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24 alternatives to Designing the Invisible

Create great web experiences

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

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Designing for the Web▲71
Great free ebook about web design
2016 · designingfortheweb.co.uk · its alternatives →
2
Design for Real Life▲82
Develop inclusive practices
2016 · abookapart.com · its alternatives →
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Design for Hackers▲78
Visual design, deconstructed
2015 · amazon.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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How To Present Web Design & Get Better Client Feedback▲63
A practical guide for web designers & web devs
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Adaptive Web Design, Second Edition▲79
Crafting Rich Experiences with Progressive Enhancement
2016 · adaptivewebdesign.info · 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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Designing Virtual Worlds▲61
The most comprehensive treatment of virtual world design
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Six Circles▲74
An experience design framework
2016 · userpathways.com · its alternatives →
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Discussing Design▲68
Improving communication and collaboration through critique
2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →
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Systemic Web Design▲63
Free ebook for writing manageable and scalable CSS
2016 · its alternatives →
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Web Design 101▲90
The future of the web is in your hands.
2016 · webflow.com · its alternatives →
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The Design of Everyday Things▲165
Good, usable design is possible
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
Designing Web Apps▲145
Learn to design experiences your users will love (2nd ed.)
2015 · nathanbarry.com · its alternatives →
15
The User Experience Team of One▲64
A Research and Design Survival Guide
2015 · rosenfeldmedia.com · its alternatives →
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Business-Driven Digital Product Design▲127
A guide on how to create influential user experience
2020 · fireart.studio · 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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Designing for Touch▲88
A guide for designing touch interfaces
2015 · abookapart.com · its alternatives →
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Mapping Experiences▲69
A complete guide to creating value through journeys
2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →
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The Project Guide to Enterprise Product Design▲93
Free e-book. UX best practices from real projects.
2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →
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Fake it Make it▲168
A free eBook about UX design and rapid app prototyping
2015 · keynotopia.com · its alternatives →
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Learn from Great Design▲62
An in-depth look at great design through "masterclasses"
2015 · 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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Designing Web Usability▲56
The practice of simplicity
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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