, elements of another person's design, you must credit them. Claiming someone else's work as your own will result in removal. Repeated violations will get you banned.

9. 9.No illegal activity or piracy

   Enforcement varies

   We understand that design software can be prohibitively expensive and difficult to access — however, we do not allow discussion of illegal activity in this sub as it can put the entire sub at risk of being removed by Reddit. This includes discussing piracy of paid software/resources, offering to share subscriptions, and any illegal requests (e.g. questions about forging documents, etc). Please have those discussions elsewhere.

10. 10.All posts must be flaired.

    Enforced automatically

    Anything you post must be tagged with the correct flair. "Sharing work" is for sharing YOUR own work — whether you're sharing it as a resource, to get feedback, or as inspiration. "Inspiration" is for sharing others' work. "Discussion" is for...discussion/general design discourse.

11. 11.Include your basic information when asking for hardware advice

    Enforcement varies

    When asking for advice or suggestions for hardware such as tablets and laptops, please give basic information such as location, budget, and how you ideally plan to use the hardware. This information allows users to give you accurate and more helpful suggestions. We can't help you if we don't know your budget or what you need the hardware for.

12. 12.No non-consenting, overly explicit, or sensitive content.

    Enforcement varies

    This is a public forum — please use your best judgement. We allow NSFW designs within reason. But posting non-consenting, overly explicit/sensitive content will result in an immediate ban without recourse and may lead to legal action (in which case the mods will fully cooperate with authorities).

13. 13.Contact and engage mods appropriately

    Removed by moderators

    We are always open to feedback and discussion about the sub's rules and content. If you want something changed or have a suggestion for improving the sub, we're all ears! That said, the only appropriate way to raise your concerns is to contact us via modmail, NOT by messaging a mod’s personal account — especially if you're upset about a modding decision or removal. Meta-posting, complaining about sub policy, or calling out mods in a post/comment is not permitted and may result in a ban.

r/graphic_design does not publish karma or account-age minimums in its rules. Subreddits often enforce unpublished filters on top of what they write down, which is why posts from new accounts can vanish without a message here.