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24 alternatives to Design Fundamentals

Master the fundamentals of design in less than 6 weeks

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

1
Web Design in 4 minutes▲1,624
Learn the basics of web design in 4 minutes with this interactive tutorial.
2016 · jgthms.com · its alternatives →
2
Design Principles▲920
An open source repository of design principles and methods
2017 · principles.design · its alternatives →
3
Fundamental UI Design▲154
A free course about UI design principles and best practices
2015 · miro.com · its alternatives →
4
10 Days to Better Design▲165
Learn design through practical exercises
2014 · nathanbarry.com · its alternatives →
5
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 →
6
Design for Hackers Video Course▲123
Learn visual design in 15 minutes a day
2015 · designforhackers.com · its alternatives →
7
Sketch 101 by Designlab▲165
Learn Sketch in this free course w/ downloadable templates
2017 · designlab.com · its alternatives →
8
Fundamentals of Creating a Great UI/UX▲268
UI/UX design book by Creative Tim
2022 · creative-tim.com · its alternatives →
9
UI Quiz▲238
Test your design skills in 3 minutes
2023 · its alternatives →
10
Master UI Design▲317
Learn to create beautiful and usable interfaces
2021 · uilearn.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
11
Xcode for Designers▲288
Learn how to create native iOS apps in 5 days
2014 · its alternatives →
12
Design Starter Kit for Sketch▲253
A starting point for your next design project.
2019 · ls.graphics · its alternatives →
13
Intro to Icons▲24
Learn the fundamentals of icon design in 1 hour
2017 · introtoicons.com · its alternatives →
14
Essential Design System▲197
Flexible and customizable Sketch kit for your next project
2017 · glenbaku.com · its alternatives →
15
Enlight Cohorts▲126
Learn web development in two weeks by building projects
2020 · enlight.nyc · its alternatives →
16
Product Design Assignments▲216
Be prepared before your next interview
2021 · designassignments.com · its alternatives →
17
Always Learning▲283
The best resources for learning programming and design
2015 · alwayslearning.io · its alternatives →
18
101 UX Principles▲154
Become a better digital product designer
2019 · uxbook.io · its alternatives →
19
Base: design foundations course▲12
A public design course for beginners and career-switchers
2021 · dovhyi.kit.com · its alternatives →
20
Typoversity▲100
Learn the fundamentals of typography
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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One Day Design▲114
Get a website designed in 24 hours
2022 · oneday.design · its alternatives →
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The Design Quiz▲102
Test your UX, UI and graphic design knowledge
2021 · thedesignquiz.com · its alternatives →
23
Figma 101 by Designlab▲125
Learn Figma in this free course w/ downloadable templates
2018 · designlab.com · its alternatives →
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One Day Design Sprints▲178
Crack a tough (design) nut open in 1 day, not weeks
2024 · its alternatives →

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