Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hello Web Design, design fundamentals and shortcuts for hackers launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Hello Web Design▲234

   A book for programmers who want to learn design

   2018 · hellowebbooks.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Design for Hackers▲78

   Visual design, deconstructed

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   hack.css▲174

   The CSS framework for hackers

   2016 · hackcss.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   BetaPage 2.0▲224

   Community of Hackers and Makers

   2017 · pitchwall.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hello Tech Pros: Hacking for Fun and Proft▲66

   But mostly for fun

   2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

6. 6DT
   Design Then Code, UI design guides for hackers▲7

   2011 · designthencode.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Designeer▲150

   Bringing the best of the internet together

   Sep 2026 · designeer.xyz · its alternatives →

8. 8
   AniJS▲87

   UI Interaction Library for Web Designers in Plain English

   2014 · anijs.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Squints▲81

   Design tools for the live web

   29d ago · squints.app · its alternatives →

10. 10
    FreshDesign.io▲219

    A curation of beautiful websites and designer resources

    2016 · freshdesign.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    I built a Hacker News userscript to make this site more legible▲102

    My personal itch to scratch just recently has been the umpteen formatting foibles of HackerNews. So, in the spirit of making the web more personal again, I knocked up a TamperMonkey userscript to fix up the worst of my personal bugbears. This isn't an attempt at a complete rebrand/redesign of the site, instead it's just fixing up what I think are the biggest design/readability issues whilst trying to remain true to the site's existing aesthetic. Key features: * Base font size increased * A little more room around headings * Top menu bar is full-width and with a little more padding…

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Brackets 1.0▲190

    An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Designing Web Usability▲56

    The practice of simplicity

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Don't Make Me Think, Revisited▲80

    A common sense approach to web usability

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Designer News▲60

    Hacker News for designers

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Hacking UI Podcast #14 - Good Fucking Design Advice▲73

    Abandoning fear and getting out of your comfort zone

    2016 · hackingui.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    for / with / in▲54

    Experiments and conversations about design in the browser

    2015 · htmloutput.risd.gd · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Ordering Disorder▲64

    Grid Principles for Web Design

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Macaw▲72

    The code-savvy web design tool

    2013 · macaw.co · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hacking UI: Victor Yocco▲65

    Applying psychological theory to digital design

    2016 · hackingui.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Social Engineering▲62

    The Art of Human Hacking

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    How I Learned to Code▲65

    Lessons From Teaching Myself Web Development

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23NS
    Not Some Cats – A collection of tools for web devs/designers▲6

    2018 · notsomecats.com · its alternatives →

24. 24HM
    Hacker Make – A platform for discussing, backing and developing ideas▲7

    2017 · hackermake.com · its alternatives →

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