r/logodesign rules, stats, and what to post

This is a community for people who design logos and want to talk about logo design. The description says it plainly, a place to discuss logos and their design. Most of the rules tell you what people actually do here. They post their own logo work, they ask other designers for critique, and they label what kind of work it is with flairs. The flair system spells out the three kinds of posts that happen. Beginner is for novice designers, Client Work is for posting work to get a client's approval, and Practice is for fun and exploration. One rule explains the mindset of the room. Design is solving a problem, and a logo is judged against what the client's brief asks for. So this is a working community of designers, not a place where a logo is just decoration to show off.

The rule that matters most to any marketer is “Work offer or request (free or paid)”, which is zero tolerance and ends in a ban. “Low effort posts (seeking free consultancy)” decides whether your post even gets read, because asking people to hand you ideas without doing your own work is not allowed. “Crowd sourced or spec work link” bans links to spec work sites, which catches anyone promoting a design contest platform. “AI, meme, image macro, or social media screencaps” matters a lot right now, because AI generated logo concepts are off limits. “Asking for feedback” sets the bar for any critique post, since you must include the brief and what the client is seeking. “Spam” and “Other violation of reddit sitewide policies” cover the promotion side, pointing you to reddit self promotion guidelines, so promotion is conditional rather than banned outright.

A good post here is your own design work, shared with the thinking behind it. If you are a founder who also designs, post a logo you actually made, start from sketches if you can, and explain the reasons for the choices you created. Pick a flair before you submit. If your design is for a real client, use Client Work, and include what the client is seeking from their brief, like what the logo is supposed to accomplish. If you are new to design, use Beginner. If you are exploring for fun, use Practice. If you want feedback on something for your own company, describe the problem the logo needs to solve, because that is what makes critique here work. The description says the community discusses logos and their design, so posts that show process and invite real design conversation fit the room best.

The fastest way out of this community is posting an offer or request for design work, free or paid, because that rule is zero tolerance and a ban follows. Do not post asking people to generate ideas for your logo without doing your own work first, because that counts as seeking free consultancy. Do not link to crowdsourced or spec work design websites. Do not post AI designs, memes, image macros, or screenshots from other social media. Do not post without choosing a flair, because the moderators remove unflaired posts. Do not ask for feedback with no brief attached, because a critique post with no context gets pulled. Do not share anyone's private information, and keep every interaction civil and respectful.

The zero tolerance ban for any work offer or request, free or paid, is the strictest thing I have seen across all the communities we cover, so a founder should treat this one as a read and learn room rather than a pitch room. I also like that rule 9 turns feedback into a real design exercise, because it forces you to know your brief before you ask strangers for critique. And the flair requirement means your post can die before anyone even reads it, so that checkbox matters as much as the content itself.