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24 alternatives to Designing Interactions

Interviews with influential designers

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

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Discussing Design▲68
Improving communication and collaboration through critique
2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →
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for / with / in▲54
Experiments and conversations about design in the browser
2015 · htmloutput.risd.gd · its alternatives →
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Designing For Emotion▲79
On brand personality and delighting users
2015 · abookapart.com · its alternatives →
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The Design of Influence: How to Craft Products that Move People▲93
Use social psychology to design engaging digital experiences
2015 · its alternatives →
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Six Circles▲74
An experience design framework
2016 · userpathways.com · its alternatives →
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The Design of Business▲74
Design thinking as a competitive advantage
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Designing for Touch▲88
A guide for designing touch interfaces
2015 · abookapart.com · its alternatives →
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Seductive Interaction Design▲75
To use a product should be to fall in love with a product
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The User Experience Team of One▲64
A Research and Design Survival Guide
2015 · rosenfeldmedia.com · its alternatives →
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Design Collaboration for Product Teams▲76
Building the foundation of brilliance
2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →
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Mental Models▲75
Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior
2016 · rosenfeldmedia.com · its alternatives →
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Design, Form, and Chaos▲80
A great source of design inspiration
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Kern and Burn: Conversations With Design Entrepreneurs▲83
Candid conversations with 30 leading designers
2015 · kernandburn.com · its alternatives →
14
The Science of Habit-Forming Products▲166
(and how to build them)
2016 · its alternatives →
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The Interface▲66
IBM and the transformation of corporate design
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Elements of User Experience▲64
User-centered design for the web
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Design Research Ethics▲76
A guide for ethical human-centered research
2016 · its alternatives →
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Inclusive Design Patterns▲79
Dozens of practical examples and workflows
2016 · smashingmagazine.com · its alternatives →
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Designing for Performance: Weighing Aesthetics and Speed▲72
Strike a Balance Between Aesthetics and Speed in Web Design
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Articulating Design Decisions▲64
Learn to explain your design decisions so people agree!
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Don't Make Me Think, Revisited▲80
A common sense approach to web usability
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Frame Innovation▲63
Create New Thinking by Design
2016 · mitpress.mit.edu · its alternatives →
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The Design of Everyday Things▲165
Good, usable design is possible
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Avocado▲69
A new toolbox for interaction designers
2014 · ideo.com · its alternatives →

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