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24 alternatives to Degreeless.Design

Everything you learn in design school, none of the debt.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Degreeless.Design launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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The New Digital School▲211
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Master UI Design▲317
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UX Database▲291
The largest free self taught product design course
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Always Learning▲283
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Readinglist.design▲363
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2018 · readinglist.design · its alternatives →
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Hello Web Design▲234
A book for programmers who want to learn design
2018 · hellowebbooks.com · its alternatives →
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Programming Design Systems▲97
A free digital book on design systems
2019 · programmingdesignsystems.com · its alternatives →
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Uxcel▲312
The easiest way to learn UX/UI design
2020 · uxcel.com · its alternatives →
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DesignBase▲244
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2018 · felixjoy.co · its alternatives →
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Getting Started with Design Systems▲239
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2019 · marvelapp.com · its alternatives →
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The Condensed Intelligent Designer▲9
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2021 · its alternatives →
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Designing Without a College Degree.▲12
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15
The Design Quiz▲102
Test your UX, UI and graphic design knowledge
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The Design Masterclass▲2
Learn everything about design w/o wasting money on school
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No Code by Design▲94
Flat-rate professional designers without the HR headache.
2020 · its alternatives →
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Web Design Essentials for Non-Designers▲69
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2016 · templatemonster.com · its alternatives →
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Learn from Great Design▲62
An in-depth look at great design through "masterclasses"
2015 · its alternatives →
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Fundamental UI Design▲154
A free course about UI design principles and best practices
2015 · miro.com · its alternatives →
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Beginner's Guide to UI/UX Design▲167
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2020 · invise.app · its alternatives →
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Proximity School of Design▲144
Design school & design pattern library
2018 · proximityschool.com · its alternatives →
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The Non-Designer's Design Book▲71
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Graphic Design for Absolute Beginner ▲6
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