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24 alternatives to Hidden Brain - 11: Forgery

From fine art to fine wine

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hidden Brain - 11: Forgery launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Design for Hackers▲78

   Visual design, deconstructed

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Misfit Economy▲68

   Lessons in creativity from pirates & hackers

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Steal Like an Artist Journal▲61

   A notebook for creative kleptomaniacs

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind ▲65

   A glimpse inside the minds of highly creative people

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Curious Letters▲65

   A visual puzzle inspired by beautiful typography

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hidden Brain - Orginals▲55

   "The greatest originals are the people...who tried the most"

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Design Noir: The Secret Life of Electronic Objects▲60

   Conceptual products & alternate narratives of gadget culture

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Katamari Hack▲100

   A "bookmarklet" that turns any page into Katamari Damacy

   2015 · kathack.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Phishing for Phools▲63

   The economics of manipulation and deception

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Splice▲60

    An experimental and artistic puzzler

    2015 · cipherprime.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Unstagnate #10 - Daniel Da Vinci: The Subtle Art of Hard Work▲53

    Lessons in crushing goals from this gritty human

    2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age ▲79

    Essays by Paul Graham

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hidden Brain: Ep. 41: Defeated: Losing Hurts (In Surprising Ways)▲55

    A conversation about life's unseen patterns

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists▲68

    The psychology knowledge for effective communication

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Cut and Hack▲55

    The worlds first choice-driven abstract hacking simulator

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Future Crimes▲64

    Inside the Digital Underground

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Universal Typeface▲100

    Unifying the world’s handwriting

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

    The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Sketchbook Project▲87

    A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Beautiful/Anonymous - The Illustrator▲57

    The tension between fine art and commerce

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hacking UI: Victor Yocco▲65

    Applying psychological theory to digital design

    2016 · hackingui.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Changelog - 186: Building the Ultimate Hacking Keyboard with László Monda▲57

    Discussed building a keyboard for hackers

    2015 · changelog.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Game▲63

    Penetrating the secret society of pickup artists

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Interlocked▲61

    Stunning 3D brain-teasing puzzles

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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