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24 alternatives to Evil by Design

Like Nir Eyal's "Hooked" but with more pictures, and evil.

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

1. 1
   Evil By Design▲64

   57 persuasive design patterns

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Evil By Design▲62

   Leverage human fallibility to create powerful UIs

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Into the Brambles▲60

   Dark fantasy based on modernized classical myth

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Da Vinci Curse▲74

   Life Design for People With Too Many Interests and Talents

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Abomination▲59

   "Game of Thrones by way of H.P. Lovecraft"

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

   The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Wonderbook▲78

   The Illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Scream▲56

   Chilling adventures in the science of fear

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Outwitting the Devil▲55

   The secret to freedom and success

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Design, Form, and Chaos▲80

    A great source of design inspiration

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Steal Like an Artist Journal▲61

    A notebook for creative kleptomaniacs

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Design for Hackers▲78

    Visual design, deconstructed

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Blindspot▲86

    Hidden biases of good people

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Future Crimes▲64

    Inside the Digital Underground

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The God's Eye View▲63

    Barry Eisler's new thriller

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Unleashing the ideavirus▲65

    Turn your ideas into epidemics

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Art of Fiction▲60

    Looking at the Intrusive Author, Suspense, and more!

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't▲56

    Perhaps a better corporate motto than "Don't be evil"

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Future Crimes▲62

    A harrowing deep dive into the dark underbelly of tech

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Book of Bad Arguments▲88

    Beautifully illustrated and free to read online!

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Misunderstood Monsters▲66

    Perhaps monsters aren't scary. Maybe they're misunderstood!

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Making Ideas Happen▲75

    Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea▲58

    The history behind one of the most dangerous numbers

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Dark Net▲62

    A revelatory examination of the internet

    2015 · 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 →