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24 alternatives to Hacking UI: Victor Yocco

Applying psychological theory to digital design

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hacking UI: Victor Yocco launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Mental Models▲75

   Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior

   2016 · rosenfeldmedia.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Design for Hackers▲78

   Visual design, deconstructed

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Exponent - 57: The user experience▲88

   The importance of the user experience

   2015 · exponent.fm · its alternatives →

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   Bottlenecks▲6

   Aligning UX Design with User Psychology

   2018 · amazon.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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   The Elements of User Experience▲64

   User-centered design for the web

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   UX Strategy▲106

   How to devise innovative digital products that people want

   2016 · jaimelevy.com · its alternatives →

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   UX for Lean Startups▲89

   Faster, smarter user experience research and design

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Hustle Ep.44 - Design For the Mind (feat. Victor Yocco)▲62

   Exploring psychology in digital product design..

   2016 · funsize.co · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Don't Make Me Think, Revisited▲80

    A common sense approach to web usability

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    User Defenders #017: Victor Yocco▲53

    The value of the theory is in the application

    2016 · 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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    Designing For Emotion▲79

    On brand personality and delighting users

    2015 · abookapart.com · its alternatives →

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    UI Design System▲180

    Starter kit for Sketch to create awesome user interfaces.

    2017 · uidesignsystem.com · its alternatives →

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    Real-Life UX Processes▲85

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    2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →

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    User Defenders: The Power Of Design Patterns▲54

    Pek Pongpaet teaches us successful UX is in design patterns.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    appealing▲245

    Mobile UI animations found in the wild

    2016 · app-ealing.com · its alternatives →

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    Design for Humans▲231

    An email course about emotional design

    2015 · paulaborowska.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    Six Circles▲74

    An experience design framework

    2016 · userpathways.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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    Digital Psychology▲264

    Elevate your product using psychological techniques

    2018 · digitalpsychology.io · its alternatives →

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    The Science of Habit-Forming Products▲166

    (and how to build them)

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Avocado▲69

    A new toolbox for interaction designers

    2014 · ideo.com · its alternatives →

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    Evil By Design▲62

    Leverage human fallibility to create powerful UIs

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