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24 alternatives to Breaking In

100 Product Designers Reveal How to Build a Portfolio

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Breaking In launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Designing Products People Love▲121

   27 successful product designers reveal their secrets

   2016 · scotthurff.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   100 Things▲72

   Every designer needs to know about people

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Portfolio Design Inspiration▲142

   Incredible product designers' portfolios

   2023 · cursorup.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Show Your Work!▲84

   10 ways to share your creativity and get discovered

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Launching the 2016 Product Design Report, from InVision▲149

   A never before seen look at trends in product design today.

   2016 · miro.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   That Portfolio Book▲187

   Learn how to create a more effective portfolio.

   2020 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Inspired▲83

   How to create products customers love

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Design Sprint▲181

   An upcoming book and list of resources from Google Ventures

   2015 · gv.com · its alternatives →

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   Product Roadmaps▲111

   How to develop a product strategy + 9 example roadmaps

   2016 · go.productplan.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Marketing for Product People▲114

    Launch your digital product with confidence

    2016 · justinjackson.ca · its alternatives →

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    My Designer Is Driving Me Crazy!▲77

    Learn to get the design you want by joining the creative pro

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Inspired▲19

    How to create products customers love

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Inventive▲94

    Beautiful portfolios for busy developers and designers

    2015 · inventive.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People▲82

    What makes them tick?

    2016 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

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    The Design of Everyday Things▲22

    How product design satisfies or frustrates customers

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Design of Everyday Things▲165

    Good, usable design is possible

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    How to Build the Perfect Online Portfolio▲73

    Discover Format's tips and tricks that boost your career.

    2016 · format.com · its alternatives →

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    Design, Form, and Chaos▲80

    A great source of design inspiration

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Guide to Agile UX Design Sprints▲112

    A step-by-step playbook for product teams

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Seductive Interaction Design▲75

    To use a product should be to fall in love with a product

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Chasebook▲111

    Product Hunt for books

    2015 · chasebook.co · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Well-Designed▲71

    How to use empathy to create products people love

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Web Design 101▲90

    The future of the web is in your hands.

    2016 · webflow.com · its alternatives →

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    Creative Truth▲79

    How to start & build a profitable design business

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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