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24 alternatives to Designing for Performance

Designing while weighing aesthetics and speed

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

1. 1
   Designing for Performance: Weighing Aesthetics and Speed▲72

   Strike a Balance Between Aesthetics and Speed in Web Design

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Gravit▲154

   Design better, collaborate faster

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Dwell▲267

   A social network for the design-obsessed

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Designspiration▲135

   Discover and share design inspiration

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Ocean▲208

   A Community of designers sharing feedback

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   UX for Lean Startups▲89

   Faster, smarter user experience research and design

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Panda▲76

   Keeping designers inspired and informed

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   ⌘+SPACE▲103

   Instant design portfolios via dribbble

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   appealing▲245

   Mobile UI animations found in the wild

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Design Sprint▲62

    A healthy mash of Lean, Design Thinking and Agile "up front"

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    UI Parade▲137

    User interface design tools and design inspiration

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    DesignCue▲152

    On-demand web design from talented UI designers

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Design for Humans▲231

    An email course about emotional design

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    UsabilitySquare▲131

    Get unbiased, instant feedback how to optimize your design.

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Researchers.io▲203

    Product Hunt for UX research

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Stack▲88

    A task manager for Devs & Designers

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Mental Notes▲127

    Bring a little psychology to Web design

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Framer Cloud▲218

    A modern design workflow

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Visible▲126

    Performance insights for startups and their investors.

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Cycles▲179

    Visual feedback and approvals for web development

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    AIUX▲107

    A systematic UX design course for the responsive web

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Design for Hackers▲78

    Visual design, deconstructed

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    for / with / in▲54

    Experiments and conversations about design in the browser

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Mitya▲87

    Prototyping for Interaction Designers

    2014 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →