Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Design Pitfalls

A free email course to avoid n00b designer mistakes

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Design Pitfalls launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Design for Humans▲231

   An email course about emotional design

   2015 · paulaborowska.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Responsive Web Design: An Email Course▲100

   Free daily lessons to learn the basics of responsive design

   2015 · designlab.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Mobile Design Course▲112

   8 practical lessons to make you better at mobile design

   2015 · mobiledesignbook.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Design for Hackers▲123

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

   2014 · designforhackers.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Create Brief▲241

   Create a free shareable design brief. No email needed.

   2016 · createbrief.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Fundamental UI Design▲154

   A free course about UI design principles and best practices

   2015 · miro.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Tiny Designer▲212

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

   2015 · thetinydesigner.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Designing Web Apps▲145

   Learn to design experiences your users will love (2nd ed.)

   2015 · nathanbarry.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Design Superpower▲14

   Free email course on design and business

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Making a product designer▲205

    Free product design e-course from Tinder’s Scott Hurff

    2015 · miro.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Programming for Marketers▲171

    Free email course for wannabe technical marketers

    2015 · programmingformarketers.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Email Design for Newbies▲219

    A visual crash-course on email design

    2023 · mailmodo.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Resource Cards▲150

    Collection of curated free resources for designers.

    2016 · resourcecards.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    HackDesign▲213

    Newsletter that teaches you design via 50 curated courses

    2014 · hackdesign.org · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Principles of UX Design▲235

    Free e-course from InVision

    2016 · miro.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    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 →

17. 17
    End The Echo▲113

    Web design inspiration, not imitation

    2015 · endtheecho.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    FreePik▲211

    Free graphic resources for designers and developers

    2014 · freepik.com · its alternatives →

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    Email Design Podcast #44: Email Preference Centers, Video Previews in Email, and Broken Emails▲63

    The latest tips and tricks in email design and development

    2017 · litmus.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Full Stack Web Course▲177

    An online course on how to design and build a web app

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Web Design Course▲84

    Learn Web Design With a Mentor

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Agile Designers▲164

    Best Resources for Designers and Developers

    2014 · agiledesigners.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Sketch Style Guides▲172

    Never start another design project from scratch

    2016 · uxpower.tools · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Layout - No One's Trying to Make a Shitty Website▲67

    How to work and collaborate with developers

    2016 · layout.fm · its alternatives →

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