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24 alternatives to Interaction Design Foundation

Online Design School with over 160,000 graduates

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Interaction Design Foundation launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Interaction Design Foundation▲16

   Affordable online UX design courses & educational materials

   2019 · ixdf.org · its alternatives →

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   Proximity School of Design▲144

   Design school & design pattern library

   2018 · proximityschool.com · its alternatives →

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   10x Designers▲612

   Expand your skillset

   2023 · 10xdesigners.co · its alternatives →

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   Top UX School▲153

   Find the best UX / HCI master's programs in the world

   2019 · topuxschool.com · its alternatives →

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   The Design Project▲92

   Unlimited UX/UI design subscriptions for technical founders

   2022 · designproject.io · its alternatives →

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   UX Database▲291

   The largest free self taught product design course

   2022 · uxdatabase.io · its alternatives →

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   The New Digital School▲211

   A design school with no teachers, curriculum or assessment

   2017 · thenewdigitalschool.com · its alternatives →

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   Interaction Design Foundation▲6

   Biggest library of open-source UX Design resources

   2019 · ixdf.org · its alternatives →

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   The School of UX▲9

   UK's best school of User Experience design.

   2016 · schoolofux.com · its alternatives →

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    THE INTERACTION DESIGN FOUNDATION▲8

    educational system low-cost, high-quality education

    2017 · ixdf.org · 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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    School of Design On-Demand▲11

    Learn UI/UX design with affordable monthly membership

    2024 · pathunbound.com · its alternatives →

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    A Product Design Challenge▲206

    Get a design challenge to solve real-world problems

    2020 · drawerrr.com · its alternatives →

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    2015 Design Tools▲237

    Results from survey of 4,000+ designers on their fave tools.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Digital Design Talks▲177

    Learn from design leaders from around the world

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Principles of UX Design▲235

    Free e-course from InVision

    2016 · miro.com · its alternatives →

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    UIGiants▲170

    Show and find UX/UI design talents, not dribbble shots

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    UI Online▲220

    Great place for design lovers

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    True North - #7 - The UX Design Education Problem▲55

    How Google is solving the design problem...

    2016 · truenorthpodcast.com · its alternatives →

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    How Design Companies Build Communities▲153

    Community building practices from top design companies

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Draftss 2.0▲131

    Landing page UI/UX & graphic design on monthly subscription

    2018 · draftss.com · its alternatives →

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    ProApp Learn Design▲159

    Learn 50+ design disciplines in a bite-sized way

    2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    400+ Ultimate UX Resource Pack▲99

    Curated resources to enhance your UX skills and knowledge

    2023 · uxwoodsy.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    UI/UX Design Resources▲37

    A curated collection of 250+ UI/UX resources

    2023 · safanotion.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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