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24 alternatives to Looky What We Made

A free, 76-page book showcasing Glitch projects from 2018

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Looky What We Made launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
MAKE Book: The Indie Maker Handbook▲1,372
Learn to build profitable startups the indie way
2018 · readmake.com · its alternatives →
2
Makerbook▲767
A directory of the best free resources for creatives
2015 · cursorup.com · its alternatives →
3
You Got This! Zine by Glitch▲176
A zine all about making web apps
2018 · blog.glitch.com · its alternatives →
4
Open Doodles▲687
A collection of free sketchy illustrations
2019 · opendoodles.com · its alternatives →
5
Glitch▲579
The community where you'll build the app of your dreams
2017 · blog.glitch.com · its alternatives →
6
100 Free User Pics▲280
Free avatars created for design projects
2021 · userpics.craftwork.design · its alternatives →
7
Fake it Make it▲168
A free eBook about UX design and rapid app prototyping
2015 · keynotopia.com · its alternatives →
8
illustration.so by Dorik▲262
600+ free illustrations for your next project
2023 · illustration.so · its alternatives →
9
MakerBox▲621
600 tools with generous free plans for indie entrepreneurs
2022 · makerbox.club · its alternatives →
10
glitch-this▲122
Create highly customizable glitched images and GIFs!
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I made a book with a hundred UI/UX tips▲198
Hello. This year I dived into UI/UX area and at the same time I work as a web developer. I sincerely love making good UI. But at my full time job it's not always possible due to different reasons =\ So I've been posting random UI/UX staff on Twitter, then I made a free book that had 50 tips (posted it here as well). I decided to finish this year by collecting everything I learned and here it is: https://akcium.gumroad.com/l/ui-ux-tips. This time it's a paid one. But, you can check ~20 pages of it, just go to…
2021 · its alternatives →
12
UIDesignDaily – soft launch with 600 open-source designs▲204
A large database of 100% free UI components and design source files available in formats popular in the industry.
2020 · uidesigndaily.com · its alternatives →
13
Glitch for Platforms▲291
Tools to measure and improve developer adoption of your API.
2017 · blog.glitch.com · its alternatives →
14
Ouch! Illustrations 2.0▲251
Free professional vector illustrations for happier users
2020 · icons8.com · its alternatives →
15
Illustration Kit▲326
Premium open source illustrations updated daily
2021 · illustrationkit.com · its alternatives →
16
Creator Resource Kit▲299
A curated free directory of 1000+ tools for Creators
2022 · its alternatives →
17
You Got This! Zine: React Edition. By Glitch▲122
A free, 24-page zine about making web apps with React.js
2018 · blog.glitch.com · its alternatives →
18
Time Capsule▲108
Transform your 2020 into a tiny, personalized book for free!
2021 · plantain.me · its alternatives →
19
Website Starter Kit from Glitch▲134
Learn HTML, JS, CSS & Node.js w/ free videos & live code
2018 · blog.glitch.com · its alternatives →
20
Makesto▲84
Create visual stories using doodles & animations
2015 · makesto.com · its alternatives →
21
Smash Illustrations▲215
Free mix & match illustration constructor
2019 · usesmash.com · its alternatives →
22
Glitch▲64
The community where you'll build the app of your dreams
2018 · blog.glitch.com · its alternatives →
23
The Design Sprint▲181
An upcoming book and list of resources from Google Ventures
2015 · gv.com · its alternatives →
24
STYLY▲94
Platform for creating VR spaces without any coding
2017 · styly.cc · its alternatives →

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