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24 alternatives to Design for Hackers

Free 12-week email course to teach design to hackers.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Design for Hackers launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Design for Hackers Video Course▲123

   Learn visual design in 15 minutes a day

   2015 · designforhackers.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Design Pitfalls▲148

   A free email course to avoid n00b designer mistakes

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Tiny Designer▲212

   Understand design and what it can do. (5-week email course)

   2015 · thetinydesigner.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   FREE Email Interface Design Course▲40

   A beginner-friendly intro to interface design

   2021 · uilearn.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   HackDesign▲213

   Newsletter that teaches you design via 50 curated courses

   2014 · hackdesign.org · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Write CSS as Fast as You Can Sketch▲140

   Learn how to design in the browser (8-day email course)

   2015 · planningforaliens.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Responsive Web Design: An Email Course▲100

   Free daily lessons to learn the basics of responsive design

   2015 · designlab.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Design for Humans▲231

   An email course about emotional design

   2015 · paulaborowska.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sketch 101 by Designlab▲165

   Learn Sketch in this free course w/ downloadable templates

   2017 · designlab.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Influence Playbook▲151

    Free email course on how to build an audience online

    2015 · theinfluenceplaybook.com · its alternatives →

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    Web Design Circuit▲81

    12 week mentor-driven online course, from GA

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Design for Hackers▲78

    Visual design, deconstructed

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Transform Your Ideas▲61

    20 week e-mail course on building & launching software

    2014 · femgineer.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    10 Days to Better Design▲165

    Learn design through practical exercises

    2014 · nathanbarry.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The 1-Hour UI Audit▲139

    Free course on UI/UX design strategy for SaaS founders

    2016 · uibreakfast.com · its alternatives →

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    Principles of UX Design▲235

    Free e-course from InVision

    2016 · miro.com · its alternatives →

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    Security Training for Developers▲128

    Hacksplaining teaches secure coding through interactive lessons where you exploit attacks, then learn fixes. Free. 45+ lessons covering OWASP Top 10 and AI-era threats.

    2016 · hacksplaining.com · its alternatives →

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    Crypto 101▲126

    Free Intro course on cryptography available for programmers

    2014 · crypto101.io · its alternatives →

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    Web Design Course▲84

    Learn Web Design With a Mentor

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Growth Hacker Course▲174

    An interactive online course from Ryan Holiday

    2014 · learn.ryanholiday.net · 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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    Design for Wearables▲101

    A free course to learn how to design an Apple Watch app

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Profitable Course Idea▲102

    The free course to validate your online teaching idea

    2015 · profitablecourseidea.usefedora.com · its alternatives →

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    Traffic1M▲212

    Free lessons from the pros who’ve built massive websites

    2015 · traffic1m.com · its alternatives →

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