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24 alternatives to Drawing On Our History

An anatomical view of the world I was born into.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Drawing On Our History launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Stiff▲62

   The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Gene▲64

   An Intimate History

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Envisioning Information▲87

   A remarkable range of examples of visual thinkinking

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Bone Rooms▲73

   From scientific racism to human prehistory in museums

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Sketchology▲212

   2013 · sketchologyapp.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Gene: An Intimate History▲74

   A magnificent history of the gene

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

   The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Sketchbook Project▲87

   A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Iconoclast▲60

    A neuroscientist reveals how to think differently

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Drawing Ideas: A Hand-Drawn Approach for Better Design▲64

    A guide for drawing to creatively share ideas

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Light▲58

    A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design▲75

    Sketching and early prototyping design methods

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Act of Creation▲54

    A great examination of creativity

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Eye and Brain▲61

    The psychology of perception

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Design for Humanity▲74

    The past, present, and future of anthropomorphic design

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Idea Makers▲53

    Personal Perspectives on the Lives & Ideas of Notable People

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming▲69

    How can design inspire us to think about our future?

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Branded Mind▲57

    What neuroscience really tells us about the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Incognito▲70

    The secret lives of the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Inventology▲72

    How we dream up things that change the world

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Designing Interactions▲91

    Interviews with influential designers

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Organized Mind▲65

    Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Distracted Mind▲72

    Ancient brains in a high-tech world

    2016 · 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 →